Lead Enterprise Architect in Reading

Lead Enterprise Architect (Retail) – Hybrid Midlands / London – £800 a day (inside IR35)

The Role

We are looking for a Lead Enterprise Architect to guide major retail clients through large-scale technology and digital transformation. You will define their technology strategy, lead modernisation programmes, and help them use AI to drive growth and efficiency.

What You’ll Do

• Define the long-term technology vision and roadmap for retail clients.
• Advise C-suite leaders on digital transformation across commerce, supply chain, marketing, merchandising, and customer experience.
• Assess current architectures and design modern, cloud-native, AI-enabled future-state solutions.
• Lead major modernisation initiatives, including cloud migration, headless commerce, API-first and microservices architectures.
• Oversee end-to-end digital transformation programmes and promote agile, product-centric delivery models.
• Identify and drive AI/ML opportunities across retail, such as forecasting, personalisation, pricing, and customer insights.
• Shape AI-enabled commerce platforms, recommendation engines, and automation-led efficiencies.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships, collaborate across delivery and architecture teams, and support thought leadership, proposals, and client workshops.

What You Need

• 15+ years in senior enterprise architecture roles, ideally in retail/consumer industries.
• Experience leading digital and AI transformation for large retailers.
• Strong knowledge of retail tech: eCommerce (Salesforce, Adobe, Shopify, Fluent, etc.), OMS, POS, ERP, CRM, loyalty systems.
• Expertise in cloud-native tech (AWS/Azure/GCP), microservices, APIs, DevOps, data platforms.
• Experience with Dynamics ERP integrations.
• Understanding of retail AI/ML and GenAI applications.
• Strong communication and C-suite engagement skills.
• Familiarity with agile and product management practices.

For more information on this role, apply online.