The Opportunity:
Mattel is seeking a visionary Principal Digital Architect to shape the future of our global digital ecosystem—spanning direct-to-consumer (DTC), e-commerce, and immersive digital experiences. This role is at the forefront of innovation, driving enterprise-scale AI transformation and redefining how consumers engage with Mattel’s brands across every digital touchpoint.
As a senior technology leader and thought leader, you will define and lead next-generation architectures that blend composable commerce, cloud-native platforms, and AI-driven intelligence to deliver highly personalized, scalable, and secure customer experiences. You will partner across business and technology to turn bold ideas into impactful, real-world solutions.
What Your Impact Will Be:
Digital & Commerce Architecture Leadership
- Define and lead the end-to-end architecture strategy for Mattel’s global DTC, e-commerce, and digital experience platforms.
- Architect omnichannel consumer journeys across web, mobile, marketplaces, and emerging digital channels.
- Drive adoption of headless, composable, and MACH-based architectures to enable speed, flexibility, and innovation.
Enterprise AI & Intelligent Experiences
- Lead the design and implementation of AI-powered digital capabilities, including:
- Personalization and recommendation systems
- Intelligent search and discovery
- Dynamic pricing and promotion optimization
- Fraud detection and trust systems
- Customer 360 and predictive insights
- Champion Generative AI and conversational experiences to power next-gen commerce and engagement.
- Establish scalable AI/ML architecture patterns, pipelines, and governance across the enterprise.
Technology Strategy & Innovation
- Define enterprise architecture blueprints, standards, and roadmaps aligned with Mattel’s digital and business strategy.
- Evaluate and implement modern platforms including e-commerce, DXP, CDP, AI/ML platforms, and cloud services.
- Lead innovation initiatives, POCs, and pilots exploring emerging technologies and new business models.
Platform Engineering & Scalability
- Architect cloud-native, event-driven, and microservices-based systems at global scale.
- Establish best practices for APIs, data streaming, and real-time architectures.
- Drive engineering excellence across DevSecOps, CI/CD, and SRE practices.
- data foundation (Customer 360) across all digital experiences.
Leadership & Influence
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, influencing strategic technology decisions.
- Partner with Product, Marketing, Data, and Engineering leaders to align architecture with business outcomes.
- Lead architecture governance, reviews, and cross-portfolio alignment.
- Mentor and inspire engineering and architecture teams, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.