Sr Director – Enterprise & Solution Architecture – Omnichannel

Sr Director – Enterprise & Solution Architecture – Omnichannel

Requirements

• Hands-On Enterprise, Solution or Business Architecture leader with extensive understanding of omni-channel architectures in the retail space.
• Expert on solving complex technical problems at senior levels leveraging experience with related technology stack and platforms.
• Strategic ability to present and align architectural vision internally and externally at senior levels.
• Influential and seasoned leader able to navigate complex situations to consensus and align architectural vision at senior levels both internally and externally.
• Proven and demonstrable experience leading digital transformations in the retail domain in a complex environment.
• Strong leadership abilities, including the ability to develop talent and build a high performing team; strong influencing skills and ability to work successfully with peers; a true team player.
• Ability and willingness to not only manage and mentor a team but to also create roadmaps and high-level designs.
• Experience working with, creating and managing off-shore teams and managed service providers to deliver architecture excellence.
• Experience integrating in-store and online experiences (eg. BOPIS, BORIS, curbside pickup etc.).
• Experience modernizing and architected omnichannel composable solutions in a complex and multi-brand environment.
• Experience in enabling seamless marketing solutions including personalization, A/B Testing.

Responsibilities

• Leading and defining the architectural vision and strategy, develop roadmaps aligned with business goals and technology strategy.
• Ensure a seamless customer experience by creating a streamlined end-to-end solution design, ensuring quality and consistency of our software architecture across systems.
• Lead architecture governance by establishing and enforcing architecture principles, standards and best practices for retail solutions.
• Drive design reviews and ensure designs are consistent across various portfolios.
• Cultivate strategic long-term partnerships with business and technology senior level stakeholders.
• Build a high-performing architecture team, provide mentorship across various architecture disciplines including technical architecture and business architecture ensuring alignment with enterprise goals.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration between architects, product owners, program management and engineering to deliver seamless retail solutions.
• Establish an end-to-end operating model process with key partners and stakeholders across engineering, product management and program management that works in a SAFe Agile methodology as well as hybrid methodologies.
• Lead Product Selection using an established methodology bringing together multiple cross-functional business and technology stakeholders resulting in product and platform alignment.
• Partner and collaborate with other architecture leaders in Data & AI, Retail, Enterprise etc. to ensure designs account for cross functional stakeholders requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the retail and apparel industry is preferred.