Overview of the Company
Covation Holdings Limited is the global holding company combining outdoor brands Huffy, Niner Bikes, Batch Bicycles, VAAST Bikes, Royce Union and Buzz E-Bikes which are sold in over 50 countries; the Allite material sciences company; and Futurux Global manufacturing. These businesses stretch the limits of innovation, functionality, and versatility which impact the lives of millions worldwide every day.
Summary
The Enterprise Architect within the Covation global holding company plays a pivotal role in shaping and maintaining the technology landscape that supports our diverse portfolio of businesses worldwide. The Enterprise Architect is critical in designing and implementing the technological infrastructure and solutions necessary to support Covation’s strategic objectives and long-term goals. This position is responsible for overseeing the architecture design, implementation, and governance across various subsidiaries, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, while fostering innovation and scalability. They are responsible for analyzing the current technology environment, identifying areas for improvement, and developing plans to address those needs.
This role requires a deep understanding of both business processes and technology solutions to architect scalable, reliable, and secure systems. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of enterprise-level IT architecture, coupled with the ability to navigate complex organizational structures and stakeholder landscapes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Enterprise Architecture Development: Lead the development and maintenance of the enterprise architecture framework, encompassing systems, applications, data, and infrastructure across multiple business units and regions, ensuring compatibility and integration with the existing IT environment.
- Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with Chief Information Officer, senior leadership, and cross-functional teams in China and the US to help define and refine the global IT strategy for Covation, ensuring that technology initiatives align with business goals and objectives.
- Solution Design and Evaluation: Drive the design and evaluation of technology solutions, considering factors such as scalability, performance, interoperability, security, usability, and cost-effectiveness, while leveraging emerging trends and best practices.
- Supply Chain Integration: Collaborate with IT and Operations teams across United Wheels and FuturuX to drive integration and operational efficiency in distribution and manufacturing operations, leveraging emerging technology where possible.
- Data Analytics: Support Management Information Reporting efforts, leveraging existing investments in data storage and business intelligence tools, to drive Covation-level data analysis, as well as preparation for public reporting requirements.
- Governance and Standards: Establish and enforce architecture governance processes, standards, policies, and best practices to ensure consistency, reliability, interoperability, security, and compliance across Covation's IT landscape.
- Change Management and Innovation: Lead change management efforts related to IT architecture initiatives, driving adoption of new technologies, processes, and methodologies to enhance business agility and competitiveness.
Supervisory Responsibilities
No direct managerial responsibilities; indirect supervisory responsibility involving overseeing and guiding individuals or teams across Covation through influence, collaboration, or delegated tasks.
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or Supply Chain Management; Master's degree preferred.
- 5-7 years of experience in enterprise architecture roles, preferably within a global corporate environment; experience in consulting, supply chain management, finance, and/or operations preferred.
- Proficiency in enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies, with relevant certifications preferred.
- Proficiency in supply chain management disciplines, with relevant certifications preferred.
- Strong understanding of retail industry dynamics and familiarity with international logistic operations.
- Strong understanding of cloud computing, hybrid IT environments, and emerging technologies relevant to large-scale enterprises.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build consensus and drive alignment across diverse teams and cultures.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions, as well as present complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Proven leadership and project management capabilities, including the ability to prioritize initiatives, allocate resources effectively, and deliver results in a timely manner.
- Strong understanding of data analytics, financial models and budgeting.
- Willingness to travel occasionally and work across different time zones to support global business operations.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt quickly to changing priorities and business needs.
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development in enterprise architecture practices and technologies.
- A passion for Cycling and the Outdoors!
Competencies
- Customer Focus - Aims to satisfy all customers while maintaining effective relationships, both internal and external. Maximizes those relationships to improve personal, department, and organizational performance. Holds co-workers and customers to a similar standard.
- Energy - Have a tremendous amount of energy and passion for our people, products, and brands. Approaches each date willing to take on the day’s challenges. Operating at their individual peak performance without encouragement.
- Energize - Energize teams with enthusiasm and excitement without intimidating them. Projects a positive mental attitude and can-do spirit, who lifts up members of his / her team. Does not get discouraged by setbacks.
- Edge - Have a competitive edge and an overwhelming desire to win. Hates losing and will give 100% commitment to achieving or exceeding their plan. Willing to make difficult decisions, when called upon.
- Execution - Action and performance oriented and are focused on attaining results. A team player who is reliable and follows through on tasks to completion. Attention to details.
- Increases Company Value - Strives to increase sales, reduce costs, improve efficiency, and maximize profits to increase the value of the Company.
- Innovative / Continuous Improvement - Committed to improving processes, products, services, and a willingness to embrace change for the benefit of our team, department, organization, and shareholders.
- Integrity - The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. Elevating challenges to collaborate with co-workers, SLT, ELT, and the Board.
Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Fluency in English and Mandarin highly preferred.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office Products with extensive experience with social media platforms, new media and digital marketing.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
None Required.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.