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We have an exciting opportunity available for a Consumer Insights Manager supporting our international marketing team.  Responsibilities include: strategic leadership and vendor relationship management for primary brand-level research initiatives, both proprietary and through syndicated/trade partners; development of target audiences and fan segmentation for major INTL markets consistent with the brand’s voice of the customer strategy; identification of insights that drive overall brand communication, new product development and product positioning; supporting our new market entry initiatives though pre-market assessment research; and consolidating key insights/trends to share with our franchisees and field teams on a regular basis. 

Key Accountabilities Include:

Consumer Research and Insights

• Proactively identify and champion consumer insights that will grow the business, using strong thought leadership skills.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify strategic questions for the business that can be solved through research and champion the effectiveness of utilizing data, analytics, and insights to shape business and marketing plans.
• Build the annual research plan and budget based upon an analytical review of historical consumer data and custom research, along with the strategic direction for the brand, menu and consumer.
• Utilize syndicated and custom research to provide organization leadership with an understanding of marketplace risks and opportunities. 
• Manage research vendors to ensure support of research goals, getting the greatest possible value from research investment.
• Effectively present insights and recommendations to marketing teams, executives, and franchise committees.
• Manage and elevate our Brand Health trackers in key markets around the world.

Voice of Consumer

• Lead & incubate brand-level research projects. Directly engage with key leaders across the organization to advance strategic plans, key projects, or other critical items.
• Develop, evolve and communicate the consumer journey map and consumer touchpoints. Prioritize the most critical drivers in our customer experience. Provide recommendations, present, and influence relevant stakeholders to address gaps and opportunities in the customer experience.
• Utilizing data and research, define key targeted consumer segments and personas. Connect and share learnings within the organization and participate in developing into go-to-market strategies for the brand.
• Contribute as a strategic leader in key business meetings and process as voice of consumer and help enable consumer-first decision making.
• Establish digital acquisition and CEM best practices in order to leverage our customer data to drive 1:1 marketing and loyalty/retention.

New Market Entry

• Support our new market entry initiatives by fielding pre-market assessments to gauge overall interest/appeal of our concept and to identify opportunities to optimize.
• Onboard new markets as well as emerging markets to ensure the appropriate level of brand/consumer understand in their respective market.
• Work in partnership with marketing, franchisees, and field teams to develop strategies that drive top and bottom funnel improvements.

Calendar Support

• Lead the upstream stages of our product development process to identify consumer, flavor, and menu trends that will help to define future menu concepts. 
• Manage the validation of product concepts as well as fully developed products to ensure overall appeal and market potential. 
• Work closely with the marketing team to inform brand/promotion briefs, providing rich insight and product benefits to drive our go-to-market communication plans.
• Support the marketing team in the overall brand positioning to ensure that we are remaining relevant and true to our core brand attributes across international markets. 

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• B.A. or B.S. Degree in Marketing Research or Marketing or Social Sciences, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Master’s degree a plus.
• 5+ years relevant business experience. Strong background in marketing research, particularly customer research. Experience in general marketing (product marketing, brand marketing, calendar planning) and/or competitive intelligence a plus.
• Proven familiarity and experience in effective data management & analysis, independent management of custom research studies, ability to independently derive impactful insights out of data, demonstrated experience with custom research design, strong ability to interact with impact with varying levels of marketing organization.
• Experience effectively collaborating with a team of marketing, analytics and/or customer support professionals.
• Experience in either food, retail or restaurant category preferred.
• Experience working within a franchisor organization, preferably a QSR brand.

Skills

• Ability to work with marketing project teams and marketing leadership to identify business issues and provide relevant insights to impact calendar development and assessment.
• Able to translate information across multiple studies and sources into actionable business direction.
• Provides clear point of view based on available information. 
• Communicates insights in a manner that provides clear direction. 
• Influences by building upon past learning applied to current problem to guide management perspective. 
• Integrates and translates learning across multiple projects.
• Relationship building skills with the ability to create mutually beneficial relationships with both internal and external clients.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate marketing concepts to a variety of audiences.
• Strong ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects and requests simultaneously, within an intense, deadline-driven environment.
• Well organized with a high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service to both internal and external clients.

