HR Solution Architect

Overview

The HR Solution Architect is responsible for supporting PepsiCo's People Experience & Operations (PE&Ops, also known as HR) business function by ensuring our portfolio of technology solutions is rational and efficient, aligns with PepsiCo's enterprise technology standards, and aligns with the PE&Ops strategy and transformation programs.

The HR Solution Architect will be responsible for conducting Technology Evaluations, creating and communicating Conceptual Architecture, Logical Architecture, and Physical Architectures for new initiatives, and for rationalizing the portfolio of solutions within the HR space.

This role will report to the Enterprise Domain Architect for Global Functions and work with our Strategy & Transformation (S&T) teams and our business stakeholders to bring new solutions to life. The HR Solution Architect will work in close partnership with S&T product owners, Enterprise Architecture peers, SI architects and 3rd party software engineers to implement solutions as part of new and ongoing PE&Ops transformation initiatives. The role will also work towards reducing IT costs and complexity and ensuring long term viability of solutions.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with stakeholders to design and govern highly usable, scalable, extensible, and maintainable solutions for PE&Ops.
• Create application and technical design documents and conceptual, logical, and physical architecture diagrams that leverage PepsiCo best practices and standards
• Evangelize and educate internal stakeholders on Enterprise Architecture standards and governance processes and on the capabilities of our standard platforms and solutions
• Ensure re-use and lift & shift of capabilities across deployments and future implementations
• Support onboarding, training, and solution governance with DEVSECOPS team
• Adopt and adhere to Waterfall and then Agile principles and values
• Address ambiguous problems head-on by proactively gathering information and driving alignment across functions
• Troubleshoot key implementation issues and demonstrate ability to drive to successful resolution.

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $89,000 - $149,000.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 10% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

• Experience with HR solutions system design, development and implementation
• Experience working with and leading cross-functional teams and geographically distributed teams
• Proven track record of managing multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences and with peers as well as senior executives
• Proven expertise solving highly complex technical problems as part of a collaborative team effort
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills
• Foundational knowledge of ERP systems and integration patterns
• Foundational knowledge of AI technologies and responsible AI practices
• Familiarity with both waterfall and Agile software development methodologies
• Bachelor's degree in technology field or equivalent required, Master's degree preferred
• Ability to quickly adapt to changes in timelines and sequences