Enterprise Architect- Loyalty & Monetization

Peapod Digital Labs
US - Maine - Scarborough
November 5, 2024

Category/Area of Expertise:
Information Technology
Job Requisition:
377738_external_USA-ME-Scarborough
Address:
USA-ME-Scarborough-145 Pleasant Hill Rd
Store Code:
Arch/Data Fynctional Architecture (5119218)

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Primary Purpose

As the Senior Loyalty/Monetization Enterprise Architect, you will be at the forefront of our journey to redefine the strategic design and governance of IT architecture across a complex network of business and technology platforms. In this high-impact role, you will partner with product owners and IT engineers in the transformation of our IT landscape, shaping critical customer engagement enablers through innovative loyalty and media monetization strategies. Leveraging your expertise, you'll drive architecture roadmaps that not only influence enterprise strategy but also foster innovation and ensure alignment with evolving business needs.

Your focus will extend across core business capabilities, including loyalty mechanisms such as membership, rewards, targeted offers, and adjacent functions like personalized and branded couponing solutions. You will also support monetizing our data and media channels, spanning digital, physical, and print media.

This position demands a balance of technical and behavioral skills, including strategic thinking, decisive leadership, and a passion for innovation, ensuring the architecture function effectively bridges business and technology goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership:

Lead cross-functional IT teams to establish a high-performing, service-driven culture focused on architecture excellence.
Mentor junior and mid-level architects, driving the development of next-generation IT talent within the organization.
Act as a change agent, challenging the status quo to improve business performance, productivity, and innovation.

IT Solution Architecture:

Design enterprise-level architecture solutions that are commercially viable, scalable, and aligned with long-term business strategies.
Steer the overall architecture governance, ensuring solutions adhere to enterprise standards, market trends, and security compliance.

IT Architecture Target State and Roadmap:

Define and manage architecture roadmaps for multiple business or technology platforms, ensuring alignment with global IT strategies and enterprise goals.
Provide strategic input to senior leadership on IT investments and portfolio management, ensuring architecture roadmaps are fully integrated with business objectives.

Risk, Compliance, Security:

Lead the architectural governance process, ensuring all solutions meet security, privacy, and regulatory standards.
Foster a culture of risk awareness and proactive mitigation, embedding security and compliance into all architecture decisions.

Innovation & New Technology:

Stay abreast of emerging technology trends and integrate them into the IT roadmap.
Work with third-party vendors to align their innovation roadmaps with the organization's strategy.

Financial Management:

Align architectural decisions with financial budgets, ensuring that total cost of ownership (TCO) is controlled and minimized- measuring the impact of architecture decision on CapEx and Run Cost (OpEx)
Ensure technical debt is managed, informing the software lifecycle process including Gartner TIME and 6Rs.

Required Qualifications

Extensive experience in IT architecture leadership, strategy development, and governance.
Strong influence and decision-making skills with proven success in guiding complex IT transformations.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related fields; advanced certifications (e.g., TOGAF, ITIL) are preferred.
Demonstrated experience providing technical guidance and leadership to development teams.
Demonstrated experience translating business requirements into architectural deliverables and technical specifications.

Preferred Qualifications

MSc Computer Science/Information Management, Post graduate degree is prefered.
Agile Methodology and/or Scrum,
Consultancy Skills,
Agile Architecture,
Archimate Modeling, Experience with BiZZdesign EA Tool

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Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. When considered together, the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA comprise the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast and the fourth largest grocery retail group in the nation, serving millions of omnichannel customers each week.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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