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DATA SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TEAM

This position in our company is housed in our Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Team. Joining this team represents an opportunity to fast-track your career and to work with a team of fun and nerdy colleagues in a disruptive startup atmosphere: focused on hypergrowth, moving quickly, and making mistakes in the furtherance of innovation and sound engineering.

Armed with an existing book of business, and a stable financial parent – it is the goal of this group to transform our company into a billion-dollar product company, by focusing on engineering excellence and making the cloud easier for our customers.

Data Scientist

Hitachi Solutions is seeking a Data Scientist to work in our Data Science organization. This is a high-visibility, high-impact, full-time role for professionals with a proven history of operational excellence on data projects, and a leadership position in technology. Individuals applying for this role will have operational accountability for Hitachi Solution’s client-side rollouts, solution design and delivery of data science requirements to support the team. This includes machine learning modeling, statistics, and the ability to build end to end pipelines.

As part of this group, you will be working with various modeling frameworks and techniques to support the development of supervised, unsupervised, deep learning, computer vision, text, RPA, and autonomous systems.
 

Your Responsibilities

• Execute. This means being constantly biased towards action, knowing the data, being in the details, setting a high bar and building strong collaborative relationships with other teams, thinking boldly, disambiguating, always thinking of the customer first, and rapidly iterating towards something demonstrably awesome.
• Learn. Always exploring new techniques and technologies. Collaborating with team members and helping to push the practice forward.
• Design and Deploy.  Ability to design and deploy end-to-end AI systems and pipelines
• Communicate. Ability to communicate clearly with clients and peers.
• Requirements Gathering. Ability to work with business to define requirements to solve business problems and translate those into solutions
• Management. Ability to manage your time and client expectations, as well as complete quality work on time and within budget

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or any other related fields; or equivalent related professional experience
• Robust experience of working with cloud technologies such as Azure Databricks and MLflow and similar tools on the Azure stack.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills enabling you to translate technical concepts for business groups, present to executive audiences or drive effective discussion with your team
• Ability to work independently and participate in multiple diverse collaborating teams, prioritize effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• In-depth knowledge of various modeling algorithms e.g., regression, classification, tree-based models, deep learning, clustering, reinforcement learning, dimensionality reductions, and time series models.
• Strong feature engineering and feature selection capabilities
• Strong model evaluation and selection capabilities
• Strong EDA (Exploratory Data Analysis) and visualization skills and experience/knowledge
• Ability to understand complex and ambiguous business needs and apply the right tools and approaches.
• Proficiency in Python/PySpark and SQL
• Understanding of distributed systems (compute and storage)
• Ability to build models for streaming, batch, and real-time serving

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Serve as Solution architect and liaison to the customer community  plan to fulfillment and Global Logistics  business processes
• Hands-on experience configuring and implementing end to end solutions in Oracle ERP as applicable to SCM ,Inventory management , Manufacturing processes  and/or hands on experience in Oracle Transportation management/ Global Trade management solution
• Adept in identifying and managing web services and REST services for integration of Oracle ERP or OTM/GTM  with Satellite systems
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and procedures
• Participate in global, cross-functional teams to meet business objectives and requirements
• Initiate change requests, create test scripts, and execute the necessary testing using established  methodology and tools to ensure quality system releases
• Collaborate with Technical teams /Middle ware teams , Oracle and consulting partners  in identifying and architecting  solution for complex issues
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Finance, Order Fulfillment ,  Global Logistics ,  Global Trade and other process organizations as necessary, to identify solutions to complex issues
• Provide release note documentation and user training for users as needed
• Respond to incidents, service requests and enhancement requests in a timely manner to ensure business process continuity and customer satisfaction

