Chief Enterprise Architect

Pampered Chef•Addison, IL

1d•$195,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Why This Role Matters Pampered Chef is in the middle of a major modernization journey across our digital ecosystem. Our platforms power a community of entrepreneurs who build real income and opportunity, and the technology behind that experience is evolving fast. We’re looking for a Chief Enterprise Architect who can see the big picture, connect business priorities to technical strategy, and build the architecture that will scale our future. This role shapes how we design, integrate, secure, and evolve our core platforms, while developing the architects and technical leaders who make it real. If you are energized by guiding modernization at scale, building cloud-first strategies, and elevating architectural thinking across teams, this role gives you real influence, organizational visibility, and the opportunity to shape foundational change. What You’ll Lead The enterprise architecture vision, roadmap, and governance framework A team of Systems Architects, including mentorship, career growth, and alignment to strategy Architectural decision-making across eCommerce, integrations, cloud, and data platforms Cross-functional partnership with Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, and Executive leadership The modernization of legacy systems into scalable, composable, API-first and event-driven platforms What Success Looks Like A clear architectural direction and roadmap understood across business and technical teams Modernization milestones delivered across cloud infrastructure, integrations, and application platforms Strong alignment between product strategy, engineering execution, and enterprise architecture standards A visible improvement in platform scalability, performance, resiliency, and data fluidity A high-performing Systems Architecture team with a shared architectural philosophy and clear ownership Platform & Technology Landscape We are evolving from legacy systems toward a modular, cloud-based, API-first, event-driven ecosystem. Our environment spans: Core Platforms: eCommerce, Salesforce, Oracle ERP, CommerceTools, custom applications Cloud: Azure (preferred background), AWS also in use for select components Data & Integration: Real-time data flows, event streaming, integration middleware, Customer 360 initiatives Engineering Practices: DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, observability and performance monitoring You will shape how these platforms interact, scale, and evolve. Why You’ll Love This Role You will define the architecture that drives our next chapter of digital growth You will be a key advisor to senior leadership with real influence on strategic decisions You will guide modernization that has visible, enterprise-wide impact You will build and mentor a technical community that values learning, collaboration, and craftsmanship You will work in an environment that wants architectural leadership, not just architectural documentation

Requirements

12+ years in enterprise architecture, solution design, or senior technical leadership
Experience leading architecture in complex enterprise environments (eCommerce ideal)
Proven success guiding organizational-scale modernization or cloud transformation
Strong architectural experience across APIs, cloud platforms, event-driven design, and data architecture
Ability to lead through influence, coach technical talent, and communicate effectively across audiences

Responsibilities

The enterprise architecture vision, roadmap, and governance framework
A team of Systems Architects, including mentorship, career growth, and alignment to strategy
Architectural decision-making across eCommerce, integrations, cloud, and data platforms
Cross-functional partnership with Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, and Executive leadership
The modernization of legacy systems into scalable, composable, API-first and event-driven platforms