Principal Enterprise Architect Core Retail Systems

Ahold Delhaize USA

Principal Enterprise Architect Core Retail Systems

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Chicago IL USA

Hybrid

163K-245K Annually

Expert/Leader

AdTech • eCommerce • Food • Marketing Tech • Retail

We provide cutting-edge seamless omnichannel experiences for customers—no matter when where or how they choose to shop

The Role

The Principal Enterprise Architect leads architecture strategy across retail systems aligning technology initiatives with business goals while mentoring teams and ensuring high standards of enterprise architecture.

Summary Generated by Built In

Category/Area of Expertise: IT & Technology
Job Requisition: 497029
Address: USA-IL-Chicago-300 South Riverside Plaza
Store Code: IT Executive & Administration (5167642)
Ahold Delhaize USA a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize is part of the U.S. family of brands which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion Giant Food The GIANT Company Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services including Finance Legal Sustainability Commercial Digital and E-commerce Technology and more.
As the Principal EA you will be at the forefront of shaping the future of our core retail systems across am ecosystem of commercial supply chain finance/HR and corporate systems. In this high-impact role you'll partner with the business product and engineering leaders to design and govern cutting-edge platforms that support our great
Your contributions will drive the advancement of our record system platforms supporting our business operations customer engagement and digital platform. This will help maintain store supply while enabling new innovative approaches to serve and inspire shoppers.
This role requires a rare blend of strategic vision architectural expertise and a passion for innovation. You'll craft enterprise roadmaps that influence long-term strategy while ensuring solutions remain flexible scalable and aligned to the ever-changing needs of customers. By bridging business and technology you'll enable platforms that don't just support retail-they redefine it.
Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations are Salisbury NC Chicago IL & Quincy MA.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Primary Purpose
Sets the enterprise technology vision and operating model orchestrating cross domain roadmaps standards and governance to ensure technology investments deliver measurable business value.
Duties and Responsivities

Aligns enterprise technology strategy and roadmaps to business objectives and multiyear funding plans.
Defines enterprise blueprints that synthesize business information application integration infrastructure and security viewpoints.
Establishes architecture principles reference architectures technology standards and rationalization guidelines.
Chairs enterprise design authority/governance to guide decisions on scope quality risk and total cost of ownership.
Measures the value of enterprise architecture services; reports outcomes adoption and technical debt trends.
Advises executives on industry trends and emerging technologies; shapes build/buy/retire decisions.
Mentors' principal/solution/domain architects; raises architecture maturity methods and tooling across Tech.
Drives alignment across major transformation initiatives ensuring architecture consistency across portfolios domains and strategic programs.
Partners with product engineering and platform leaders to embed architecture practices into delivery ensuring solutions adhere to enterprise standards and long-term technology strategy.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience.
12+ years in architecture with demonstrated leadership across complex multi domain portfolios.
Expertise in enterprise architecture practices (principles standards governance) roadmap development and cost/value modeling.
Exceptional communication executive influence and decision framing skills.
Strong understanding of GenAI & Agentic patterns including RAG fine-tuning prompt engineering agent orchestration and model serving approaches.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF) modeling (e.g. ArchiMate/UML) and portfolio governance.
Background spanning cloud data integration security and end user domains

Salary Range: $163280-$244920
All ADUSA job offers take multiple factors into consideration including but not limited to salary range internal equity a candidate's qualifications geographic region job-related knowledge and skills.
This position is eligible for an incentive bonus based on company performance as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.
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At Ahold Delhaize USA we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation and we're actively seeking top talent.
Our team shares a common motivation to drive change take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.
Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage care teamwork integrity (and even a little humor) we are dedicated to being a great place to work.
We believe in collaboration curiosity and continuous learning in all that we think create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth we invest in our people empowering them to learn grow and deliver at all levels of the business.
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Skills Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience
12+ years in architecture with demonstrated leadership across complex portfolios
Expertise in enterprise architecture practices (principles standards governance)
Exceptional communication executive influence and decision framing skills
Strong understanding of GenAI & Agentic patterns

Ahold Delhaize USA Compensation & Benefits Highlights

Healthcare Strength—Company materials describe comprehensive medical and mental-health programs (EAP Health Advocate tobacco-cessation) for eligible associates supported by formal plan documents. At unionized banners recent agreements underscore maintaining strong health coverage.
Retirement Support—A 401(k) Savings Plan is available for eligible associates and brand materials confirm structured retirement offerings. Certain unionized groups participate in pensions under collective agreements with recent contracts highlighting pension protections.
Parental & Family Support—Multiple brands have communicated paid parental-leave benefits with examples like Hannaford’s six weeks of paid leave for qualifying associates. These offerings indicate company-backed support for new parents alongside core health plans.

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The Company

HQ: Chicago IL

10000 Employees

Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Ahold Delhaize USA a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize is part of the U.S. family of brands which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion Giant Food The GIANT Company Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services including Finance Legal Sustainability Commercial Digital and E-commerce Technology and more. Our team includes some of the best and brightest talent from a variety of backgrounds ranging from decades-long careers in retail to fresh perspectives from outside our industry. With a purpose-driven culture grounded in our values of courage care integrity teamwork and humor we are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued. Our team shares a common motivation to drive change take ownership and enable the brands we support to nourish their customers and communities. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies. As part of the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast we understand our vital role in enabling healthier people and a healthier planet and have an ongoing commitment to driving sustainable change that leads to a thriving food system nourishes local communities and creates a better world.

Why Work With Us

We love fresh perspectives not just fresh produce. We believe that an inclusive workplace fosters creativity accelerates innovation and helps us create an even better product. At Ahold Delhaize USA you’ll find coworkers who are caring and committed and who focus on dreaming big and getting things done.