Senior Principal Enterprise Architect

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Buffalo, NY, US, 14213

Rich’s, also known as Rich Products Corporation, is a family-owned food company dedicated to inspiring possibilities. From cakes and icings to pizza, appetizers and specialty toppings, our products are used in homes, restaurants and bakeries around the world. Beyond great food, our customers also gain insights to help them stay competitive, no matter their size. Our portfolio includes creative solutions geared at helping food industry professionals compete in food service, retail, in-store bakery, deli, and prepared foods, among others.

With more than 13,500 associates working globally in 100 countries and annual sales of $5.9 billion, Rich’s is a global leader with a focus on everything that family makes possible. Rich’s®—Infinite Possibilities. One Family.

The Senior Principal Enterprise Architect shapes enterprise-wide business and technology strategy, defines future-state architecture, and provides architectural leadership for Rich’s most complex transformation initiatives. The role leads through expertise and influence, guiding strategic decisions, standards, and roadmaps that deliver business value while reducing complexity and risk.

• Translate business strategy and operating-model needs into enterprise capability and technology roadmaps.
• Define and evolve future-state architecture across business, application, data, integration, security, infrastructure, cloud, AI, and enterprise platform domains.
• Provide architecture leadership for complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives, including SAP S/4
  
  HANA and other enterprise platforms.
• Advise senior business and IT leaders on technology investments, sequencing, trade-offs, and enterprise risk.
• Establish architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, governance forums, and reusable patterns.
• Guide platform, data, integration, security, and clean-core decisions to improve scalability, interoperability, and resilience.
• Define responsible architecture patterns and guardrails for AI, automation, and emerging technologies.
• Mentor architects and engineering leaders and strengthen enterprise architecture capability across Rich’s.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent progressive professional experience.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, technology strategy, digital platforms, or large-scale transformation.
• Demonstrated success shaping complex, enterprise-wide technology landscapes and multi-year roadmaps across multiple business and technology domains.
• Experience advising senior executives and translating business strategy into architecture priorities and executable plans.
• Experience leading architecture for major ERP and digital transformation programs, including SAP S/4
  
  HANA and integrated enterprise platforms.
• Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture, data and integration patterns, cloud, security, modern engineering, AI architecture, and responsible technology adoption.
• Experience establishing architecture governance, standards, reference architectures, and technology rationalization practices.
• Exceptional communication, influence, facilitation, and decision‑making skills in complex and ambiguous environments.

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COMPENSATION

In accordance with state law, the rate or range provided is Rich Products Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Rich's”), reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower, based on non-discriminatory factors such…