Harman

About the Role:
We are currently looking for a highly skilled and strategic Divisional System Architect to oversee the management and optimization of our various applications, including CRM, ERP/SAP, eCommerce, web portals, and others. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless integration of these critical platforms, driving efficiency and evaluating various tools & technologies.

Strategic Planning:

• Collaborate with business leaders to understand the organization's strategic goals and objectives.
• Align IT strategy with business strategy to ensure that technology investments support the overall business direction.

Architecture Design:

• Develop and maintain Divisional architecture that encompasses business processes, information systems, applications, data, and technology infrastructure.
• Design and document high-level and detailed architecture solutions to address business problems and opportunities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure architectural alignment.

Technology Assessment:

• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to determine their potential impact on the organization.
• Conduct technology assessments and provide recommendations for the adoption of new tools or systems.

Standards and Governance:

• Establish and enforce architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices to ensure consistency and quality in technology solutions.
• Provide guidance on technology governance and compliance with relevant regulations and standards.

Integration and Interoperability:

• Drive integration between various systems such as CRM, eCommerce, web portals, and other enterprise systems such as SAP ERP that support the Lifestyle Division.
• Ensure seamless interoperability to optimize data flow and business processes.

Vendor Relationships:

• Manage relationships with third-party vendors and service providers.
• Evaluate and select vendors based on performance, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with business needs.

Security, Compliance & Risk Management:

• Implement and enforce security measures to protect all Lifestyle divisional data, portals, and applications.
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations.

• Identify and mitigate risks associated with technology decisions and implementations.
• Provide recommendations for addressing security, scalability, and performance concerns.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business Administration, or Engineering
• 15+ years experience in Enterprise Architecture, systems management, project management and/or Business Analysis
• Proven experience in systems architecture, integration, and innovation leadership.
• Strong knowledge of emerging technologies and their application in a business context.

What is Nice to Have

• Experience in tools such as visio, Confluence, Jira etc
• Experience in working in a global environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 5%, domestic and international travel.
• Be willing to work in an office (Northridge, CA.) 3 days a week.
• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

What We Offer

• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.

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