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Michael Hite

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Chief Technology Officer, Saks Global at Saks
📍 New York, New York, United States

Michael Hite is the Chief Technology Officer at Saks Global, where he oversees all technology including software engineering, product, data, and IT. With a background from WeWork and Jane Street and a Masters from Bentley University, he is focused on technology-powered luxury retail.

He is a passionate leader who believes in rapid development and learning from trial and error. He encourages his team to read "The Phoenix Project, " a book that champions maximizing efficiency and achieving success through iterative processes and constant improvement.

He was featured in Vogue Business as one of the key leaders shaping the future of fashion technology.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer, Saks Global
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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AI in Customer Experience
He is leading collaborations with AWS, NLX, and Salesforce to implement generative AI for intelligent, data-driven customer interactions and support.
Personalization at Scale
He spearheaded the "PersoLab" project, which was built on the idea of creating a 100% personalized experience for every customer.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Chief Technology Officer, Saks Global
Saks
1-2023 - 8-2024
Chief Technology Officer
Saks
4-2021 - 1-2023
Chief Information Officer
Saks
2-2020 - 4-2021
IT
Jane Street
8-2017 - 2-2020
VP, Head of Business Systems
WeWork
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Education
2010 - 2012
Master's degree
Bentley University
2004 - 2008
BA
Colgate University
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