Senior Architect at Cargill in Hopkins, Minnesota

Job Description:

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who use new technologies, dynamic insights and over 154 years of experience to connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive.

The Senior Architect, as subject matter authority, will independently focus on enabling business leaders to make process, data, and technology investment decisions that balance and prioritize current operational demands and opportunities with the longer-term strategic vision. We seek an experienced professional with the interpersonal skills to see multiple perspectives, steer discussions towards fact-based comparisons, and drive significant net value for the enterprise.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide guidance on ensuring the quality of architecture assets and keeping them up-to-date.


• Monitor adherence to defined standards for the design, development and implementation of IT architecture.


• Independently execute architecture planning, development, assurance and IT innovation.


• Provide expert thought leadership in your field and work with limited direction, using additional research and interpretation to identify issues or problems. You may provide direction to supporting team members and be a strategic contributor.


• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience


• Minimum of six years of related work experience in the discipline of strategy and architecture

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience


• Minimum of fifteen years of business or IT experience with diverse operational, development and business roles


• Experience developing IT and/or digital strategies acting as a strategic advisor to business stakeholders to guide investment decisions


• Minimum of five years of experience influencing senior level management and key stakeholders


• Experience participating in collaboration activities with management teams to define needs and solutions


• Experience in developing integrated solutions involving process, data and technology


• Experience working in a global team


• Ability to articulate complex architecture concepts in a very succinct, simple way


• Ability to influence peers and leadership stakeholders


• Strong conceptual, strategic thinking, problem solving, technical and analytical skills.


• Strong collaboration and influencing skills.


• Leadership and interpersonal skills including talent development, teamwork, facilitation, ability to influence and negotiate.


• Demonstrated ability to be successful in ambiguous situations.