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• 12+ years of experience in leading Oracle ERP P2F implementation  or Oracle OTM/GTM implementation and/or upgrade, with 1 or more years in Oracle Cloud ERP implementation, or Oracle Transportation Management solutions
• Master’s degree from reputed institution preferably M.B.A
• Demonstrated experience in solution in  Inventory management , Manufacturing , SCM cloud either in Oracle cloud or in Oracle EBS or Oracle OTM/GTM solution.  Knowledge of product costing and Cost accounting is desirable
• Exposure and Experience to Warehouse Management functions is desirable.
• Experience in MDM solutions preferably Oracle Product Data Hub with a clear understanding on Material Master and Bill Of Material usage across ERP modules
• Experience architecting business solutions, collecting business requirements and integrate Business Suite application functionality

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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Infrastructure Software Architect with extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will be proficient in a wide range of GCP services, with a strong emphasis on data warehousing, lakehouses, and related technologies. The role involves designing, implementing, and managing robust cloud infrastructure solutions that align with business goals and technical requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architectural Design and Strategy:

  - Develop and maintain scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architecture on GCP.
  - Create architectural blueprints and technical documentation for infrastructure solutions.
  - Evaluate and implement best practices for data warehousing and lakehouse architectures.
  - Ensure architectural designs meet scalability, reliability, security, and performance criteria.

• Cloud Infrastructure Management:

  - Oversee the deployment, management, and monitoring of GCP services and resources.
  - Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost and performance, leveraging tools such as GCP Cost Management.
  - Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or Cloud Deployment Manager.

• Data Management:

  - Design and implement data warehousing solutions using GCP services like BigQuery, Cloud SQL, and Cloud Spanner.
  - Architect and manage data lakehouses with GCP services such as Google Cloud Storage and Dataproc.
  - Ensure data security and compliance through robust policies and governance frameworks.

• DevOps and Automation:

  - Implement CI/CD pipelines using tools like Google Cloud Build, Jenkins, or GitLab CI/CD.
  - Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment.
  - Develop and enforce best practices for version control, branching strategies, and release management.

• Collaboration and Leadership:

  - Mentor a team of cloud engineers and DevOps professionals.
  - Collaborate with cross-functional teams including software developers, data engineers, and security specialists.
  - Provide technical guidance and support during the design and implementation phases of projects.
  - Conduct architectural reviews and audits to ensure alignment with best practices and organizational standards.

• Continuous Improvement:

  - Stay up-to-date with the latest GCP services, features, and industry trends.
  - Identify and evaluate new tools and technologies to enhance cloud infrastructure and DevOps processes.
  - Promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the team.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience:

  - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  - Minimum of 7 years of experience in infrastructure architecture and cloud solutions.
  - Extensive experience with Google Cloud Platform, including certification (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect).

• Technical Skills:

  - Proficient in GCP services such as Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Cloud Spanner, Pub/Sub, and Dataproc.
  - Strong understanding of data warehousing, lakehouse architectures, and related technologies.
  - Expertise in DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform).
  - Experience with programming and scripting languages such as Python, Go, or Bash.

• Soft Skills:

  - Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  - Effective communication and collaboration skills.
  - Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of machine learning and data analytics services on GCP.
- Familiarity with security best practices and compliance standards in cloud environments.
- Experience with microservices architecture and serverless computing.

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The Principal Systems Engineer performs requirements analysis and management, technical planning, systems level design, systems integration, verification and validation, cost and risk management, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Also performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into systems specifications. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal. Ensure the logistical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total system solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule and cost constraints.

This position will work on the ROEM 155mm Howitzer program primarily and help as needed in other areas.

1. Support system level electro-mechanical and weapons systems integration planning, execution, and reporting
2. Support NPI activities related to systems integration and test – this includes leading system integration efforts for the hands-on evaluation of prototypes
3. Ability to work with and train assembly and engineering technicians on integration and troubleshooting procedures
4. Prepare technical integration documentation, such as plans, procedures, specifications, and integration information sheets
5. Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and software issues found during installation or test
6. Record and track test failures from finding to complete resolution
7. Utilize data analysis results to support issue identification and resolution as well as system level requirements verification
8. Communicate with internal and external customers to find technical solutions to complex requirements with the help of our design authority
9. Listen to customer requirements to identify gaps in production and test procedures and take steps to reduce or eliminate these gaps
10. Provide systems engineering and integration support to assess, plan, coordinate, and implement production improvement projects
11. Develop and improve test procedures to ensure test configurations are properly controlled and documented – identify areas of high risk and work with the team to develop test plans to mitigate risk
12. Develop test roadmaps and plans that balance development timelines, technical risk mitigation, and program schedules and priorities.
13. Prepare and/or deliver technical presentations to customers, Elbit America Management or development teams
14. Ability to travel internationally up to 50% through 2024 and up to 25% after 2024
15. Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

You will Interact and coordinate with customer test community stakeholders.

