Director & Chief Architect, Retail Transformation

Capgemini Invent; Manchester; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini Invent in the United Kingdom is seeking a Director, Chief Architect for Retail to guide leading retail clients through technology-enabled transformation. You will influence business and technology strategy, shape enterprise-scale architecture and help clients make critical investment decisions.

Working with CTOs, Heads of Architecture and Heads of Engineering, you will define transformation roadmaps and lead multidisciplinary teams from strategy through delivery and benefits

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading enterprise or solution architecture within the retail sector.
• Strong retail sector knowledge across grocery, fashion, general merchandise, or health and beauty.
• Experience selling and delivering complex architecture or technology transformation consulting engagements.
• Track record of leading programmes from strategy through to delivery and benefits realisation.
• Experience advising senior stakeholders and influencing strategic technology investment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture across complex retail transformation programmes from strategy to delivery.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across client accounts.
• Define transformation roadmaps and guide multidisciplinary teams through deployment and benefits realisation.

Skills

Retail architecture leadership

Enterprise platforms

AI in retail strategy

Stakeholder management

Business development

Solution shaping

Job description

Capgemini Invent in the United Kingdom is seeking a Director, Chief Architect for Retail to guide leading retail clients through technology-enabled transformation. You will influence business and technology strategy, shape enterprise-scale architecture and help clients make critical investment decisions.

Working with CTOs, Heads of Architecture and Heads of Engineering, you will define transformation roadmaps and lead multidisciplinary teams from strategy through delivery and benefits