Enterprise Architect

The Role:

• This role is responsible for establishing a strong link between IT Strategy & Execution by leveraging Enterprise Architecture Management.

Responsibilities:

• Drive Finance & Supply Chain domain activities within the Enterprise Architecture scope. This includes:
• Business capabilities/processes analysis
• Technology evaluation
• Application roadmap planning/solutioning
• Data governance/integration
• Privacy & security by design
• Advise and recommend enterprise architecture strategies, blueprints, principles, patterns, processes, and methodologies.
• Drive enterprise architecture design authority governance with project architects/managers to ensure architectural compliance.
• Research market/competition/emerging technologies and recommend technologies, standards, methods & tools for both long-term strategic & short-term tactical business objectives.
• Lead and guide IT & business stakeholders on the target enterprise capability blueprint.
• Provide architecture recommendations for: Cloud solutions (Azure, AWS, GCP), Enterprise integration patterns (API, Event, ESB), Business Intelligence (GCP) / Master Data Management technologies

Requirements:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent technology experience.
• 8-12 years of strong technology experience
• At least 3 years of experience specifically in enterprise architecture
• Experience developing and delivering an enterprise-wide technology architecture plan that achieves application simplification and standardization.
• Strong experience and knowledge in the CPG industry, including enterprise solution design and delivery of applications/technologies related to Finance and Supply Chain business capabilities: Order to Cash, Forecast to Stock, Procure to Pay, Record to Report business processes.
• Essential: SAP ERP (S4) experience with strong knowledge of Demand/Supply Planning, OMS, WMS & TMS technologies.
• A plus: Omni-Channel Ecommerce, CRM, Retail, Sales & Marketing application design and delivery experience.
• Ability to create impactful presentations that effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A passion and enthusiasm for technology.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and build the enterprise architecture function "from scratch."
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and time management skills.
• Proven ability to influence indirectly, work effectively with cross-functional teams, and drive change.
• Ability to manage both short-term and long-term goals.
• Project management and process experience, including accurate estimation of resources, timeframes, and budgets.
• Preferably certified practitioner in industry-recognized standards such as: Open Group TOGAF, SAP S4/HANA, Microsoft Azure/PowerPlatform, GCP