Kohl's Digital Team strives in result oriented success but fails in leadership
Pros
I love retail life, it's truly about supporting HER and her shopping experience. Kohl's is about everyday families. They have two leading women at the top (one of a very few in the fortune 500). Base compensation is good. If you can dream of a new concept and garner support you can influence a project roadmap. Opportunity to try different things.
Cons
Most of the digital team sits in Milpitas, CA, far away from the Wisconsin HQ. It has the struggles of a satellite office, where you must gain agreement and alignment from the mothership to do anything. While I met and made many great friends there, my general experience was one of isolation. The office is predominantly Indian, in my time there I had 5 layers of Indian male leadership, all from an engineering background, there is a lot of nepotism that exists. If you are a woman or non-Indian this may not be the place for you because your growth will be limited. In my three years there, in the levels of Director, VP, not one woman was in the seat for my organization specifically. Also if you are not Indian you will be culturally isolated in so many ways, the celebrations, the food, not being invited to the lunch table, not speaking the language etc. Diversity is not a big priority for this place, but it would surely help this great company become greater.