Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Sr. Mgr. Enterprise Architecture!

We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we’ve been making our own way ever since.

Position Location:

We're all about flexibility! This will be a hybrid role based out of our corporate headquarters in Lakeville, MA with Mondays and Fridays remote.

Role Overview:

The Sr. Manager, Enterprise Architecture will have a unique opportunity to use their strategic experience and technical expertise to define the technology platforms that enable our Cooperative to be efficient and increase our speed to market for digital initiatives and innovation. The position is a highly collaborative one, which is essential to ensure business/customer first approach in designing the right Platform for sustainable growth, agility and efficiency for the Cooperative.

As we modernize Ocean Spray (cloud ERP, data modernization, digital core) this role becomes critical to our enterprise success with the definition and building of our technology backbone to support our business. We are looking for someone with extensive application and solution architecture background, who has made career progression into architect role and can lead us through change.

Someone who does not think of application, infrastructure, cloud, security, and compliance as unrelated aspects, but rather equally important components of well-crafted tech solutions to create an enhanced experience with not only our external but also our internal stakeholders. You will be well versed in large scale transformation (especially related to the ERP rollouts) and translating the business and IT strategy into a technology roadmap that will underpin our success.

A Day in the Life...

• Lead and mentor a small team directly whilst collaborating with other IT specialists to evolve our overall technical landscape.
• Establish appropriate architecture review and governance processes.
• Set the technology blueprint and strategy for platforms, linked to our business strategies and product initiatives.
• The platform(s) includes the organization of all enterprise.
• Lead the establishment of standards for IT tools and platforms.
• Work closely with the Product Partners & PMO, to review IT roadmaps and assess underlying architectural needs and considerations.
• Work with design and delivery teams to ensure architectural considerations, IT standards and appropriate tools are being applied in technical specifications and overall IT.
• Oversees the management and support of SAP Basis and associated security activities.
• Support the troubleshooting of day-to-day support tickets, change control, participate in Change Advisory Board, ticket/incident management and tracking and meeting.
• Spearhead the underlying technology choices and architectural trade-offs aligned with business and financial objectives.
• Lead system architecture and solution architecture decisions with project and product teams through an architecture committee.
• Work with delivery teams to establish processes and norms for code reviews of pre-release software and ensuring all security best practices are followed.
• Maintain current on new technologies and IT management practices and provides direction on what emerging IT technologies and methods should be introduced, integrated for maximum business value.
• Bring our employees on a journey and drive an innovation culture with organized events, ideation sessions and hackathons.
• Works toward a balance between growing the agility required to achieve digital business objectives and ensuring the core IT functions are reliable, stable, and efficient.

What We Are Looking For:

Required: MS in computer science or related field or equivalent relevant experience, with a focus on Software Engineering. Experience within transformational (ERP-like) programs with the leading, building and execution of technology architecture and integration success during transition and steady state. IS 10+ years of experience with progressive leadership responsibilities including leading development and infrastructure for SAP and other enterprise technologies. Hands-on experience with application development in SAP ABAP & BTP as well as SAP BASIS preferred. 4-5 years of data and analytics tools and the design and integration of this architecture. Exposure to and experience of digital commerce solutions including headless commerce. Extensive experience working in an environment consisting of COTS and home-grown applications. Deep understanding of the full software development life cycle (SDLC), including coding standards, code review, source control, build, test, deploy, and operations. Extensive experience with security frameworks and standards such as OAuth2, OIDC, SAML. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others within a complex, cross-functional and fast paced organization with globally distributed teams. General working experience of both waterfall and Agile/ Scrum methodology.

Preferred: 2 or more years experience with integration platforms such as MuleSoft, Kubernetes, Azure API, Azure Functions, Graph, Kerberos. 2 or more years of experience with cloud security, CI/CD tools. Experience with container development and orchestration solutions (AKS). CPG experience preferred.

Education:

No Minimum Education Specified

Work Experience:

At least 10 Years of Experience

Annual Salary:

$147,200 - $202,400. The base salary range information above serves as a guideline of the position’s typical hiring range. We value and appreciate what makes you unique and will consider a variety of factors when determining an offer. These factors include, but are not limited to, your skills and experience, external and internal benchmarks, as well as overall company considerations. Certain positions may be eligible for short-term and long-term incentive rewards.

Benefits:

• Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs.
• Health, Dental and Vision insurance.
• Health savings account.
• Flexible spending account.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Telehealth services.
• 1:1 health coaching.
• Supportive benefits for all the stages of your life.
• 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end.
• Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses.
• Flexible scheduling options.
• Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment).
• Holiday pay for 12 holidays.
• Career development and growth opportunities.
• Tuition/Education assistance programs.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Scholarship programs for children of employees.
• Parental leave.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
• Adoption assistance.
• Bereavement leave.
• Up to $300 fitness reimbursement.
• Up to $300 massage reimbursement.
• Employee appreciation events.
• Employee discounts.
• Charitable giving.

Who We Are:

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what’s better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future. Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:

• Grower Mindset – We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
• Sustainable Results – Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
• Integrity Above All – We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other.
• Inclusive Teamwork – We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. For MA Applicants – It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. Any employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.