Aritzia · 1 month ago
Information Technology - Principal Enterprise Architect, Digital Commerce & Marketing
SO - Seattle
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $275K/yr
20+ years expAritzia is a fashion retailer seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect for their Global Architecture Department. In this role, you will drive architectural excellence and develop strategies for Aritzia's digital commerce and technology solutions, ensuring they are secure and positioned for growth while modernizing legacy platforms.
E-CommerceFashionLifestyleRetailWeb Design
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain the architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap for Aritzia’s digital commerce, mobile apps, content, search, client data, POS, and omnichannel capabilities, upgrading legacy systems into cloud-native, microservices-based, and headless ecosystems
Partner strategically with business and technology leaders to shape initiatives that modernize and transform our digital and retail capabilities
Evangelize emerging technologies and industry trends, influencing Aritzia’s roadmap to maintain a competitive edge through cutting-edge solutions
Embed AI and ML capabilities into the technology ecosystem, driving automation, predictive insights, and intelligent decision-making
Translate corporate strategy into actionable technology direction and ensure architecture investments deliver tangible business value
Influence and guide solution architects and engineering teams, ensuring design consistency, scalability, and alignment with global principles
Drive modernization across retail and digital, ensuring flexibility and future-readiness
Collaborate closely with peers across the Technology Division to ensure end-to-end integration across retail and digital commerce capabilities
Facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration through engineering communities of practice and lead the creation and adoption of engineering best practices
Qualification
Required
20+ years of experience architecting and delivering technology solutions retail and digital domains
Proven leadership in cloud migrations, data integrations, DevOps, backend engineering, and off-the-shelf package implementations
Strong technology and engineering background, including experience with: Commerce and digital experience architectures, including modernizing legacy eCommerce into cloud-native and headless platforms
Composable commerce (e.g., Salesforce, Commerce Cloud, Commerce tools or similar)
AWS or GCP, microservices, Spring Boot, serverless, containers (Docker/EKS), GraphQL, React, CI/CD, and IaC (Terraform)
Proficiency in enterprise data and integration patterns
Experience with retail systems, POS integration, omnichannel flows, and high-volume commerce performance patterns
Implementing a Customer Data Platform (CDP)
Deploying technology to support loyalty and membership programs
Hands-on experience with implementing modern Search platforms
Implementation of Call Center client interaction automation leveraging Agentic AI-based platforms
Integrating a Digital Asset Management (DAM) system
Modernizing content, catalog, and search platforms, leveraging AI/ML-powered search and personalization
Experience managing large budgets and leading cross-functional teams in complex, global environments
Experience in vendor relationship management, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement
Appreciation for Aritzia's obsession with design, quality, and excellence, and ability to translate that into technology standards and solutions that scale
A commitment to learn, apply, champion and enrich Aritzia's Values and Business and People Leadership principles
The skills to collaborate strategically with cross-functional partners in the pursuit of shared business outcomes
Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, enabling complex ideas to be clearly articulated and connected to Aritzia's purpose and strategic ambitions
The ability to set clear objectives and design a strategy that inspires the team
Ability to align global architecture with business strategy and influence senior stakeholders across business and technology functions
A dedication to quality and investing in results and new business opportunities that add value
Benefits
Product Discount — Maybe you’ve heard of our famous product discount? Or our exclusive private shopping events? You have now.
A-OK Commissary & Cafe — Everyday Luxury dining, exclusive to Aritzia. Our in-house bistro and cafe is a private oasis where employees can enjoy curated, subsidized Everyday Luxury dining.
The SET — Our in-office fitness studio and gym with state-of-the-art equipment, custom-created classes and optional personal training. Open 7 days a week, it works out well.
Aritzia Virtual Wellness — Because your health, happiness and safety matter, we provide 24/7 resources to support you in your wellbeing goals, whether they’re physical, mental, social or financial.
Aspirational Workplace — Our offices are specially designed to be spaces of creativity, productivity and inspiration. They’re also dog friendly. Woof.
Amenities — Additional amenities include a private parent’s room, shower facilities with elevated complementary conveniences, bike rooms and more.
The Extras — We also offer a multitude of other perks like dry-cleaning, hotel and restaurant discounts, self-care promos and on-site medical care.
Company
Aritzia
Aritzia is an innovative women’s fashion boutique that cherishes design and quality, offering beautiful clothes and accessories.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$924.81MKey Investors
Berkshire Partners
2022-11-14Post Ipo Secondary· $77.4M
2021-05-13Post Ipo Secondary· $91M
2019-03-08Post Ipo Secondary· $329.63M
Leadership Team
Jennifer Wong
Chief Executive Officer
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Brian Hill
Founder & Executive Chair
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