Retail Enterprise Architect

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading global recruitment specialist is seeking a Retail Enterprise Architect in London. The ideal candidate will lead the architecture strategy across retail functions, ensuring strategic alignment and technology modernization. This high-impact role in hybrid working conditions offers an excellent daily rate to drive continuous improvement in retail operations.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in product-centric delivery.
• Strong understanding of retail operations and technology transformation.
• Ability to modernize legacy systems and integrate various technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise and solution architecture strategy across retail functions.
• Govern architecture patterns and principles for commercial systems.
• Design modular architectures leveraging cloud and microservices.

Skills

Retail business domains

Enterprise architecture

Cloud technologies

Microservices architecture

Integration patterns

APIs

Tools

Oracle Retail

Job description

Job Description

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Job Title: Retail Enterprise Architect

Rate: £805/day Inside IR35

Location: London, Hybrid (60% remote-40% onsite at office and client office in London)

Job Description:

Internal Grade Equivalent A9

• An experienced Retail Enterprise Architect with a deep understanding of retail business domains-especially commercial, merchandising, product data mgmt, trading & planning, category & assortment, pricing & promotions, planning, and supply chain-to lead the design and execution of enterprise architectures across multiple retail areas including grocery, general merchandise, and fashion.
• The ideal candidate will bring a proven track record of working in a product-centric delivery, shaping end-to-end architecture across enterprise platforms, modernising core systems, and enabling transformation using cloud, integration, and microservice architectures. This role will be pivotal in driving strategic alignment, domain-led architectural governance, and technology roadmaps to support ongoing business and digital transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the enterprise and solution architecture strategy across planning, buying, trading, merchandising, and supply chain functions.
• Govern and evolve end-to-end architecture patterns, standards, and principles for core commercial and operational systems.
• Partner with business stakeholders and product owners to shape domain roadmaps and assess architectural impacts of strategic initiatives.
• Working with the architects a variety across product data management, merchandising, planning, merchandising, supply chain and integration.
• Design scalable, modular and composable architectures leveraging API-first, microservices, cloud- and event-driven patterns.
• Architect and oversee delivery of solutions integrating ERP Platforms like Oracle Retail, ERP platforms, eCommerce, PLM, and finance systems.
• Drive modernization of Legacy platforms and enable speed-to-market initiatives across retail channels (B2C, B2B, dropship).
• Conduct architecture assessments, design authority reviews, and ensure solution alignment with business outcomes.
• Lead architectural input for RFPs, vendor assessments, and platform selection activities.
• Act as a strategic advisor to technology leadership on commercial technology transformation.

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.