Associate Principal Architect

Summary

Join Bounteous as a Competency Lead in our Data Management team, leading complex PIM project engagements. You will collaborate with a talented team, manage Data Management delivery, and serve as a client partner, addressing current and future needs. This role demands technical expertise, business acumen, and client service skills. You will work in a distributed environment, proactively engaging with colleagues and clients, with occasional on-site travel. If you thrive in a dynamic environment with motivated developers and technologists, this opportunity is for you.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree, Data Analytics degree, or Business Analysis degree
• Minimum of 3-5 years PHP or Java, object-oriented programming, MVC applications, and web development experience
• Minimum of 3-5 years of real-world PIM or e-commerce related experience in the last 5 years
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience modeling product data, developing data governance, and defining workflows and product lifecycles
• Familiarity with the Agile development processes, including common agile ceremonies (such as stand-up’s, sprint planning, etc.), the use of coding standards and systems for version control, build, regression testing

Responsibilities

• Lead internal team by directing the methodology, approach, solution and reviewing the quality of deliverables
• Identify issues, take action, and adjust course as necessary
• Achieve buy-in and drive decision-making with clients
• Technical and strategic execution across the account (how PIM fits into the broader client ecosystem)
• Ownership mentality of delivery and client success
• Has both the technical and business experience and expertise to drive a complex transformation, with PIM at the core
• Supports the client in advising on strategic issues of greater business significance - changes to approach, collaboration with other project teams and stakeholders at the e-commerce program level
• Lead the client by presenting ideas and solutions to problems, building client trust, and becoming the strategic advisor for delivering a PIM solution in our client's unique organization structure and e-commerce technical ecosystem
• Promote and enforce awareness of key information security practices, including acceptable use of information assets, malware protection, and password security protocols
• Identify, assess, and report security risks, focusing on how these risks impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets
• Understand and evaluate how data is stored, processed, or transmitted, ensuring compliance with data privacy and protection standards (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Ensure data protection measures are integrated throughout the information lifecycle to safeguard sensitive information

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders within client organizations
• Experience leading technical and non-technical delivery teams
• Experience mentoring junior team members
• Actively participated in scalable website and web application development
• Experience with developing estimates and pitch proposals in conjunction with Business Development
• Hands-on experience with rich web front-end development frameworks and patterns – CSS, Html, JavaScript, RWD, PWA, React, Angular, HTML5
• Hands-on experience designing/developing/consuming APIs (REST, GraphQL)
• Hands-on experience working with relational databases and writing advanced SQL
• Require minimal supervision and provide oversight for assigned projects
• ECommerce platform engineering/business certifications
• PIM / MDM certifications (Akeneo, Enterworks, Salsify, other major enterprise PIM platform)
• Other eCommerce platform experience (Magento, Shopify, Elastic path, Digital River)
• Exposure to Data Management platforms (PIM, MDM, DAM, etc.)
• CMS exposure (AEM, Drupal, etc.)
• Exposure to Product Syndication platforms (ProductsUp, Syndigo, Salsify, Feedonomics, etc.)
• Exposure to ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, etc.)
• Experience presenting at industry conferences
• Experience writing Articles and Blog posts

Benefits

• $161,000 - $216,000 a year
• Bounteous is willing to sponsor eligible candidates for employment visas
• In addition, you have the opportunity to participate in several Team Member Networks, sometimes referred to as employee resource groups (ERGs), that host space with individuals with shared identities, interests, and passions. Our Team Member Networks celebrate communities of color, life as a working parent or caregiver, the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, wellbeing, and more. Regardless of your respective identity, there are various avenues we involve team members in the Bounteous community