Principal Enterprise Architect – Product-to-Market​/Retail Planning

Principal Enterprise Architect - Product-to-Market / Retail Planning

Location: Onsite in Pleasanton, CA or San Francisco, CA
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM PT
Contract: 12-month W2 contract with possible extension
Pay Rate: $100-$115/hour W2

Russell Tobin is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect - Product-to-Market / Retail Planning to support a leading enterprise retail client. This role will join the Enterprise Architecture team within the CTO organization and support the design, assessment, and evolution of the client’s Product-to-Market ecosystem.

This is a high-impact architecture role focused on retail P2M capabilities, integrated planning, merchandising, allocation, and supply chain alignment. The ideal candidate has deep experience in retail or fashion/apparel environments, composable architecture, API-first integrations, and AI/ML-enabled planning capabilities.

• Assess the current Product-to-Market landscape and vendor capabilities to identify gaps, redundancies, risks, and modernization opportunities.
• Develop architecture blueprints, capability roadmaps, and recommendations aligned to business outcomes.
• Support enterprise architecture efforts across Line Planning, Buy Planning, Visual Mapping, Space Planning, Size & Pack, Allocation, Consumer Insights, and related retail planning capabilities.
• Provide guidance on composable architecture patterns, API-first integrations, event-driven architecture, and data flow design.
• Partner with Product-to-Market, Engineering, Data, and business teams to evaluate vendors, define integration patterns, and support platform decisions.
• Advise on AI/ML and Agentic AI use cases related to Product-to-Market automation, predictive planning, personalization, content automation, and employee engagement.
• Contribute to architecture reviews, governance processes, investment decisions, and platform consolidation initiatives.
• Produce clear documentation, including architecture diagrams, decision frameworks, capability models, and executive-ready recommendations.
• Translate complex architecture and Product-to-Market concepts into clear business value for senior stakeholders.

• 10+ years of experience in Product-to-Market, retail planning, supply chain, or enterprise architecture.
• Strong experience supporting retail Product-to-Market capabilities.
• Hands‑on experience with merchandising and planning processes, including:
  • Line Planning
  • Buy Planning
  • Allocation
  • Consumer Insights
  • Visual Mapping
  • Space Planning
  • Sizing and Packing
• Experience working in retail, fashion/apparel, client‑facing, or DTC brand environments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud‑native, API‑first, composable, and event‑driven architecture patterns.
• Experience evaluating vendor capabilities and designing integration patterns across enterprise platforms.
• Ability to create architecture blueprints, roadmaps, capability assessments, and governance documentation.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to business and executive audiences.
• Ability to integrate quickly into an existing team and deliver with minimal ramp‑up.

• Experience with composable Product-to-Market architecture and MACH architecture principles.
• Familiarity with Agentic AI or LLM applications in Product-to-Market automation, planning, personalization, or employee engagement.
• Experience with AI/ML‑driven capabilities such as predictive segmentation, next‑best‑action, propensity modeling, personalization, and audience intelligence.
• Prior experience supporting large‑scale transformation, platform modernization, or architecture governance initiatives.

• Strong enterprise architecture mindset with hands‑on retail planning domain expertise.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments with multiple stakeholders.
• Collaborative team player who can work within established governance frameworks.
• Strong documentation, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to balance strategic architecture direction with practical delivery needs.

Russell Tobin offers eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical,…