Principal Enterprise Architecture: Product-to-Market

Job Description

This position is for a Principal Enterprise Architect supporting Product-to-Market (P2M) initiatives. The role focuses on designing and evolving the P2M and supply chain architecture, aligning business planning, merchandising, and technology strategies within a retail or CPG environment.

• Assess the current P2M ecosystem and vendor capabilities to identify gaps and modernization opportunities.
• Develop architecture blueprints and capability roadmaps aligned with business and supply chain strategy.
• Design composable, API-first, and event-driven integration patterns across marketing and P2M platforms.
• Advise on AI/ML and Agentic AI use cases, including personalization, segmentation, content automation, and next-best-action.
• Partner with P2M, engineering, and data teams to evaluate vendors and define integration strategy.
• Create documentation including architecture diagrams, recommendations, and decision frameworks.
• Support architecture governance, platform decisions, and transformation initiatives.
• Contribute to the consolidation and optimization of P2M platforms.

Experience

10+ years of experience in P2M and supply chain architecture within retail, CPG, or DTC environments.

Technical Skills

• Deep knowledge of merchandising planning processes including Line Planning, Buy Planning, Allocation, Visual Mapping, Space Planning, Size & Pack, and Consumer Insights.
• Experience designing composable architecture and P2M ecosystems.
• Knowledge of cloud-native, API-first, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience applying AI/ML to marketing, such as personalization, audience intelligence, and predictive modeling.
• Experience with Agentic AI or LLM-driven P2M automation.
• Familiarity with MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless) architecture.
• Experience supporting employee engagement or marketing automation platforms.
• Able to integrate quickly and contribute with minimal onboarding.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business value for executive audiences.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with multiple stakeholders.
• A collaborative and adaptable team player.

About the Role

The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in P2M and supply chain architecture, with a focus on modernizing and integrating systems to support business goals.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans. Additionally, we provide an ESPP (employee stock purchase program), a 401K program with a company match, and a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan). We also offer a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program, and other discounts. Professional development opportunities include an on-demand training program, certification prep, and access to technical and leadership courses/books/seminars. We also provide a dedicated customer service team for benefits and other resources.

Schedule

The role is based in Pleasanton, CA and is on-site.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.