Director of Enterprise IT & Architecture (Retail Tech)

Ross Stores, Inc.; Dublin (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 249,000; Full time

Job summary

Ross Stores, Inc. in Dublin, CA seeks a Director (Enterprise Architecture) to drive IT strategy, roadmap, and solution architecture across merchants, planning, supply chain, stores and marketing.

You will lead a team of enterprise architects and external consultants, oversee architecture governance, and partner with senior executives to deliver measurable business outcomes. Requires 10+ years in EA in retail and 5+ years in leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Enterprise Architecture in Retail.
• Experience supervising enterprise architects, solution architects and consultants.
• Experience across Retail domains: Merchandising, Planning, Forecasting, Supply chain, Stores, Marketing, Digital.
• Knowledge of industry best practices: ARTS, NRF models, TOGAF, Archimate.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain strategic technology roadmap.
• Lead IT 5-year planning and budgeting.
• Provide architecture consultancy for portfolio planning and delivery.
• Supervise architects and external consultants to align with business objectives.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Retail domain

Team leadership

Solution architecture

Cloud platforms

Industry frameworks

Education

Undergraduate degree in information systems

Master’s degree a plus

Tools

AI/ML

Gen AI

Job description

Ross Stores, Inc. in Dublin, CA seeks a Director (Enterprise Architecture) to drive IT strategy, roadmap, and solution architecture across merchants, planning, supply chain, stores and marketing.

You will lead a team of enterprise architects and external consultants, oversee architecture governance, and partner with senior executives to deliver measurable business outcomes. Requires 10+ years in EA in retail and 5+ years in leadership.