Information Technology - Principal Enterprise Architect, Digital Commerce & Marketing

Aritzia•Seattle, WA

24d

About The Position

THE TEAM The mission of the Global Architecture Department is to set global architecture strategies and standards to enable secure, scalable, and innovative technology solutions that accelerate our business goals. THE OPPORTUNITY As a member of the Global Architecture Department, you will be part of the team responsible for driving architectural excellence, ensuring Aritzia’s technology solutions across the enterprise are secure and well-positioned for future growth. As the Principal Enterprise Architect supporting Retail and Digital, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how we leverage technology to deliver world-class, seamless, and personalized client experiences. You will drive the multi-year architecture strategy and technology roadmap that powers our in-store and digital commerce ecosystems, including our mobile app, retail POS, client engagement platforms, and omnichannel fulfillment. Your architecture vision will modernize legacy platforms, accelerate our transition to microservices and composable commerce, and ensure alignment with Aritzia’s business strategy and measurable outcomes. With the skills you gain in this role, the opportunities are endless – from a rewarding career in Technology to continued growth and development within Aritzia. THE ROLE As the Principal Enterprise Architect, you will:

Requirements

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 a mbitions
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

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

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.

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