Job Summary
The ideal candidate will be responsible for working cross-functionally to understand architecture needs by multiple business units. To be effective in this position, you must feel comfortable owning the entire architecture development process from inception to completion.
Responsibilities
- Is responsible for leading technology design and solutions for our Retail, eCommerce and digital marketing including driving digital transformations to have personalized customer experiences, In store Retail Tech, POS, OMS, WMS.
- The Retail Architect will own and drive the creation of technical solution designs; The Retail Architect will be hands-on and collaborate with engineering/delivery teams to build and deliver technology solution, examples and proofs-of-concept architectures.
- Technical and solution Leadership, Mentoring the team-members.
- Acts as Retail Technology and Architecture Leader for one or more business solutions that ensures critical thinking, collaboration. Finds ways to bring-in processes, patterns, tooling/automation to improve overall architectural maturity; updates/maintains technical domain on reviews, risks and domain technical direction.
- Collaborate with business users to create architecture in alignment with business need.
- Produce documentation to aid in the understanding of existing architecture solutions.
Requirement
- Responsible for developing and executing a thought leadership strategy that positions our organization as a leader and innovator in the industry.
- Thought Leadership Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive thought leadership strategy aligned with the organizations goals and objectives.
- Industry Research: Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and market developments.
- Conduct in-depth research to gather data, statistics, and market insights to support thought leadership initiatives.Relationship Building: Cultivate relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including industry experts, influencers, and partners.
- Collaborate with them to co-create thought leadership content, participate in industry events, and secure speaking engagements for key executives.
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
- Ability to demonstrate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Should be involved in Pre-sales, Sales and content creation.
- Understand and have experience constructing estimation modes/proposals/RPFs/RFIs
- Broad level of knowledge of how the landscape with evolving Retail and technology playing the catalyst for innovation
- Independent thinker and experience developing solution offerings.
- Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and guide on best practices and guidelines.
