At a Glance
- Tasks: Align technology blueprints with business objectives and oversee architecture capability.
- Company: C&C Group focuses on digital selling and marketing within the retail and FMCG sectors.
- Benefits: Collaborate with various departments and stay updated with industry trends.
- Other info: Role reports to the Enterprise Architect and involves managing transitional plans.
- Why this job: Drive growth and efficiency through innovative solutions in a complex enterprise environment.
- Qualifications: Degree in a relevant field or 5+ years in Solutions Architecture in a large enterprise.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
About the Role
Reporting to the Enterprise Architect, the Domain Architect for Digital Selling and Marketing will work with stakeholders to align technology blueprints with business objectives. This role requires a wide understanding of both the technology landscape and business operations to ensure IT investments are strategically aligned with the overall goals of the company and its technology principles. Analyzing current architecture and processes to identify areas for improvement and helping develop comprehensive plans to implement new capabilities will be a key part of this role. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with various departments to provide technical guidance and ensure seamless integration of new solutions. The Domain Architect will be responsible for staying abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, assessing their potential impact on the organization, and recommending innovative solutions that can drive growth and efficiency. You will also play a key role in risk management, ensuring that all technology implementations comply with relevant regulations and security standards. In this position, interpersonal skills are essential, as you will need to articulate complex technical concepts to stakeholders in simple terms and help drive the C&C Group business towards a common target architecture.
Key Accountabilities
- Own the target architecture and roadmap of the domain
- Manage the transitional plans to move the domain from the as-is to the target state
- Deliver the architecture capability within the business domain, from creating solution options papers through the high-level designs
- Work closely with business leaders, technology teams and external partners to understand and translate the needs of your stakeholders into appropriate design
- Oversee the implementation of your designs to ensure they meet or exceed defined performance indicators
- Own and manage all Digital Selling and Marketing designs within the Technology Design Authority
- Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive continuous improvement and innovation within the domain
- Enthusiastically take on what is needed to help the team, and the company meet objectives
About you
- Degree level qualification in a relevant field or demonstrated experience of working in an Enterprise Architecture environment in a complex organisation.
- 5+ years in a Solutions Architecture role in a large and complex enterprise
- Understanding of Digital Selling processes within a retail/FMCG business
- Understanding of Marketing processes within a retail/FMCG business
- Ability to create clear and comprehensive documentation for architecture designs and processes
- Excellent Communication skills to collaborate with business leaders, technology teams and external partners
Domain Architect employer: C&C Group
C&C Group is located in a dynamic environment focusing on digital selling and marketing. Employees benefit from collaboration across departments and staying at the forefront of industry trends. The team values innovation and continuous improvement in technology solutions.