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status

Qualifications

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering (preferably electrical, mechanical, systems, or software)
• BS +9 years related experience in complex electro-mechanical systems engineering experience -or- MS +7 years related experience
• Proficiency in office technologies including Excel, PowerPoint and MS Word.
• Proficiency with continuous process improvement methodologies and tool.
• Ability to compile and interpret business system data.
• Ability to communicate with management and other functional personnel.
• Skilled in working in teams.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Master’s Degree in Engineering, preferably mechanical, electrical, systems, or software
• Lean/Six-Sigma green belt certified (or higher)
• Experience with DoD and government contract work
• Extensive development experience in at least one or more of the following engineering disciplines is required: software, mechanical, electrical, optics, fluidics and should possess knowledge of advanced theories, concepts, principles, and processes.
• Ability to provide technical leadership as required during the investigation of complex electro-mechanical weapons systems. Accountable to oversee the development of requirements for different disciplines such as Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Electro-optics and others

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• Collaborates with Business Analysts, Product managers and Tech Lead to implement the solution.
• Designs and implements efficient solutions that meet the functional requirements.
• Extends existing or develops new code base using proven best-practice patterns and coding standards.
• Thoroughly unit test code for all contingencies outlined in the requirements documentation. 
• Resolves the Issues and provide the code resolution in a timely manner.
• Implement the application as specified within the planned budget, timeframe and within the companies defined quality standards.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain applications, using Coldfusion and other as needed technologies. 
• Build and implement features provided in the specification document. Translate business and technical requirements into extensible, scalable and maintainable applications. 
• Work on development projects, unit testing, Dev integration testing phases of projects.

Qualifications

• Requires a Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field and 3 years of experience developing applications using ColdFusion technologies. 
• All experience must include the use of ColdFusion  11 or higher, SQL Server 2008 or higher as a developer; XML; Javascript; AJAX; and Microsoft IIS.
• In lieu of a Master’s Degree and 3 years of experience, Altisource will accept a Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of experience.

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We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Area Sales Manager to join our team in Italy. In this role, you will work closely with the Country Manager to implement a structured, systematic sales approach, while having the autonomy to manage sales activities independently. You will also have opportunities to support sales initiatives outside Italy as needed.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading sales efforts in the Waste Recycling and Sorting sector, managing large capital equipment sales (investment levels typically ranging from EUR 200,000 to 1.5 million per order).
• Taking ownership of sales processes, ensuring internal organisation, and overseeing the area's sales budget.
• Managing your workload and priorities independently to meet sales targets, while also collaborating with the global sales team.
• Contributing to the company’s overall strategy and supporting the Business Development Manager in exploring new business fields when required.
• Participating in local and international conferences and exhibitions to represent our innovative recycling technologies.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders, including the European sales team, global service, project management, and international colleagues, ensuring smooth coordination and alignment across the business.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the waste recycling, waste processing, or related technical industries.
• Proven ability to work independently with strong organisational skills to manage sales activities and key account relationships.
• Experience in selling large capital equipment or managing long project sales cycles, ideally within the recycling or technical equipment sectors.
• Expertise in key account management, with a focus on building and nurturing long-term relationships with clients.
• Experience in international sales environments is highly valued.
• Strong commercial acumen, with a customer-centric, results-driven, and entrepreneurial approach.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with a demonstrated ability to close complex deals and contracts.
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, process engineering, or a similar technical field.
• Fluent in Italian and English; additional languages are a plus.
• Willingness to travel extensively, with the position primarily based in Italy.

