Job DescriptionThe Team: Acting as a trusted partner to all business areas of Herms Americas, the Herms of Paris (HOP) IT Team leads comprehensive technology delivery, innovation and support across the entire systems landscape in the region. The IT Department's Enterprise Services group is responsible for managing the following core IT disciplines:
- Business Intelligence
- Business Services
- Business Analysis
- Process Optimization
- Project Management Office
- Enterprise Architecture
- IT Financial Shared Services
The Opportunity: The Enterprise Services group is looking for an experienced Solutions Architect who will be responsible for providing technical leadership to HOP IT in finding, deploying, or building all possible systems solutions based on clear understanding of the project, an issue, and/or business requirement. This role would work in close partnership with several technical teams in the department, as well as with colleagues from the EA group in Paris to ensure HOP solutions follow established global guidelines as it relates to architecture standards of the Hermes Group. Acting as an internal advisor, this role would facilitate technology reviews based on their industry knowledge and experience, key EA principles, and the deep understanding of the business need. This role will operate by engaging team members from other areas of the department in a matrixed capacity as needed, and partner with Cybersecurity team to ensure alignment and compliance. All other duties as assigned by the supervisor. About the Role:
- Regular communication with HOP IT specialists and architects from different groups to develop and implement the best solution for the problem being solved.
- Close partnership with Business Services team to ensure that the solution being developed is aligned with the business goals and requirements. Help develop solutions for process improvements identified by Business Services team.
- Produce the overall architecture of the solution which shows all the detailed technical component specifications as validated by the other HOP IT architects.
- Represent HOP IT in obtaining approval of proposed solution and architecture from global Architecture team.
- Maintain an updated documentation of HOP enterprise architecture landscape.
- Provide input from the Americas region to the Global Architecture team, and participating in standards definitions as required
- Research and understand new technologies and solutions. Document and share best practice knowledge for new solutions.
- Closely partner with the Infrastructure Team to build scalable foundations for key technology projects
- Perform design, debug, and performance analysis on solutions. Regular assessment of existing solutions for opportunities of improvement and optimization.
- Evolve and evangelize the EA practice for HOP, and supporting other regions including Canada and LATAM as it relates to solutions architecture and systems design
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About You:
- At least 7 years of hands-on experience in software development or related IT discipline
- A Bachelor's degree in IT, computer science, or equivalent
- Certificate in solutions architecture-related fields is a plus
- Strong understanding of the tools and technologies involved in designing solutions
- Requires both technical and interpersonal skills to design, ability to describe and manage solutions in business terms
- Outstanding team leadership, communication, and basic project management skills
- Background in retail business operations, processes, and technologies (Retail ERP, Warehouse Management System, Financials)
- Comfortable interacting with business stakeholders, IT, executive leadership and external vendors
- A problem solver excited by challenging initiatives
- Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills
- Understands data and integration concepts, basic cloud computing and infrastructure technology
- Experience in JIRA, MS Office, Service Now, PPM tools, PowerBI, PowerApps is a plus
The range for this position is $130,012.67 - $153,651.33. Actual rates are determined based on the job, location, and individual experience. We are looking for a candidate that has a combination of the above attributes and can perform the key functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodations. About Us A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Herms is an independent, family-owned French house that employs nearly 20,000 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Herms cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial anchoring that respects people and resources. Sixteen artisanal mtiers feed the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in over 300 stores around the world. About the Team We are looking for a candidate that has a combination of the above attributes and can perform the key functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodations. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Family is at the heart of Herms. At Herms of Paris, we are committed to being a Maison for All, a home where we make efforts to generate, support and advance the values of diversity, inclusion and family both within our own walls and in the wider world. At Herms of Paris we look to create a diverse workforce of talented and unique individuals with different backgrounds, skillsets and worldviews that will enrich our Herms of Paris family. We support our individual team members personal and professional success through a culture that values equality, individuality and fairness and through an environment where individuals can thrive and feel comfortable being their authentic selves. Beyond the walls of our Maison, we advance our DIF values through the work that we do in partnership with our community and non-profit partners. At Herms of Paris, we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of Herms of Paris, Inc. that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. In addition, personnel procedures and practices with regard to training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, lay off or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience and qualifications, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Herms of Paris, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws. We collect personal information (PI) from you in connection with your application for employment with Hermes, including the following categories of PI: identifiers, personal records, commercial information, professional or employment information, non-public education records, and inferences drawn from your PI. We collect your PI for our purposes, including performing services and operations related to your potential employment. For additional details or if you have questions, contact us at ...@hermes.com.