Director, Enterprise Architecture (New York)

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

Description

This role is a key technical role that blends automation domain-specific expertise with principals of enterprise architecture to provide oversight and guidance in developing the automation solutions to deliver business objectives. This role will be responsible for ensuring that the developed automation within and across the Intelligent Automation COE adhere to sustainable, supportable, and re‑usable development standards and provides oversight and coordination across the portfolio of technical solutions being developed in that domain. They will develop, maintain, and communicate processes and standard practices related to the high‑level design, development, and implementation of automation across the portfolio of projects.

Additionally, they will work with the business and the IA COE leadership to define technology roadmaps & ensure solutions meet business needs along with architecturally significant functional and non‑functional requirements. Additionally, this role will be responsible for the direction and promoting continuous technology evolution of the Intelligent Automation technology stack, including strategic technology decisions, architectural upgrades and integrations into and across the rest of the ELC IT technology eco‑system. In this capacity, the Intelligent Automation Architect will engage with System and Platform Owners globally and locally to set direction and oversee, accelerate and inspire the incorporation and co‑existence of automation capabilities within the enterprise.

Application Technologies

• Integration Technologies
• Cloud computing/SaaS/IaaS/PaaS technologies
• Big Data Analytics, Data Architecture & Modeling
• Mobile technologies
• Experience and certifications for leading automation software platforms (e.g., Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, UiPath)
• Proficiency with Macros, coding languages such as Java and VBA preferred
• Certified Automation Anywhere accreditation (or other equivalent RPA industry‑leading platform accreditation)
• RPA framework experience and/or experience with building and retiring RPA
• Scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl, Powershell, Bash, VBS, etc.)
• Knowledge of SQLite, MySQL or similar database management system
• Experience in web service integration (SOAP, REST, JSON, XML)
• Understanding of HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax and PHP
• Basic Knowledge of Cloud‑Based platforms such as AWS, Google
• Understanding of machine learning/AI and practical experience in building some models or leveraging Cloud‑based API's
• Knowledge of chatbots, OCR technologies that can be leveraged
• Experience with RPA and other Intelligent Automation development and deployment

Behavioural Skills

• Ability to influence
• Problem‑solving/analytical thinking
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to execute
• Adaptability/ability to manage change
• Creative thinkingConceptual thinking

Functional Skills

• Business acumen
• Understanding of future technologies
• Ability to tie together solutions across systems
• Application domain knowledge
• Oral & written communications
• Business case development
• Ability to simplify & standardize complex concepts/processes
• Solid understanding of IT group operating model, including enterprise architecture, development lifecycle, tools, methods and processes
• Agile training preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Object‑Oriented Design (ODD) and analysis
• Advanced proficiency in application analysis/design engineering functions
• Ability to simplify & standardize complex concepts/processes
• Solid understanding of IT group operating model, including enterprise architecture, development lifecycle, tools, methods and processes

Pay Range

Anticipated Base Salary Range $139,850.00 to $241,550.00 (Depending on qualifications, skills, experience and/or budget), based on a 40 hour work week (range to be scaled accordingly). In addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance), wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. In addition, the Company maintains highly competitive incentive compensation programs (role eligibility may vary based on terms of the respective plan(s)). You may be eligible to participate in the applicable Commission/Bonus Plan, under the plan guidelines in effect at the time of hire. Additional details regarding the commission plan will be provided as part of your onboarding.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal‑opportunity employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities are available on request.

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