Associate Architect, Product Traceability and Impact

Ref #:

W154667

Department:

Information Technology

City:

Bangalore

State/Province:

Karnataka

Location:

India

Company Description

At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.

Position Overview

Ralph Lauren is embarking on a multi-year transformation journey to expand our efforts to deliver on our sustainability goals and meet emerging regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations around product and supply chain transparency. We are assembling a cross-functional team under a new program called Transparency and Traceability (TNT) which will be responsible for driving the strategy and implementation of new data requirements and processes across the business, required for sustainability and compliance requirements. This work will include scaling the traceability of our products and raw materials within our source base, expanding our labor and environment due diligence programs to upstream suppliers, enabling product impact disclosures and strengthening data controls for corporate reporting. The core teams involved include TNT, Sourcing, IT, Sustainability, Worker Well-Being, Legal & Compliance.

As a Technology Business Management Associate Architect, Product Traceability & Impact, your role will be focused on designing the technology & data integration architecture, ensuring alignment with the program requirements and guiding the team through the implementation, deployment and operational processes to develop a robust and scalable platform that enables end-to-end visibility into Ralph Lauren s supply chain and product journey. The focus of the role will be largely collaborating with the cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, evaluate technology options, and ensure the successful implementation of the TNT platform and associated data integration into Ralph Lauren s systems landscape, while managing risks and communicating effectively with key stakeholders.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Solution Design & Architecture :

Develop a comprehensive solution architecture considering scalability, performance, security and cost effectiveness

Design the system components, data flow and integration of the new platform into RL s system landscape

Collaborate with stakeholders to understand the objectives, functional and non-functional requirements

Define the technical requirements / specifications

Align the system and data architecture with the Enterprise Architect team.

Coordinate across internal application teams to ensure data and system integration including design, development, data quality, scalability and maintainability.

Plan and lead quality assurance, release deployments and data cutovers

Scalability and Performance:

Design the platform to accommodate future growth and increasing data volumes from an integration standpoint.

Optimize performance and ensure efficient data processing as required for integration data exchanges.

Technical Documentation:

Create detailed technical documentation, including system diagrams, data models, and integration specifications.

Team Leadership:

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development teams on integration requirements & application configuration as needed.

Work closely with Business and IT teams to understand the application/data integration requirements and translate into functional and technical requirements

Comfortable working with unknowns and coordinating with various IT groups to ensure data and system alignment for integration

Lead integration design workshops for problem identification, stakeholder engagement, ideation & feature drafting

Lead Design / Feature Workshop sessions to ensure Integration Features and User Stories are aligned to the needs of the business

Collaborate with IT operations and support teams to ensure smooth deployment and maintenance.

Ensure new features are well defined and ready for development, partnering with business leadership

Working with change management team to coordinate training, communication & onboarding for target audiences

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

Experience:

Minimum of 8 years of experience; in that 5+ years in Solution Design & Architecture.

Working experience as solution architect on complex enterprise systems/package implementations

Prior experience in working on integration with Product / Supplier data management systems/ ERP preferred

Strong background in software engineering principles and practices

Experience with Agile, Cloud, DevOps methodologies, project planning and risk management

Technical Skills:

Proficiency in programming, data and security architecture and database systems.

Proven experience on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), microservices and API design

Knowledge of cloud architecture patterns and services

Understanding of security best practices, including data encryption, identity management, and compliance regulations

Preferred familiarity with traceability technologies / platform.

Familiarity with DevOps practices

Leadership Skills:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment across the globe