Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture

Estée Lauder Companies

About The Position

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty. The Enterprise Architecture (EA) team at Estée Lauder is expanding and evolving to steer our bold technology agenda and shape the next phase of the Estée Lauder Companies (ELC). In the context of new operating models and a rapidly advancing, integrated, and globalized technology landscape, the EA team defines forward-looking‑ technology standards and guidelines grounded in value realization and economies of scale. EA collaborates closely with technology leaders, solution architects, product owners, and cross-functional partners through an iterative process that enables direction-setting, continuous feedback, and refinement. The team also governs delivery through architecture review boards (ARB) and sustained engagement to ensure alignment and architectural integrity. The Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture will engage in defining and executing enterprise application architectures that support ELC’s operations, finance, HR, supply chain, commercial, and digital capabilities. The role focuses on applying enterprise architecture standards, patterns, and roadmaps across ERP, ecommerce, data, and security platforms, ensuring that solutions reflect approved architectural direction and integrate effectively within ELC’s broader technology landscape. Working closely with EA Directors, solution architects, product teams, and delivery partners, the Senior Manager will contribute to architecture design decisions, document our architecture in LeanIX, ‑guide implementation approaches, and support governance through architecture reviews and ongoing engagement. This role plays a key part in shaping platform usage, including SAP, centralized e‑commerce technologies, identity and access management, and data-driven solutions, while balancing enterprise consistency with delivery needs. The vision and roadmap for enterprise applications needs to both support ELC’s operating model of tomorrow while pragmatically solving for opportunities of today, including tech debt retirement, resiliency, cost rationalization etc.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
1+ years as an Enterprise Architect and or 4+ years as a Solution Architect with a focus on data, analytics, and AI-driven architectures (TOGAF a plus)
Hands-on technical development and problem-solving experience, including design, prototyping, and implementation guidance
Strong understanding of architecture governance, risk, and compliance, balancing control with agility
Experience with LeanIX or similar EA tools for application, data, and capability modeling

Nice To Haves

Experience in one or more of the following areas is a plus:
SAP (ECC to S/4HANA migration, clean-core principles, Joule agents, Business Data Cloud)
Global, centralized e-commerce platforms, including Shopify and its limitations for complex, multi-brand, enterprise-scale use cases
API integrations with multiple systems including LeanIX.

Responsibilities

Develop and Maintain Architectural Target States and Roadmaps
Define and maintain target architectures and collaborative roadmaps for enterprise applications across key domains such as R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, and other core business functions
Ensure alignment of architectural strategies with business objectives by engaging stakeholders and addressing both immediate priorities and long-term scalability
Incorporate considerations for global operations, including regional variations, compliance needs, and business growth projections
Document the enterprise application portfolio using LeanIX; develop and maintain the Business Capability Map, identifying functional redundancies across the business and proposing consolidation and cost-rationalization initiatives based on ELC’s standard model (Run & Maintain, Remediate, Refactor, Replace)
Establish and Evolve Enterprise Design Standards
Lead and support the definition, documentation, and evolution of enterprise design standards encompassing platform selection, data integration, security, cloud hosting, and multi-tiered application design
Integrate standards into project lifecycles, ensuring alignment across all initiatives to maintain architectural consistency and operational efficiency
Promote adherence to best practices in design, delivery, and maintenance while fostering a culture of innovation
Collaboration and Integration with Stakeholders
Partner with business and IT stakeholders to ensure that enterprise applications are fully integrated into the broader enterprise architecture
Facilitate cross-functional workshops to align on architectural objectives, bridge gaps between business and technical perspectives, and accelerate delivery
Act as an advocate for EA governance in key strategic initiatives, ensuring early involvement to reduce rework and maximize impact.
Architectural Reviews and Value Optimization
Conduct comprehensive architectural reviews of initiatives impacting enterprise architecture, evaluating for adherence to standards, scalability, and end-to-end value realization
Provide actionable recommendations to optimize cost, performance, and business outcomes while balancing innovation with risk mitigation.
Technology Debt Reduction and Productivity Gains
Actively identify opportunities to consolidate systems, retire technical debt, and improve productivity through automation and simplification across legacy and cloud-based platforms
Partner with teams to streamline workflows and reduce dependency on manual processes, driving efficiency at scale
Lead and support the establishment of a framework for continuous improvement to address recurring pain points and ensure future ready architecture
Technical Leadership and Guidance
Provide technical leadership to project teams during the implementation, integration, and rollout of core enterprise systems
Serve as a mentor and coach to technical teams, fostering growth in architectural skills and reinforcing alignment with enterprise strategies
Offer hands-on guidance and support for complex design challenges, ensuring solutions align with business and technical objectives
Monitor Industry Trends and Emerging Technologies
Continuously monitor industry trends, engaging with thought leaders and maintaining a pulse on emerging technologies relevant to CPG landscape
Proactively identify opportunities for innovation and efficiency improvements, assessing their feasibility for integration
Lead pilot programs or proof-of-concepts to validate the application of emerging technologies
Support Business Continuity and Compliance
Ensure that the architecture supports business continuity, compliance, and regulatory requirements across global markets
Proactively address potential risks related to system failures, data security breaches, or non-compliance, implementing robust mitigation strategies
Foster a Culture of Innovation and Agility
Act as a champion of change by advocating for agile principles and innovation practices across the organization
Establish mechanisms for feedback loops from project teams and end users to refine enterprise architecture continuously