Unilever is Looking for CE&T Solution Architect Manager at Bengaluru Full Time

Job Title: CE&T Solution Architect Manager

Job Location: Brazil and Uniops Bangalore

ABOUT UNILEVER:

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.

Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.

ABOUT UNIOPS:

Unilever Operations (UniOps) is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. UniOps serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.

Job Purpose

Unilever has an agreed IT mission to leverage internal & external capabilities to shift its focus to growth initiatives and business transformation in response to business strategy. It is committed to deliver simpler, more cost-effective IT solutions to support the business agenda and rooted in a standards-driven approach to architecture, key technologies, process, information, and service.

The CE&T Solution Architecture Manager role forms a key part of the CE&T Platform Team and through this plays a key role in the co-creation, co-evolution, and co-maintenance of the CE&T Platform. The mission of this role is influence and design solutions following ‘OneTech, design principles’ to leverage simpler and more cost-effective IT solutions to support the business agenda rooted in a standards-driven approach (Architecture, Process, Integration, Data, Security and Services).

Experience Required

A candidate for this position must have had at least:

• ‘9+ years’ of experience as Solution Architecture with vast and successful experience as Solution Architect.

• Experience designing solutions for ‘Customer Experience’ business function (Trade Promotion Management, Retails and Execution, and Customer Relationship Management) using Salesforce platform.

• Experience Architecting, Supporting and Managing one of the key ‘Salesforce Platform’ (Sales/Service, or Consumer Good, or Commerce, or Marketing) clouds.

Key Accountabilities

Lead and Influence

• Partner with CE&T managers to understand priorities and opportunities for improvement through technology-led initiatives.

• Work closely with Customer Enterprise Architects to review and supports all new projects demand in line with Unilever strategies.

• Co-Maintain a strategic awareness of technology relevant to Unilever and facilitating relationships with technology vendors on their roadmaps as input to Unilever’s strategic IT position and Destination Architecture.

• Co-develop CE&T Technology roadmaps in line with strategic Core Technology direction, thereby improving demand visibility and full investment lifecycle.

Solution Architect

• Design platform solutions based on the Enterprise Architecture guidelines & principles in line with the Business requirements.

• Work with technical vendors engagement to understand detailed implementation of each technology that is part of the platform ecosystem.

• Desing platform architecture landscape and collaborate with Enterprise Architects to define the architecture roadmap.

• Support Enterprise Architects to influence strategic vendor product roadmaps and define implementation plans for features.

• Support Business Architect, Product Lines and business teams to review technology and new capabilities opportunities.

• Support the technical implementations and monitoring the security aspect as relevant to the business platform.

• Support the technology strategy for each product (e.g. at a high level whether to replace, innovate, operate & enhance, maintain, and decommission).

• Work as Level 4 of support at the business-as-usual operations teams to support IT services estability.

  Skills & Competencies

• Good soft and interpersonal skills including:

• Leadership, Collaboration, Problem Solving, Strategic Thinking, Adaptability, Business Acumen.

• Excellent technical written, verbal, communication, and presentation skills.

• Ability to story tell and simplify complexity for non-technical audiences.

• Excellent planning and organizational skills.

• Good hard and technical skills Including:

• Working knowledge of Salesforce technologies and products.

• Desired Salesforce Architect Certification

• Salesforce Data Architecture and Management Designer

• Sharing and Visibility Designer Salesforce

• Salesforce Development Lifecycle and Deployment Designer

• Salesforce Certified Application Architect

• Salesforce Certified System Architect

• Salesforce Technical Architect

• Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect

• Salesforce Integration Architect

• System Design and Analysis, Software development lifecycle, Technical Architecture, Application Architecture, Information and Data Architecture, Cloud Computing and Infrastructure, Integration and Middleware, Security and Compliance)

• Knowledge of InfoSec concepts, processes, and technologies.

• Familiarity with information management, DevSecOps, IT services management and operations.

• Ability to balance the long-term and short-term implications of individual decisions.

• Ability to translate business needs into requirements and solutions.

• Ability to apply multiple solutions to business problems.

• Influential in the organization and a team player.

• Effective at driving short-term actions that are consistent with long-term goals.

  Characteristics

• Highly collaborative and supportive of IT and of its strategies.

• Persistent learner and coach who invests time in building and maintaining technical skills.

• Unflappable in the face of opposition to IT Architectural ideals.

• Practical in approach to decision making and problem solving that is principle-based and data driven.

  Key Interfaces

• CE&T Managers within the groups including key partners such as Adaptive Integration, Cyber Security & Procurement.

• Customer Enterprise Architecture.

• IT in Market teams.

• External Vendor Executives.

• External Partner Managers and Developers.

• External companies.

At HUL, we believe that every individual irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, nationality, caste, disability or marital status can bring their purpose to life. So apply to us, to unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make the world a better place. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you!

Job Category: Information Technology

Job Type: ITP SME Manager

Industry: UnileverExperiencedProfessionals