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We are currently looking for a Data Engineer to work with us.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT or equivalent;
• At least 3 years of experience as a Data Engineer;
• High level of experience with the following programing languages: Python and SQL;
• Working experience with AWS or Azure;
• Proficient Level of English (spoken and written);
• Good communication skills;
• Knowledge in Airflow will be a plus.

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You will be responsible for the cross-collaboration with IT delivery teams to deliver technical solutions for our business needs. You will also be involved in shaping up our COE for software development team and applying effective solutions to business problems. You’ll be working with 3rd party vendors in the review and implementations of secure and robust solutions. You and your team will recommend strategic roadmap for technical enhancements for software products. 

*This role is open to candidates residing in Canada / US (remote opportunity). Must be eligible to work in Canada / US.                      

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES                                                                                                     

• Work with our application development teams, architects and engineers within the group to understand the functional and non-functional requirements of a given project/application or infrastructure to develop a forward-looking technology solution and strategy that aligns to our overall target state architecture.
• Contribute to a long-term product/platform vision, roadmap and goals.
• Balance the priorities of short-term deliverables with long-term vision.
• Owns and drives engineering best practices, architecture, design and interface decisions to support enablement of the enterprise software product strategy.
• Coordinate the deliverables of several development teams to meet goals.
• Collaborates and communicates with different teams and leads technical groups in triaging issues across groups.
• Collaborate with project managers as well as business to define product features, architectural deliverables and project estimates.
• Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe and secure work environment; developing personal growth opportunities.
• Coordinate meetings and initiate working sessions to resolve project issues and roadblocks.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of customer facing systems with complex back office system integrations
• Proven experience leading high performing teams
• Building and managing key relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent understanding of contemporary IT methodologies and practices
• Knowledge of financial services
• Experience implementing Commercial off-the-shelf Softwares
• Experience designing and implementing technology solutions with 3rd party Data providers like Credit Bureaus and Alternate data providers for fraud and Identity verification.
• Ability to demonstrate resilience and pragmatism in the face of a challenging and continually changing environment
• Experience with Cloud migration specifically with AWS is a plus

SKILLS

• 10+ years of experience in software delivery
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter with high levels of initiative, commitment and energy who can galvanize the team to follow
• Knowledge of software development lifecycles and best practice methodologies.
• Experience leveraging geographically diverse and offshore development teams.
• Understanding of DevOps process, CI/CD and Cloud hosting.
• Understanding in middleware tools including Enterprise Service Bus.

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Salary Range:

The expected pay range for this position is $110,000 to $125,000 yearly.  The pay rate will vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Computer and Information Systems Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in planning, directing, and coordinating activities in electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of our IT operations and systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Management: Plan, direct, and coordinate IT-related projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
• System Oversight: Manage the day-to-day operations of information systems.
• Team Leadership: Lead and supervise a team of IT professionals, providing guidance, support, and performance management.
• Systems Analysis: Conduct systems analysis to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of current IT systems and recommend improvements.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement IT strategies and policies aligned with the organization’s goals and objectives.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in IT management, systems analysis, and computer programming.
• Proficiency in IT infrastructure, network management, database management, and software development. Familiarity with cloud computing, cybersecurity, and data analytics is a plus.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
•  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions.
• Proven experience in managing IT projects from inception to completion, with a track record of delivering successful outcomes.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing technology and business environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with enterprise-level applications and systems.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field. (Preferred)
• Professional certifications such as PMP, CISSP, or ITIL. (Preferred)

Clearance Requirement:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must have an active Public Trust or have the ability to obtain one.

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The Opportunity: 

