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<div>VF Corporation is looking for an exceptional SR Manager Data Science, to join our offices in Costa Mesa, California.
Let&rsquo;s talk about the role!
The ideal candidate will have 7-8 years of experience in data science, with a strong focus on advanced forecasting. This role will involve developing and implementing advanced models to drive cutting edge innovation across the value chain, with focus on Demand forecasting. Working side-by-side with the business, the resource will drive AI transformation in the business and regional commercial community 
Job Details<ul><li>
Play as an organizational change agents, to support VF transformation in becoming a consumer first and demand driven organization, powered by AI</li><li>
Focus on presence, elevate AI narratives and promote AI mission and vision across functions</li></ul><ul><li>
Cultivate a network of AI promoters: Prioritize relationship and visibility across leaders in the organization, to drive trust and adoption of key VF AI products and maximize competitive differentiation monetary opportunity</li><li>
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Continue building deep knowledge of the organizational success levers, to navigate across complex matrixed ecosystems</li></ul><ul><li>
Drive development of next gen forecasting models to fuel our global regional trading activities, with cutting edge decision intelligence and automation.</li><li>
Drive AI product design, management and innovation cycles</li><li>
Implement a practice of continuous models&rsquo; optimization for optimized performance, scalability, accuracy and ultimately monetary impact</li><li>
Work closely with data/ cloud Engineers, architect, devops and product owners, to promote cross functional team collaboration and co creation of value-added analytics solutions</li><li>
Manage and mentor a distributed team of data scientists, fostering collaboration and ensuring project success and time delivery.</li><li>
Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning, and apply them to enhance our fashion products and services</li></ul>
Skills for Success<ul><li> 
Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or Engineering, with 7-8 years of experience in developing and managing DSML projects.</li></ul><ul><li>
Advanced Forecasting &amp; Time Series Modelling: Extensive experience in time series forecasting using machine learning (XGBoost, LightGBM), deep learning frameworks (e.g., NeuralForecast, N-BEATS), and zero shot models. Proficient in ensemble modelling, hierarchical and multivariate forecasting, as well as probabilistic and prediction intervals.</li><li>
Python Expertise: Strong programming skills in Python with deep knowledge of core scientific libraries such as pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, and matplotlib, as well as specialized packages like neural forecast, stats models, prophet, xgboost, and lightgbm.</li><li>
Optimization Models: proven experience in applying optimization techniques (e.g., linear/non-linear programming, constrained optimization) for resource allocation and inventory management.</li><li>
Model Evaluation &amp; Validation: Skilled in evaluating forecasting models using robust techniques such as time-series cross-validation and back-testing. Strong grasp of key performance metrics including MAE, MAPE, RMSE, SMAPE, and prediction interval coverage.</li><li>
Data Management &amp; SQL: Proficient in writing efficient SQL queries to extract, join, and transform data from large-scale relational databases in support of modelling and analysis.</li><li>
Version Control &amp; Collaboration: Experienced in using Git and GitHub for source control, code review, and collaborative model development in agile environments.</li><li>
Cloud Platforms &amp; MLOps: Hands-on experience with cloud environments including AWS or Azure for scalable data processing and model deployment. Proficient in using Databricks for collaborative development and Spark-based pipelines. Familiar with MLflow for experiment</li><li>
Experience in managing medium size team.</li><li>
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.</li><li>
Retail/Fashion background will be considered a plus</li></ul> 
VF is a global apparel company connecting people to the lifestyles they cherish through our family of iconic brands. At the heart of our journey lies our purpose: We power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles for the betterment of people and our planet. This is our purpose. It&rsquo;s the reason we come to work every day. Our purpose unites us and leads us to pursue our goals, together. This is our calling. Learn more at vfc.com 
What&rsquo;s in it For You
We&rsquo;re in the business of unleashing human potential, driven by the ideas, energy and commitment of our people. That&rsquo;s why we offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical and financial well-being for all VF associates. When it comes to benefits, we&rsquo;re the total package.<ul><li>
A supportive feedback-based culture where respect and integrity guide us in what we do</li><li>
An inclusive international environment where people of diverse backgrounds, lifestyles and nationalities love working together</li><li>
Be part of an iconic lifestyle brand in a multi brand, multi countries organization</li><li>
Free to Be, Inclusion &amp; Diversity
As a purpose-led, performance driven company, we strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness and authenticity. We are committed to building and maintaining a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our associates, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to work every day. 
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, VF is committed to support disadvantaged groups whilst providing equal opportunities for both VF associates and applicants alike. 
If you like what you have read and want to join our team then we would like to hear from you!</li><li> 
 #LI-JB2</li></ul>
Hiring Range:
$190,080.00 USD - $237,600.00 USD annually
Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.
Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.
At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual&rsquo;s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at peopleservices@vfc.com. VF will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.
Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.</div>

