Head of IT Development - Pricing and Product

In the role as Head of IT development you are at the forefront of eCommerce with responsibility for leading, developing and deploying the Pricing and Product IT strategy across Pierce.

At the core of your role, you ensure that Pierce as a company is managing and improving the pricing and product processes in a first class IT environment. Pricing and product management both are heart of eCommerce success and in this role you will contribute considerably to a best in class customer experience, if you do it right. In doing so you are continuously building and securing the development capability in terms of organisation and processes, systems, and underlying data sources in close cooperation with functional lead in other departments.

In your day-to-day job you are also responsible for:

- Mobilizing the right people and adopting the right procedures, structures, and methodologies to make sure to deliver a positive customer experience in XLMOTO, 24MX and Sledstore 24/7/365.
- Also simplifying everyday work for colleagues working in Category, Product Information, Pricing and eCommerce process
- Driving the technical improvements of tools and standards within IT development across Pierce

You will be leading a growing development team of 8 employees and additional consultants as of today. The team is based in Stockholm, Sweden and Szczecin, Poland.

To be successful in the role we believe that you are technically driven, possesses a strong drive for change and are an excellent collaborator and communicator. You are a curios person with a high interest in people management.
Job Requirements & Desired Experience and Qualifications

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University degree or equivalent in relevant area

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Fluent in English with any of Swedish or Polish as a plus

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5+ years of experience with driving IT development

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5+ Years of Medium sized team management experience

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Experience from Online Sales/eCommerce or Retail is considered a plus



Pierce is a leading and fast-growing eCommerce company selling gear, spare parts, accessories and streetwear to over 1.1 Million active riders across all of Europe through the online stores 24MX, XLMOTO and Sledstore via some forty websites adapted to the local markets. Pierce has two major segments targeting two different customer groups, Offroad – sales to motocross and enduro riders, and Onroad – sales to riders on paved roads and tracks. With a large and unique product assortment, including a number of its own brands, an excellent customer experience and attractive prices, Pierce is changing the motorcycle enthusiast market in Europe.

The headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden, the central warehouse is located in Szczecin, Poland, and the customer support is located in Barcelona, Spain. During 2020 Pierce had around 400 employees and net revenues exceeding SEK 1.5bn (€150MM). Pierce also hosts a very active social media community with over 1.3 million followers.

During 2020 Pierce was selected as one of ‘Sweden’s Best Managed Companies’ by Deloitte in partnership with Nasdaq and was recognized as a 'D-Award' finalist as a top-3 eCommerce player in Sweden. During 2021, Pierce concluded an IPO and listed its shares on Nasdaq Stockholm's main market.

It started with a passion for our sport, was driven by the enthusiasm of our staff and we still dare to reach out for more with love and dedication for our customers.

Join us on our quest to become the most admired retailer within the motorcycle industry and shape the way motor enthusiasts shop by offering a state-of-the-art online shopping experience built on passion, professionalism, and a good dose of rebellious spirit.

We are passionate about riding motorcycles and have an exciting program for employees who want to learn to ride or get more involved in motorsport. But non-riders are also very welcome to join of course.