Open to remote but must travel up to 20% 

Mattel is currently seeking an Enterprise/Solution Architect to support our Finance domain. Reporting to the Enterprise Architecture Group in the CTO Organization, the Principal Enterprise Architect will help in defining the next generation technology platform and product platform architectures. The role will collaborate across many domain areas including digital, supply chain, HR/Financials and Data Warehousing. The role is the critical change agent required to drive the architectural strategy to execution, enabling IT to react faster to future business requests and reduce overall costs for IT projects. The role will be a key contributor to technology roadmaps, blueprints and technology product governance affecting key business metrics including new revenue, NPS etc. As an Enterprise/Solution architect you will regularly participate in program leadership meetings, and occasionally in program steering committee meetings with Director/Sr. Director/VP/C-Suite level stakeholders to lead discussions and resolve critical issues. The ideal candidate should have strong technical skills across multiple technology disciplines (data pipelines, modern integration patterns, databases etc.), including a solid understanding of Modernization of legacy applications to Cloud technologies. In addition to technical skills, the ideal candidate should possess functional and demonstrated technical expertise architecting solutions in one or more of the following domains:Financial Planning, Enterprise Planning, Allocation Management, Project Accounting and Asset Management. Clear, effective, and concise communication skills are crucial for the overall success of the role. The role will report to the Director of Enterprise Architecture – Finance Domain, Global Technology (GTO).

What Your Impact Will Be: 

• Design and implement enterprise-level solutions that align with business objectives.
• Create and maintain architecture blueprints primarily in the area of Application Modernization and Cloud based implementation.
• Participate in strategic planning and blueprinting exercises by providing current state knowledge as well as insights into the future direction.
• Make key technology/design decisions affecting large strategic projects with limited information. Must be adept in dealing with systems in all CPG business domains.
• Develops solution designs and leads implementation efforts from an architecture perspective for all Technology Platform projects.
• Ability to strike a balance between practical solutions and alignment with the architectural vision.
• Ability to work closely with multiple development teams to define, select and architect products and services that require significant cross component coordination and ensure alignment with architecture standards.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams.
• Lead integration efforts between different systems and platforms.
• Drive migration strategies to transition from legacy systems to modern technologies.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks in existing systems.
• Implement best practices for optimizing the performance of applications and infrastructure

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in a computer science/engineering, information technology or other related field plus 8+ years of related experience as an enterprise/solution architect; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master’s degree preferred.
• Hands-on experience in enterprise data modeling and object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD) resulting in reusable artifacts; including Use Case driven analysis & design and UML diagrams depicting process flows.
• Strong and demonstrable expertise in one or more of the following domains: Demand and Supply Planning, Inventory Management, Manufacturing and Shop Floor Planning and EDI Processes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Ability to develop strong relationships with GTO and Business Stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing, microservices architecture, and containerization.
• In-depth knowledge of Google Cloud, Iot, Industry 4.0, Kafka, ETL, Data architectures
• Experience developing business process frameworks (Process Decomposition, Process Flows) based on an eTOM model; including an enterprise framework (structure, classification) to manage linkage of business processes and enable re-use.
• Strong and demonstrable expertise in UML and BPMN standards and use of various UML artifacts in documenting design choices.
• Industry experience in Consumer Product Goods and Retail/Manufacturing industry is a plus.
• 10-25% Travel required to meet with vendors and internal partners, attend Mattel workshops and conferences.

Additional Qualifications (Preferred):

• SAFE Agile Architect Certification – Proven experience architecting projects in the SAFe methodology is preferred.
• Oracle Cloud EPM Knowledge and Experience is preferred.
• Experience in any of the following platforms: Oracle Cloud EPM, Anaplan, OIC, High Radius, Ascend.io, Collibra, Thoughtspot.
• Understanding Invoice to Pay Process with demonstrated hands-on experience.
• Understanding of Business Process Frameworks with proven experience in developing business process frameworks, process decomposition and process flows.
• Understanding of data pipelines, data governance and data quality
• Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.
• TOGAF Certification – Possession of TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) certification is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

The annual base salary range for this position is between $144,000 and $190,000
**This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience

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The Opportunity: 

