Primary responsibilities include
Establishment of 3-year strategic functional roadmaps for Sales & Marketing and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes and aligned to business strategy and respective business requirements
Development of a supporting 3-year strategic technical roadmap to support the functional roadmap for Sales & Marketing and PLM. Where appropriate, justified and in compliance with EA guidelines, introduce innovation and automation
Development of solution architecture by aligning and complying with Enterprise Architecture Standards. To do this the Solution Architect will partner closely with the Enterprise Architect
Development of Reference Architecture Documents for the Sales & Marketing and PLM business processes and respective supporting systems
Establishment of High-Level Design for New Business Processes and Projects and hand over to IT Build/Engineering for Detailed Low-Level Design. High Level Designs include:
Architectural diagrams
Data Flow (logical) diagrams
Reference wireframes
Security architecture (in partnership with IS)
Infrastructure architecture (in partnership with IT Infra)
Direct Management of the Sales & Marketing Plan and Build teams including recruiting, team management and team growth and development
Develop yearly demand plans, budget and resource plans for assigned areas
Provide direction in terms of execution strategy including sequencing based on functional and technical dependencies
Collaborate with Project Managers to develop program and project plans in a proactive manner
Ensure all solutions are architected with BCP and DR objectives built-in
Development of Implementation Guidelines as well as Build/Development Standards
Ensuring all proposed projects have properly vetted business cases and are aligned with the 3-Year Strategic Roadmap
Development of Functional Specifications to hand over to the IT Build/Engineering team
Development of Testing Plans at the Use-Case level to ensure the solution ultimately meets business requirements
Create user training strategy to hand over to the IT Build/Engineering team for detailed training planning and execution
Provide hypercare support as needed
Collaborate with and support Sourcing and Vendor Management for assigned business processes
Develop Service Strategy and Service Design plans for newly created IT services
Provide L4 support as required (escalation based)
Collaborating with business leaders and COE teams throughout the enterprise organization
The ideal candidate should possess the following
7+ years of IT experience supporting assigned business processes
7+ years of Solution Architecture experience designing enterprise level solutions from the process, technology, people and data perspectives.
5+ years of Solution Architecture experience designing solutions within a established set of Enterprise Architectural guidelines and principles
7+ years experience designing new IT business services
5+ years of solution engineering experience building solutions under direction of established and accepted solution high level and architectural designs
5+ years of Project Management experience or exposure
5+ years of CPG Manufacturing experience
5+ years of Business Process Design experience
5+ years of respective technology stack experience
5+ years of Enterprise Level Integration capabilities
Excellent interpersonal skills to build, develop and maintain solid relationships, both internally and externally and partners cross-functionally on a regular basis
Genuine collaborator and team player with solid judgement and integrity
Strategic mindset
Excellent Change Management and Communications capabilities
Ability to thrive in entrepreneurial, dynamic, and fluid environment while delivering results
Comfortable with agility, with the ability to handle ambiguity and pivot strategy due to changing dynamics internally and externally
Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience)
Estimated annual base salary range for this position is 170-185k/year.
Base pay is only part of our total compensation package, which also includes an attractive annual discretionary bonus and robust suite of employee benefits for which you are eligible to participate in starting on your first day of employment.
Base pay offered will be determined on an individualized basis and we will consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
What We Offer You
We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:
Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
Paid time off (three-week minimum)
Medical, dental and vision starting day one
401(k) with employer match
Paid parental leave
Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
Bundle of joy benefit (years’ worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
Tuition assistance
Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
...and more!
First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.
First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.
