We are looking for a seasoned, strategic, and visionary Enterprise Architect , Director to take on a pivotal leadership role in our E-Commerce domain as a key member of our Enterprise Architecture Center of Excellence.
In this role, you will shape business-wide strategy and architecture for our digital commerce platforms while driving executive-level collaboration, leading multifunctional teams, influencing stakeholders at the highest levels of the organization, and playing a crucial role in shaping long-term success.
Responsibilities
- Define and own the strategic, enterprise-wide architectural vision for the eCommerce domain, ensuring alignment with overarching business goals, industry trends, and technological opportunities
- Lead, inspire, and empower solution architecture teams while providing mentorship and development opportunities for senior architects and managers, fostering a high-performance and innovation-driven culture
- Collaborate closely with executive business leaders and organizational stakeholders to drive decision-making and prioritize complex strategic initiatives, features, and capabilities required for the eCommerce platform / stores
- Act as a trusted advisor to the C-Suite and other senior executives, ensuring architecture strategies enable long-term growth and align with broader digital transformation goals
- Direct and oversee the design of complex, scalable, and enterprise-compliant architecture models, taking into account both operational scalability and governance requirements at the highest level
- Translate high-level, multi-dimensional business requirements into actionable and detailed strategies, ensuring alignment with the future state architecture while enabling cross-functional collaboration
- Establish, manage, and enforce architectural governance frameworks across engineering and solution teams to ensure seamless integration, optimized systems, and adherence to strict enterprise standards
- Develop and sustain executive relationships and strategic partnerships with key business stakeholders, aligning technical deliverables to drive business success and competitive edge
- Monitor, analyze, and continuously shape the eCommerce architecture to deliver measurable business outcomes, optimize system performance, and support evolving business KPIs and long-term objectives
- Drive collaboration within complex, multi-vendor environments and international teams, ensuring architectural cohesion and adaptability to diverse regional requirements and priorities
- Serve as a thought leader on emerging technologies, industry trends, and advancements in architectural best practices, integrating high-level innovation recommendations into enterprise strategies
- Establish and champion enterprise-wide architectural principles, frameworks, and long-term roadmaps to align with organizational growth and digital transformation strategies
Requirements
Extensive Enterprise Architecture experience in the eCommerce domain (12+ years), with demonstrated success in leading complex, global projects and multifunctional teams across multiple business unitsAt least 4 years of experience as an Enterprise or Solution Architect, directly managing teams and owning critical architecture deliverablesDeep expertise in eCommerce platforms such as SAP Hybris, SAP Commerce Cloud, BigCommerce, or Commercetools, and their integration with broader enterprise ecosystems across domainsProven history of eliciting, interpreting, and converting high-stakes business requirements and strategic objectives into actionable architecture plans for enterprise impactAdvanced and expansive knowledge of enterprise systems, integrations, cross-platform dependencies, API management, and microservices architecture, ensuring organizational interoperabilityStrong leadership skills with demonstrated ability to manage, influence, and mentor cross-functional teams while driving enterprise-wide architectural initiativesSignificant experience collaborating in complex global, multi-vendor ecosystems to deliver cohesive, large-scale architectural solutions in diverse regulatory environmentsDemonstrated ability to influence and partner with C-Suite executives and senior business leaders, aligning enterprise strategies with transformational technological roadmapsResults-driven mindset with a proven track record of enabling long-term business growth through architectural excellence and measurable system impactIn-depth expertise in Agile methodologies, the system development lifecycle, architectural frameworks, and governance models, such as TOGAF, SAFe, or similarExceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills, complemented by proficiency in producing high-quality technical documentation and fluency in English at a minimum of C1 levelWe offer
International projects with top brandsWork with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peersEmployee financial programsPaid time off and sick leaveUpskilling, reskilling and certification coursesUnlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ coursesGlobal career opportunitiesVolunteer and community involvement opportunitiesEPAM Employee GroupsAward-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedInSeniority level
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