Open to remote but travel up to 20% 

Mattel is currently seeking an Enterprise/Solution Architect to support our Global Supply Chain (GSC) domain. Reporting to the Enterprise Architecture Group in the CTO Organization, the Principal Enterprise Architect will help in defining the next generation technology platform and product platform architectures. The role will collaborate across many domain areas including digital, supply chain, HR/Financials and Data Warehousing. The role is the critical change agent required to drive the architectural strategy to execution, enabling IT to react faster to future business requests and reduce overall costs for IT projects. The role will be a key contributor to technology roadmaps, blueprints and technology product governance affecting key business metrics including new revenue, NPS etc. As an Enterprise/Solution architect you will regularly participate in program leadership meetings, and occasionally in program steering committee meetings with Director/Sr. Director/VP/C-Suite level stakeholders to lead discussions and resolve critical issues. The ideal candidate should have strong technical skills across multiple technology disciplines (data pipelines, modern integration patterns, databases etc.), including a solid understanding of Cloud technologies. In addition to technical skills, the ideal candidate should possess functional and demonstrated technical expertise architecting solutions in one or more of the following domains: Product Development, Enterprise Quality Management, Sustainability/Environmental social, and corporate governance (ESG), Demand and Supply Planning, B2B Order Management/Order 2 Cash, Inventory Management, Manufacturing and Logistics in both B2B and D2C business models. Clear, effective, and concise communication skills are crucial for the overall success of the role. The role will report to the Director of Enterprise Architecture – Supply Chain Domain, Global Technology (GTO).

What Your Impact Will Be: 

• Design and implement enterprise-level solutions that align with business objectives.
• Create and maintain architecture blueprints.
• Participate in strategic planning and blueprinting exercises by providing current state knowledge as well as insights into the future direction.
• Make key technology/design decisions affecting large strategic projects with limited information. Must be adept in dealing with systems in all CPG business domains.
• Develops solution designs and leads implementation efforts from an architecture perspective for all Technology Platform projects.
• Ability to strike a balance between practical solutions and alignment with the architectural vision.
• Ability to work closely with multiple development teams to define, select and architect products and services that require significant cross component coordination and ensure alignment with architecture standards.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams.
• Lead integration efforts between different systems and platforms.
• Drive migration strategies to transition from legacy systems to modern technologies.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks in existing systems.
• Implement best practices for optimizing the performance of applications and infrastructure.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For: 

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in a computer science/engineering, information technology or other related field plus 8+ years of related experience as an enterprise/solution architect; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master’s degree preferred
• Strong understanding of cloud computing, microservices architecture, and containerization.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Ability to develop strong relationships with GTO and Business Stakeholders.
• In-depth knowledge of Google Cloud, Kafka, ETL, Data architectures
• Experience developing business process frameworks (Process Decomposition, Process Flows) based on an eTOM model; including an enterprise framework (structure, classification) to manage linkage of business processes and enable re-use.
• Hands-on experience in enterprise data modeling and object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD) resulting in reusable artifacts; including Use Case driven analysis & design and UML diagrams depicting process flows. Strong and demonstrable expertise in UML and BPMN standards and use of various UML artifacts in documenting design choices.
• Industry experience in Consumer Product Goods and Retail/Manufacturing industry is a plus.
• Strong and demonstrable expertise in one or more of the following domains: : Product Development, Enterprise Quality Management, Sustainability/Environmental social, and corporate governance (ESG), Demand and Supply Planning, B2B Order Management/Order 2 Cash, Inventory Management, Manufacturing and Logistics in both B2B and D2C business models.
• 10-25% travel required to meet with vendors and internal partners, attend Mattel workshops and conferences.

Additional Qualifications (Preferred):

• TOGAF Certification – Possession of TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) certification is highly desirable.
• SAFE Agile Architect Certification – Proven experience architecting projects in the SAFe methodology is preferred.
• Oracle ERP Knowledge and Experience
• Understanding Order to Cash Process with demonstrated hands-on experience.
• Understanding Procure to Pay Process with demonstrated hands-on experience.
• Understanding of Business Process Frameworks with proven experience in developing business process frameworks, process decomposition and process flows.
• Understanding of data pipelines, data governance and data quality
• Experience in any of the following platforms: Anaplan, IBM iSeries, Veeva, Oracle Agile PLM, IBM InfoSphere, PTC Windchill, BY WMS, Veeva Vault Quality, Google Cloud Platform, AWS Cloud Computing, Ascend.io, Collibra, Thoughtspot, Cognos, Tableau, Confluent Kafka.

The annual base salary range for this position is between $165,000 and $200,000 **This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience.

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