Head of Integrations & API Strategy

PUMA

Boston (MA)

On-site

USD 109,000 - 148,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

PUMA is seeking a Head of Integrations to lead a diverse development team in Somerville, MA. You will oversee enterprise integration, automation, APIs, data solutions, and modernization efforts to support North America initiatives.

Role requires driving architecture reviews, governance, and scalable delivery across regions. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years guiding teams, deep experience with APIs, ETL, and cloud integration (including SAP CPI/BTP).

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of experience leading technical teams responsible for software development, integration, or enterprise application delivery.
Proven experience managing and mentoring development teams in a fast-paced, evolving technology environment.
Strong experience leading enterprise integration programs using APIs, messaging technologies, event-driven architecture, ETL, and cloud integration platforms.
Experience delivering large-scale ERP integration projects, preferably involving SAP S/4HANA.
Hands-on experience with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Integration Suite (CPI), and SAP integration patterns is strongly preferred.
Experience with integration technologies such as Boomi, MuleSoft, Azure Integration Services, SAP CPI, or similar enterprise integration platforms.
Strong understanding of solution architecture, systems integration design, and software engineering best practices.
Experience establishing and enforcing development lifecycle processes including technical design reviews, documentation standards, testing strategies, release management, and change control.
Experience building and maintaining technical documentation and knowledge management repositories using platforms such as Confluence.
Strong knowledge of REST APIs, web services, message queues, event streaming, SFTP, and modern integration protocols.
Understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, source control, automated deployments, and software delivery governance.
Knowledge of systems, security, networking, and cloud architecture as they relate to enterprise application development and integrations.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of developers including both internal and offshore resources. Conduct performance reviews, goal setting, career development planning, and ensure alignment with PUMA technology and business objectives.
Lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise integration, automation, API, and data solutions that support PUMA North America’s strategic initiatives.
Establish and enforce solution design, development, documentation, testing, security, and release management standards across the Integration Development team.
Drive a “design before development” culture by facilitating architecture reviews, technical design sessions, and solution documentation prior to implementation.
Own and continually improve development lifecycle processes, ensuring solutions are properly documented in Confluence and follow established governance, change management, and production release procedures.
Partner with business stakeholders, project managers, and solution architects to evaluate new requests, define requirements, estimate effort, and develop scalable technical solutions.
Guide the team’s transition toward modern integration patterns including APIs, event-driven architecture (EDA), cloud-native solutions, AI-enabled services, and reusable integration frameworks.
Support PUMA’s SAP S/4HANA transformation initiatives by helping define and implement integration strategies leveraging SAP BTP, SAP Integration Suite (CPI), APIs, events, and master data services.
Collaborate with global technology teams to align integration frameworks, tools, standards, and best practices across regions.
Identify opportunities to modernize, simplify, and refactor existing integrations, ETL processes, and custom applications to improve stability, scalability, supportability, and performance.
Partner with support teams to troubleshoot critical production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term corrective actions.
Oversee integration platform operations, monitoring, release readiness, and production support activities to ensure service levels are consistently met.
Serve as the primary technical leader and escalation point for developers and external consultants.
Develop technical talent through coaching, mentoring, training, and adoption of modern engineering practices including DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and Infrastructure as Code where appropriate.
Champion innovation and continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to automate business processes, improve data quality, accelerate delivery, and reduce technical debt.