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Global IT Integration Solution Architect

Campari America

Campari America

IT
Milan, Italy
Posted on Thursday, July 20, 2023
Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 22 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 22 countries, and employs approximately 4,000 people.Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.Campari IT department (Campari OneIT) is at a key development stage moving from a back-office function to pivot into a business partnering function, leading the technology agenda across the business with the objective to drive our business growth for the years to come. This represents an extremely exciting time to join Campari OneIT and Campari Group.Campari OneIT has the ambition to be the “most respected IT organization within the global spirits business”. Role Context and Mission Integration within Campari Group means to design and implement solutions that seamlessly integrate various IT systems within the organization, and to do so in a way that aligns with the overall business strategy and objectives of the company.The goal is to help the organization achieve its business goals by leveraging technology to drive efficiency, innovation, and collaboration across the organization.To accomplish this mission, the integration team will need to work closely with a range of professionals, vendors, and external resources, and to ensure that their work effectively supports the needs of all stakeholders, including employees, customers, and partners.This may involve managing vendor relationships and coordinating the work of external resources to ensure that integration projects are delivered on time and within budget and identifying and addressing any technical or operational issues that may arise during the integration process. Key Responsibilities – Global IT Integration Architect
  • Leading the design and development efforts for our systems integration projects and coordinating with other technical and industry team leads on our larger technical implementations
  • Work together with the Project Lead and Domain/Solution Architects to manage integration architecture and specifications through the software development lifecycle
  • Develop and maintain a comprehensive IT integration strategy
  • Focus on development of existing integration platform, mainly based on Tibco products
  • Lead the design and implementation of IT integration solutions, focusing on an API-led strategy
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and identify areas for improvement
  • Create and maintain documentation for IT integration processes and standards
  • Monitor and evaluate the performance of IT integration systems and make recommendations for improvement
  • Provide technical guidance and support to IT teams and stakeholders on integration capabilities and products
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies related to IT integration
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key vendors and partners involved in IT integration projects
  • Manage budgets and resources for IT integration initiatives
  • Experience with SAP, Confluence, LeanIX, Azure DevOps and Splunk is a plus
Who You Are
  • Primarily a relationship builder that builds formal and informal professional networks, maintains, and extends networks within, across and external to organizational boundaries
  • You bring integrity, empathy and emotional intelligence
  • You define a strategy, set direction and then mobilize the commitment of teams and individuals
  • You obtain and share information, ideas and problems, drive cross collaboration and innovation, with a strong focus in bringing business value
  • You are forward looking and future oriented, challenge conventional thinking and traditional ways of operating and invite stakeholders to identify issues and opportunities
  • You consistently act as a mentor and coach towards peers and colleagues, driving a growth mindset and learning culture
  • You are a problem solver, looking for challenges and able to think out of the box to solve them
What You Bring
  • Honor’s / Master’s degree in network administration, information technology, computer science or related fields
  • 10+ years’ experience in software development role, information technology role, technology consulting or related field, experience in CPG industry an advantage
  • Proficiency in designing HLDs and LLDs for key technology stacks
  • Knowledge of integration patterns and products within the industry
  • Passion for technology, willingness to learn and experiment new ways of working and new tools
  • Supplier and product management including being part of RFI's and RFP's
  • Architectural lifecycle development methodologies, deep understanding of Enterprise Architecture as a function and how it drives simplification and efficiencies within the business
  • English language fluency is a must, additional languages are an advantage
  • The role is required to travel approximately 10%-20% of the time
Communication Skills
  • Ability to communicate digital concepts and technologies to business leaders, technical outreach within and without the organization
  • Ability to conduct planning sessions and design multi-year roadmaps in the Integration Platform, strategically aligning with business goals
  • Ability to influence others by communicating ideas or positions in a persuasive manner that builds support, agreement or commitment
  • Able to exert strong influencing and negotiation skills
  • Builds a trust-based relationship with key stakeholders. Uses a formal and informal network to gather information
Certifications (Nice to have)
  • ITIL v3/4
  • Certifications (Frameworks) – PMP, Prince 2, Agile
  • Certifications (Technologies) – Tibco Connect / Certified Associate, Professional or Developer paths
  • Microsoft 365 (focus on Power Platform and integration) is a plus
  • Knowledge of different integration products (ie. SAP BTP/CPI/PI) is a plus
What You Get
  • Join the smallest big company in the spirit industry, building iconic brands 🥂
  • An opportunity to create impactful change by directly influencing the Integration tech stack and therefore the business user experience for all Camparistas around the globe
  • Work in an international team where ideas, backgrounds and skills all come together to contribute to the bigger picture
  • Hybrid working model
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual’s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Note to applicants: Your application will be assessed based on your abilities, expertise, general knowledge and experience, not because of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information you may possess. You must not disclose to Campari Group any such information. In the event that you are asked a question that cannot be answered without disclosure of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information (including from a current or prior employer or their vendors or customers), you must decline to answer the question. Notice to third party agencies: Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency