Enterprise Architect, IT Director
2 days ago
Sunnyvale
Job Description Summary: The position of Director (Enterprise Architecture) reports directly to the VP, IT and will be based in Dublin, CA. Responsible for driving IT strategy, roadmap including evaluation, selection, and solution architecture (application and technology) to address needs of the business portfolios (merchants, planners, supply chain etc.). This position will be responsible for managing and providing leadership to a team of enterprise architects. Bring deep knowledge of Retail and technology including digital, marketing, merchandising, supply chain, and store operations. In this role, he/ she will be responsible for managing and leading to a team of architects, external experts, and consultants. Key Responsibilities: • Responsible for defining and maintaining strategic technology roadmap and plans. Participate in IT 5-year planning and annual budgeting process., • Provide architecture and technology consultancy for Application and Technology portfolio planning. Manage the delivery of strategic business, application, and technology architecture on projects to deliver desired business outcomes., • Supervise other architects in the development of the architecture (application and technology) roadmap that aligns with the strategic objectives of business units and the different technology groups., • With business or IT partner support, manage competing demands through negotiation and compromise to ensure that the holistic needs of the organization are met. Brings knowledge of Retail industry best practices and applies that information in discussing solutions that may address those needs., • Provide enterprise architecture thought leadership to a cohesive team of solution/ data/ technical architects, external experts, and consultants., • Performs business analysis activities at the strategic, operational, and organizational level; working with key partners in the continual improvement of processes within the company. Takes the leadership role in exploring and analyzing new applications in the marketplace, technology, and infrastructure services., • Ensure work produced by the team is aligned with other Enterprise, Application and Portfolio architects, providing holistic enterprise solutions., • Ensure completion of Architectural and project deliverables on time and under budget and that anticipated business outcomes are achieved, • Provide architectural and technical input for definition, estimation, and delivery of projects, • Drive Enterprise Architecture process and evangelize the architecture community of practice., • Leads the development of architecture metrics and reporting to evaluate and communicate the achievement and impact of the Enterprise Architecture function; presents Enterprise Architecture content to internal and external audiences, including cross-functional executive leadership. Qualifications / Skills: • 10+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture in Retail industry and 15+ years combined in delivering IT Technologies, Solution architecture, or systems, • Demonstrated Retail Enterprise Architecture experience. Technically competent; able to supervise enterprise architects, solution architects, consultants, and external vendor resources, • Experience in a variety of application and business architecture areas in Retail domain (Merchandising, Supply chain, Stores, Marketing, Digital, etc), SaaS/ package solutions, Cloud platforms, Business capability modeling, advanced analytics (AI/ ML), Gen AI, etc., • A solid understanding of industry best practices in Retail and Ent. Arch – ARTS, NRF models, TOGAF, ArchiMate, etc., • Demonstrated ability to anticipate and handle complex issues, drive negotiations of solutions and to resolve conflicts, • Demonstrated 5+ years of experience in managing a team of enterprise architects, solution architects, and consultants., • Demonstrated ability to execute basic financial analysis, such as ROI, and TCO, • Undergraduate degree in information systems, computer science, or a related technical discipline. Master’s degree is a plus., • Strong analytical ability, judgment, and problem analysis techniques, • Strong communication skills both written and verbal and able to effectively operate with VP and above executives., • Ability to work with teams that are geographically distributed and work across different time zones., • Technically competent; able to supervise and provide leadership to other senior architects Supervisory Responsibilities: • Solution Architects, • Engineers This role is a contract-to-hire engagement. 📌 If you're ready to apply your expertise in this role, we want to hear from you. Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit to learn more. Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.