lead architect, supply chain - Starbucks

**Job Summary and Mission** As an architect lead within Starbucks Technology you will build and enhance global IT solutions that define how Starbucks delivers award winning consumer and partner experiences. Senior Architects are accountable for the conversion of business need into architectures and designs that will become the blueprint for a single domain's capability development. As a member of the architecture community you will also participate in the development of domain strategies, design patterns, and best practices for all of Starbucks global IT operations. We are seeking a Lead Enterprise Architect (EA) with focus on technology strategy to join the Starbucks Technology team and be part of the Starbucks Architecture community. The EA will lead and mature the architecture practice accountable for shaping the next generation of technologies supporting our critical corporate products & services in Supply Chain, across Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, and Retail Inventory Management phases. Based in North America, this role will provide guidance for market teams both in the United States, Canada, and globally. **Summary of Key Responsibilities** **Future State Planning and Road-mapping** - Develops project and program based capability views, resulting strategies, and architectures - Advise functional and technology leaders within domains in defining priorities, key initiatives - Guide Technology strategies and transformation of services to effectively deliver business capabilities **Concept and Business Case Development** - Assesses the value and impact of concepts and emerging technologies by leading opportunity assessments and proofs-of-concept thru partnership with key project and program level stakeholders - Assist in development of proposals for domain strategy development **Solution Design and Facilitation** - Facilitate architectural design creation and changes across multiple domains thru defined governance processes - Develop target and transition state architecture for projects and programs - Manage project and architectural interdependencies between programs across projects **Policy Definition and Governance** - Evaluate technology and business changes across programs and multiple domains for impacts to existing policies - Facilitates governance and enforcement of solution architectures for programs and programs based on defined principles, policies, and reference architectures - Prepares, champions and educates client groups on changes in policies across programs **Program Management** - Lead in design and shape of projects within a domain to introduce technology change **Domain Proficiency** - Demonstrate functional and business knowledge for multiple capabilities areas within a domain - Act as a subject matter expert and provide consulting, guidance, and recommendations - Continuous development of domain knowledge in both the industry and the Starbucks enterpris **Leadership** - Demonstrates accountability, makes timely and appropriate decisions on projects and programs - Takes calculated risks and challenges the status quo on programs and across multiple domains - Develops partnerships and influences others both directly and indirectly - Provides coaching and support to team in order to achieve partners, business and customer results **Basic Qualifications** - Overall IT experience - 12 years - Variety of technical environments, Systems/ application development experience - 10 years - Architecture experience - 5 years - Functional and Systems modeling - 7 years - Indirect People Development - 7 years - Business process and System design - 10 years - Strategic planning - 3 years - Financial analysis & business planning - 5 years - Running technology proof-of-concepts - 7 years **Preferred Qualifications** **Architectural Thinking** - Develop concepts for programs and across multiple domains from strategic through conceptual and logical levels - Develops the business cases ("why") for programs and multiple domains - Develops conceptual model and vision ("what") for programs and multiple domains - Actively contribute to the maturation of the architecture practice - Experience with cloud computing and big data technologies - Experience with agile development methodologies - Experience with manufacturing principles - Experience with Six Sigma methodologies - Experience with ISO 9000 certification - Experience in TOGAF, Zachman or other architecture framework is a plus **Interpersonal Skills** - Build and maintains influential working relationships at all levels and across the enterprise - Contribute to positive team environment by actively promoting respectful environment - Regularly seek and act on feedback and actively engage and apply learning experience - Demonstrate flexibility and adapt approach/style to best needs of the customer - Ability to translate high level needs into architecture requirements - Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills. Articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and non-technical audiences - Excellent planning and organizational skills **Job Attributes** - Job Number: 50010500 - Job Group: Professional - Job Family: Technology - Job Subfamily: Architecture - Job Location: United States - FLSA Status: Exempt _All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran._ _We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving customers throughout our global communities. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply._ _Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal state and local ordinances. Starbucks Corporation is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at applicantaccommodation@starbucks.com._