Head of Enterprise Architecture and Technology Strategy

Perdue Farms is a fourth-generation, family-owned food and agricultural business deeply rooted in tradition yet with a forward-thinking mindset. We believe that success starts with our people, and our culture is built on a foundation of teamwork, integrity, and respect, where every voice matters and everyone is encouraged to contribute to our shared goals. We are dedicated to creating a supportive, inclusive environment where associates feel valued and inspired to make an impact, both within the company and in the communities we serve.

From promoting growth and development to prioritizing work-life balance, we're committed to helping our team members thrive. That's Perdue.

Summary

Lead the transformation of enterprise technology  the Head of Enterprise Architecture and Technology Strategy, you will define and drive the vision for a unified, scalable, and future-ready technology landscape that powers our "One Perdue" strategy. You will partner with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to establish enterprise architecture standards, shape technology strategy, and ensure business and technology initiatives are aligned to a connected, resilient, and high-performing enterprise.

This role is ideal for a strategic, forward-thinking technology leader who excels at translating business priorities into enterprise architecture solutions, driving innovation, reducing complexity, and enabling scalable growth across business, data, application, integration, cloud, security, and platform domains.

The salary range for this position is $170,000 - $256,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications with annual bonus available (variable depend ing on performance).

In addition to the base salary, Perdue offer s a competitive benefits package, including medical/Rx, 401(k) with employer match after 1 year , critical illness, accident insurance, dental, vision , life insurance, optional group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts and paid time off.

This position is located onsite at our corporate headquarters in Salisbury, MD. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates to support a smooth and successful transition.

Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Own and evolve enterprise architecture across business, data, application, and technology domains.

Establish standards, design guardrails, and architecture principles.

Lead the Architecture Review Board and exception governance.

Ensure all platforms integrate into a unified enterprise ecosystem.

Define integration patterns.

Define data architecture standards.

Define cloud and platform strategy.

Translate business strategy into reference architectures.

Translate business strategy into platform roadmaps.

Translate business strategy into engineering standards.

Stay ahead of emerging technologies and guide adoption.

Engage at initiative inception to shape technical design.

Ensure solutions are scalable.

Ensure solutions are secure.

Ensure solutions are integrated.

Ensure solutions are reusable.

Build and lead Enterprise Architects.

Build and lead Domain Architects across Data, Integration, Cloud, and Security disciplines.

Build and lead Solution Architects.

Drive reuse through patterns and standards.

Minimum Education and Experience

15-20+ years of information technology leadership experience.

Experience leading enterprise architecture and large technical delivery or platform teams.

Experience in ERP-heavy and integration-heavy environments.

Understanding challenges and opportunities in connecting ERP and artificial intelligence into one global ecosystem to deliver business value at scale.

Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and align technology decisions with business outcomes.

Strong knowledge of architecture governance, reference architectures, roadmaps, standards, and design patterns.

Strong executive communication skills.

Preferred Education and Experience

Experience with SAP.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Factors

Position is mostly sedentary but may require occasional moving to other offices or buildings.

May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another.

May need to access files, supplies and equipment.

Work activity is in an office, open-partitioned, cubicle environment.

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Perdue Farms Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.