Manager, Systems Architecture
Join our team at Helen of Troy and make an immediate impact on our trusted brands: OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Honeywell, PUR, Braun, Vicks, Hot Tools, Drybar, Curlsmith, Revlon, and Olive & June. Together, we build innovative and useful products that elevate people's lives everywhere, every day.
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Position: Manager, Systems Architecture
Department: IT
What you will be doing:
As Manager, Systems Architecture, you will serve as a key technical leader across our global Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) ecosystem, partnering closely with the Director, Systems Architecture to shape and execute our technology strategy. You’ll lead the design and evolution of scalable, secure, and high-performing ecommerce solutions supporting iconic brands like Hydro Flask, OXO, Osprey, Drybar, Revlon, and more.
This role sits at the center of our digital platform—collaborating across backend, frontend, integration, DevOps, and analytics teams to ensure cohesive, future-ready architecture.
Architecture Leadership & Design
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Design and own end-to-end technical architecture across backend, frontend, integration, DevOps, and analytics layers
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Translate business requirements into technical specifications, architecture diagrams, and cohesive solution designs
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Produce and maintain clear architecture documentation (e.g., Confluence) to support engineering and business alignment
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Evaluate and recommend technology solutions and integration patterns
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Provide effort sizing and high-level estimation for architectural deliverables
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Ensure all solutions are scalable, secure, performant, and maintainable
Standards, Governance & Quality
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Lead architecture reviews across all DTC engineering teams
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Define, document, and enforce architectural standards, patterns, and guardrails
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Conduct code and design reviews to ensure architectural alignment and consistency
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Enforce best practices across backend, frontend, integration, DevOps, and analytics teams
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Identify, manage, and drive down technical debt while promoting long-term platform health
Cross-Team Collaboration & Delivery
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Partner closely with engineering managers, lead engineers, and cross-functional teams across the DTC ecosystem
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Resolve cross-cutting technical dependencies and design conflicts between teams
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Coordinate architectural decisions spanning multiple teams, systems, and product lines
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Represent the architecture function in project discovery, planning, and stakeholder communications
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Ensure architectural decisions support delivery timelines, budgets, and business goals
Platform Strategy & Innovation
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Contribute to and help shape the multi-year DTC technology roadmap
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Drive modernization initiatives, platform upgrades, and migration strategies
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Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where impactful
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Assess cost, risk, and ROI trade-offs for key architectural decisions
Operational Excellence
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Act as the architectural escalation point for complex, cross-team production and design issues
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Lead root cause analysis for incidents with architectural impact and implement systemic improvements to prevent recurrence
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Safeguard platform stability, scalability, and reliability across global ecommerce systems
Mentorship & Influence
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Mentor engineers and engineering managers on architectural thinking and design principles
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Coach and develop lead engineers into future architects
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Identify skill gaps and help build targeted training and development plans
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Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous impro