Senior Manager, IBP and Data Science

<div>VF Corporation is looking for an exceptional AI &amp; Agentic Delivery Manager, to join our offices in Costa Mesa, California.
Let&rsquo;s talk about the role!
The ideal candidate will have 4-5 years of experience in AI, with a strong focus on Generative AI and Agentic. The Manager of AI &amp; Agentic Delivery Manager is responsible for designing, developing, and orchestrating organizational enablement of intelligent autonomous agents, capable of interacting with tools, users, and digital systems to perform complex tasks. This role sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, automation, customer-centric product design, and transformation enablement, across the value chain.
Job Details
<ul><li>Community &amp; Capability Enablement: Develop and lead a scalable community of practice to accelerate safe and distributed adoption of agentic capabilities across the organization.</li><li>
Governance &amp; Portfolio Management: Manage governance forums, solution portfolios, and enforce Responsible AI policies including explainability, transparency, and controls against Zombie/Shadow AI.</li><li>
AI Literacy &amp; Change Leadership: Champion GenAI and agentic literacy through education, frameworks, and cultural transformation initiatives across business and technical teams.</li><li>
Use Case Evaluation &amp; Lifecycle Oversight: Oversee agentic model lifecycles, conducting use case tiering, autonomy-permission mapping, and defining guardrails for responsible deployment.</li><li>
Opportunity Discovery &amp; Value Framing: Identify and shape high-impact opportunities for agent-driven automation and personalization across customer and employee journeys.</li><li>
Agent Design &amp; Behavior Specification: Define agent goals, tool access, collaboration patterns, memory, and reasoning behaviors for both single and multi-agent ecosystems.</li><li>
Technical Implementation &amp; Optimization: Design and implement autonomous workflows using platforms like LangChain, OpenAI Assistants, or CrewAI, while continuously optimizing agent performance through prompt engineering, tool-calling, and feedback loops.</li><li>
Compliance, Monitoring &amp; Iteration: Partner with governance and data teams to ensure security, compliance, and continuous improvement through agent monitoring, user feedback, and human-in-the-loop mechanisms.</li></ul>
Skills for Success<ul><li>
Education and experience: Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or Engineering, with 4-5 years of experience in developing and managing DS/ML projects. Consulting and Retail/Fashion background will be considered a plus.</li><li>
Python &amp; ML Libraries: Advanced Python skills with deep expertise in pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, matplotlib, and frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow.</li><li>
LLM Development &amp; Fine-Tuning: Experience in training, fine-tuning (LoRA, PEFT, full fine-tuning), and deploying large language models using open-source and proprietary architectures.</li><li>
Prompt Engineering &amp; In-Context Learning: Advanced prompt design and in-context learning strategies to steer generative outputs accurately and efficiently. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Vector Stores: Deep understanding of combining LLMs with external knowledge sources via vector databases and embedding models.</li><li>
MCP (Model Context Protocol): Hands-on experience implementing MCP to securely connect LLMs with external apps, data sources, and tools via two&#8209;way standardized interfaces. Agentic AI &amp; Orchestration: Skilled in building autonomous agents with tools like LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, and OpenAI GPTs, leveraging tool calling, planning, and memory.</li><li>
Multimodal AI Integration: Ability to develop applications that understand and generate across text, image, and audio modalities.</li><li>
Data Engineering &amp; SQL: Familiarity with data pipeline design and efficient SQL for working with large-scale, structured data systems.</li><li>
MLOps &amp; Deployment: Familiarity with deploying ML/GenAI models using Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).</li><li>
LLM Evaluation &amp; Observability: Hands-on experience with tools like LangSmith, TruLens, or custom metrics to monitor hallucinations, drift, latency, and user feedback loops.</li><li>
Responsible AI &amp; Governance: Understanding of AI safety, fairness, explainability, data privacy, and enterprise governance frameworks.</li><li>
Product Management &amp; Business Impact: Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into GenAI solutions with clear ROI, ideally within retail, fashion, or digital transformation domains.</li><li>
Cross-Functional Leadership: Proven stakeholder engagement skills across engineering, UX, legal, and operations, with a track record of leading agile, cross-disciplinary teams.</li><li>
LLM Ecosystem &amp; Vendor Management: Experience evaluating and integrating with external LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock) and managing platform interoperability.</li><li>
Consulting and Retail/Fashion background will be considered a plus</li></ul>
VF is a global apparel company connecting people to the lifestyles they cherish through our family of iconic brands. At the heart of our journey lies our purpose: We power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles for the betterment of people and our planet. This is our purpose. It&rsquo;s the reason we come to work every day. Our purpose unites us and leads us to pursue our goals, together. This is our calling. Learn more at vfc.com
What&rsquo;s in it For You
We&rsquo;re in the business of unleashing human potential, driven by the ideas, energy and commitment of our people. That&rsquo;s why we offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical and financial well-being for all VF associates. When it comes to benefits, we&rsquo;re the total package.<ul><li>
A supportive feedback-based culture where respect and integrity guide us in what we do</li><li>
An inclusive international environment where people of diverse backgrounds, lifestyles and nationalities love working together</li><li>
Be part of an iconic lifestyle brand in a multi brand, multi countries organization</li></ul>
Free to Be, Inclusion &amp; Diversity
As a purpose-led, performance driven company, we strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness and authenticity. We are committed to building and maintaining a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our associates, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to work every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, VF is committed to support disadvantaged groups whilst providing equal opportunities for both VF associates and applicants alike.<div>
If you like what you have read and want to join our team then we would like to hear from you!
#LI-JB2</div>
Hiring Range:
$138,240.00 USD - $172,800.00 USD annually
Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.
Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.
At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual&rsquo;s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at peopleservices@vfc.com. VF will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.
Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.</div>

AI & Agentic Delivery Manager

<div>Now that you&rsquo;ve found the job description, what&rsquo;s next?
Vans is the original brand rooted in the authentic lifestyle of skateboarding. We are driven by our mission to inspire and empower everyone to live &ldquo;Off The Wall&rdquo; &ndash; embracing the youthful spirit of freedom, non-conformity, and relentless progression. Yesterday&rsquo;s &ldquo;Off The Wall&rdquo; moment is today&rsquo;s new normal, and at Vans, we believe in constantly outdoing ourselves. Together with our communities across the globe, our vision is to push culture forward because we believe that the pursuit of progression never ends. We are constantly inspired by the future generation of positive catalysts within our community.
So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more about us &ndash; our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with a team of people who think and live &ldquo;Off the Wall,&rdquo; Vans just may be the place for you.
To learn more about our values and our culture, visit Vans Careers or www.vans.com.
What will you do?
A day in the life of an Associate, Retail Marketing at Vans looks a little like this.
As Vans&rsquo; Associate, Retail Marketing for North America, you will play a critical role in evolving our consumer experience across our retail locations and formats. Reporting into the head of Retail Marketing, you will be part of a high performing, cross-functional team with key stakeholders in brand management, retail operations, and merchandising.
Let&rsquo;s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more.<ul><li>
Execute Retail Marketing Strategy: Assist in the implementation of the retail marketing strategy. Support the execution of global seasonal directives and localized retail experiences. Help gather and organize data to track the effectiveness of marketing initiatives.</li><li>
Manage Retail Marketing Operations: Provide administrative and logistical support for retail marketing plans and tools. Assist in coordinating in store activations, store openings, refits, and traffic-driving initiatives. Assist in creation of Event and Campaign recaps, execution of Mall Marketing campaigns throughout our retail fleet, and management of communication with Mall Marketing Property groups. Track and report on specific budget items as directed by the Manager.</li><li>
Cross-Functional Collaboration and Team Support: Support cross-functional collaboration by coordinating meetings and communications between teams. Assist in the preparation of materials for marketing campaigns and plans. Provide general support to the retail marketing team, helping to foster a collaborative and efficient work environment.</li><li>
Manage Retail Marketing Creative Requests &amp; Execution: Brief in via Wrike all Retail Marketing creative needs including but not limited to: Windows &amp; POP, Store Environment including both images and digital contents, Sale, Seasonal Graphics, lease required advertising and local marketing needs. Maintain line of site on the production process with particular focus on timings, Concept versioning, and costs to ensure all marketing collateral delivers on time, in the right formats, and in budget.</li></ul>
What do you need to succeed?
We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you&rsquo;ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 3-5 years of experience and professional achievements.
The foundation skills you will need in this position are:<ul><li>
A minimum of 3-5 years experience in a Retail Environment, Project Management, Retail and/or Visual Communication, working with external vendors and agencies.</li><li>
Solution-oriented mindset and strong capabilities in fast problem solving.</li><li>
Organizational skills for managing many projects and workstreams simultaneously as well as the ability to adapt and reprioritize based on the needs of the business.</li><li>
Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels. A proven ability to work independently is required.</li><li>
Solid Project Management experience supporting retail production processes.</li><li>
Sound knowledge of retail brand environments.</li><li>
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint and Excel), Key Note, Adobe Creative Pack is required.</li></ul>
There are also a few skills that are not required but preferred.<ul><li>
Experience with apparel or footwear brands or retailers is preferred.</li><li>
Experience with project management tools (ex. Wrike, SmartSheet) and Digital Asset Management platforms is preferred.</li></ul>
What do we offer you?
At Vans, we know you expect as much from us as we do from you. That is why we make a commitment to support and grow our people. We offer extensive development and growth opportunities for your current and future positions, a competitive compensation package, and a strong benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).
Our commitment extends beyond this and into your daily work life. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture based on respect, connection, and authenticity. Our focus on DEI is at the foundation of who we are and what we do.
To learn more about Vans&rsquo; benefits package, follow this MyVFBenefits.com and click &ldquo;Looking to Join VF&rdquo;.
To learn more about Vans&lsquo; Diversity and Inclusion efforts, go to www.vans.com.
Now WE have a question for YOU.
Are you in?
Hiring Range:
$71,712.00 USD - $89,640.00 USD annually
Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.
Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.
At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual&rsquo;s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at peopleservices@vfc.com. VF will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.
Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.</div>

Vans: Associate, Retail Marketing

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AI & Agentic Delivery Manager

Vans: Associate, Retail Marketing