Principal Enterprise Architect - Product-to-Market
Core
Principal Enterprise Architect owning the end-to-end Product-to-Market pipeline (consumer insights, line planning, sourcing, manufacturing, inventory, pricing, store delivery) for four global brands (Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta), driving technology choices and AI/automation adoption to accelerate revenue.
Role type
Principal Enterprise Architect (Product-to-Market)
Builds
End-to-end solution architecture for P2M domains, AI/automation use cases, and integrated enterprise systems for retail operations.
Domain
Retail / Apparel / Supply Chain / Product Lifecycle Management
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Enterprise architecture design, vendor evaluation and selection, AI/ML strategy and implementation, supply chain and retail operations expertise, cross-functional stakeholder management, technical transformation leadership, integration pattern design, architecture governance and standards.
Preferred skills
Retail/apparel industry experience, CPG or manufacturing experience, offshore team management, composable architecture knowledge.
Technologies
PLM, SaaS platforms, AI/ML frameworks, eCommerce systems, inventory management systems, pricing engines.
Responsibilities
Lead product selection and vendor evaluation for legacy and SaaS platforms; design target state architecture and sequence migrations; identify and execute high-value AI/automation use cases; design integration patterns across inventory, pricing, and sourcing systems; create architecture artifacts (CDDs, SDDs, roadmaps) for investment decisions; mentor engineers and product managers on architectural maturity.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship
