Senior Enterprise Architect, Retail

Job ID:  249177
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Information Technology
Remote Eligible: Hybrid Schedule

Company Overview:

At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves. We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the Extra Ordinary in each of us. We are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty .

The Opportunity:

Your role at Sephora:

As a  Sr Enterprise Architect in Retail, you will work directly with Retail Partners to lead the enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap to modernize our retail stores. You will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and architecture decisions across a wide range of retail systems. You'll be responsible for developing cutting-edge solutions that redefine the retail experience and position Sephora as an industry leader. You will play a crucial role in shaping our technology landscape, ensuring that our retail systems are designed and developed in alignment with industry best practices and cutting-edge architectural principles. The ideal candidate should possess an in-depth understanding of software architecture, architecture patterns, microservices, cloud-based architectures, and building distributed applications.

  Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Enterprise Architect working with technology, product and business leaders to work on strategic goals. 
• Lead and guide the technology architecture team in defining and implementing scalable, secure, and efficient architecture solutions for various retail systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into robust architectural designs.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, and apply them to enhance the company's technology landscape.
• Develop comprehensive and detailed architectural blueprints for retail systems, including client-telling, POS, data management, reporting, etc.
• Champion the use of microservices and cloud-based architectures to create scalable, flexible, and cost-effective omni-channel solutions.
• Drive the development of distributed applications, ensuring seamless integration between different retail systems.
• Build a strategy for in-store and cloud development of applications with data synchronization, high availability in mind.
• Lead architecture in re-defining and modernizing the Retail & Payments Architecture practice which includes championing best architecture practices and modernization of architecture in the cloud and edge.
• Leverage your expertise in Oracle X-Store Suite to design, implement, and maintain retail technology solutions that streamline operations, enhance customer experience, and drive business growth.
• Bring expertise in designing and building next generation cutting POS systems including tablet and mobile POS.
• Build a strategy for in-store hardware, network and system architecture to support the POS, need for loss prevention, AI/ML based systems, augmented reality for beauty products.
• Develop strategy to optimize store operations which would also include in-store services and fulfillment from store.
• Apply expertise in event-based programming and architecture to design real-time, event-driven systems for retail processes and workflows.
• Provide guidance to support different ways for customer no-touch checkout, payment methods like tap to pay.
• Lead architecture in the maturing the process alignment internal and external partners such as other portfolios, Infosec, Enterprise Architecture and vendor partners
• Collaborate with the architecture community on architectural topics for communicating and publishing out to the broader Tech & Engineering teams
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product management, business stakeholders, and IT operations, to ensure alignment of technology solutions with business needs.
• Present technical concepts and solutions in a clear and concise manner to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build collaborative partnerships with enterprise architects, business stakeholders, technical leads, and key individuals within other functional groups.
• Demonstrate Sephora's values in Passion for Client Service, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect for All, Teamwork, and Initiative.

We are excited about you if you have :

• 12+ years of experience in the full software development.
• 7+ years of demonstrated experience in designing and architecting retail, omni-channel distributed applications.
• Hands-on experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect or in a similar leadership role within the retail domain.
• Extensive knowledge of software architecture, architecture patterns, microservices, and cloud-based architectures.
• Hands-on experience in designing and building distributed applications.
• Essential hands-on experience working with Oracle X-Store POS products, tablet or mobile POS.
• Analytical approach to problem-solving with a track record of developing innovative solutions for complex technical challenges.
• Experience with store operations and omni-channel retail systems dealing with cross channel items, inventory, pricing, promos, orders, returns, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Passion for staying up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies in the retail and software engineering domains.
• Highly self-motivated individual who is independent, efficient, and able to handle several projects with a solid sense of setting priorities.

The annual base salary range for this position is $174,960.00 - $216,000.00 The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses. Sephora offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes comprehensive health, dental and vision plans; a superior 401(k) plan, various paid time off programs; employee discount/perks; life insurance; disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; and an employee referral bonus program. This job will be posted for a minimum of 5 days.

While at Sephora, you’ll enjoy… 

• The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with.
• The learning . We invest in training and developing our teams, and you will continue evolving and building your skills through personalized career plans.
• The culture . As a leading beauty retailer within the LVMH family, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. It is in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members across 35 markets and 3,000+ stores, are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.

You can unleash your creativity , because we’ve got disruptive spirit. You can learn and evolve , because we empower you to be your best. You can be yourself , because you are what sets us apart. This , is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora.

Sephora is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Sephora is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Sephora will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.