View Job Description - Head of Enterprise Architecture - Cumberland Farms : Job Details

Are you curious about solving complex business challenges for a leading convenience retailer? Do you have a passion for cross functional collaboration? Then you may be the perfect addition to our team!

EG America is one of the fastest-growing convenience store retailers in the United States, committed to becoming America's #1 'one-stop' destination. The business has an established pedigree of delivering excellent fuel, grocery and merchandise, and food service. Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, our Company has grown to over 1,500+ locations across the United States employing over 18,000 team members. You can find us operating under the following store banners: Certified Oil, Cumberland Farms, Fastrac, Kwik Shop, Loaf N Jug, Minit Mart, Sprint Food Stores, Tom Thumb, Turkey Hill, and Quik Stop. Our headquarters in Westborough, MA is home to our Store Support Center, Company Warehouse, and Culinary Center.

The Head Of Enterprise Architecture is responsible for establishing and leading the enterprise architecture function at EG America. This strategic role will create and evolve the enterprise architecture framework, enabling alignment between business strategy and IT execution. They will define the current state of systems and technology, shape the future-state architecture, and build the governance and tools required to rationalize and modernize EG America's technology landscape.

The role is highly collaborative, working closely with all IT sub-functions, including Technology, Data & AI, Information Security and Innovation, as well as key business leaders. It is pivotal in ensuring EG America's technology investments are scalable, interoperable, secure, and aligned with business outcomes.

Responsibilities include establishing the enterprise architecture function from the ground up, leading the assessment of current state architecture, defining and evolving future-state architecture, developing and maintaining reference models, launching and chairing the Architecture Review Board, collaborating with IT leads to guide solution design, driving application portfolio management, providing architectural oversight on major initiatives, evaluating and introducing architecture frameworks and tools, staying informed of emerging technologies, and developing training and awareness programs.

Key results include a documented baseline of current-state architecture, an established enterprise-wide Architecture Review Board, a simplified application landscape, strong architectural alignment, and adoption of a consistent architecture methodology and toolset.

The role will work closely with all IT subfunctions and key business stakeholders across all SSC departments. Requirements include a minimum education of a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field, with a preferred education of a master's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field. Minimum experience includes 10+ years of experience in enterprise, solution, or domain architecture within complex IT environments, with a proven track record of standing up or significantly maturing an enterprise architecture capability.

Licenses/certifications and soft skills are also required, including excellent oral and written communication skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including with senior business leaders. Other requirements include no travel, a standard office setting with a Monday Friday 8 hour day, and the ability to maneuver and regularly lift and move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

At EG America, it's important that our employees reflect the world we live in and the communities we serve. We celebrate our differences, so your unique background and skillset could bring a wonderful new perspective to our team. If you have a passion for delivering exceptional results, thrive in a fast-paced corporate environment, and bring experience in business management or related areas, we'd love to meet you - even if you don't meet every single requirement.