Enterprise Architect (Digital Center of Excellence) – Mercari

Circulate all forms of value to unleash the potential in all people 

“What can I do to help society thrive with the finite resources we have?” The Mercari marketplace app was born in 2013 out of this thought by our founder Shintaro Yamada as he traveled the world. We believe that by circulating all forms of value, not just physical things and money, we can create opportunities for anyone to realize their dreams and contribute to society and the people around them. Mercari aims to use technology to connect people all over the world and create a world where anyone can unleash their potential.For more information about Mercari Group’s mission, see Mercari’s Culture Doc.

Equal Opportunity Hiring

Here at Mercari, we work to realize a world in which no one’s potential is limited by their background and everyone has the opportunity to freely create value. We also firmly believe that a mindset of Diversity & Inclusion is essential for us to achieve our mission.

 

This, of course, extends to our hiring practices as well. Mercari is committed to eliminating discrimination based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, physical disability, and other such factors so that anyone who shares our mission and values can join us, regardless of their background. For more details, please read our D&I Statement.

 

 

 

We are looking for an Enterprise Architect to join us and lead multiple technical projects that aim to transform our IT organization from a largely operational organization, to an engineering-first, streamlined, and technically mature organization. You will be responsible for rearchitecting Mercari’s enterprise IT infrastructure to bring cohesion to fragmented integrations and create a scalable and global enterprise platform.

 

• Serve as the technical lead of large-scale projects to eliminate technical debt and promote best practices within the IT organization
• Determine stakeholders needs, resolve conflicting needs, and design software architecture to satisfy those needs
• Inspire, lead, and build skill sets for members to take an engineering-first approach to complex IT infrastructure challenges
• Build relationships of trust and collaborate with managers, architects, and senior leadership
• Make recommendations on platforms, architecture, and integration to influence the broader cross-functional IT and business strategy
• Work comfortably in ambiguous or undefined circumstances

 

• Shared belief in Mercari’s mission and values
• Experience serving as a technical lead for teams with diverse backgrounds across multiple domains
• Deep knowledge in core technical domains, especially cloud platforms (e.g., GCP), programming languages (e.g., Go, Rust), database technologies, automation platforms (e.g., Workato), and modern operations methodologies (e.g., DevSecOps, ChatOps, GitOps) 
• Experience or proven ability to modernize legacy systems

 

• Experience building software systems with exceptional user experience
• Experience with iterative and agile development practices, even in domains with heavy security and compliance requirements
• Experience evaluating and integrating multiple enterprise platforms and vendors (e.g., ServiceNow, Workday, Workato, Concur, NetSuite)
• Experience with identity and access management (e.g., Okta Identity Engine, Google IAM); in particular zero trust, temporary grants, privileged access management, conditional access, dynamic groups (ABAC), and other modern approaches
• Prowess with visual design, information architecture, and user experience design
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, specifically with the ability to articulate complex concepts and persuade a broad range of technical and business audiences, including senior executives
• Ability to deliver cross-functional strategic initiatives

 

• English: Independent (CEFR – B2)
• Japanese: Proficient (CEFR – C1)

 

We will ask you about your experience in leading BPR/DX projects in your career, and will confirm whether you have the ability to organize issues, solve problems, and involve members of the team.

　(See this page for details.)

 

 

 

Full-time

• Probationary period: First 3 months after joining the company. (During this period your contract conditions will be the same as that of a permanent employee.)

 

 

 

Roppongi

• Smoking is prohibited within our offices
• Mercari has introduced a work style policy called “Your Choice.” Each member is free to choose whether they want to work in the office or work fully remote. *Exceptions made for certain kinds of work.

 

 

 

• Full flextime (no “core time” or “flex time”)
  *Does not apply to all positions

 

 

 

• Two days off per week (as well as national holidays, New Year’s break, etc.)
• Paid leave, congratulatory and bereavement leave, relax days, sick leave

 

 

 

• Annual salary paid in 12 monthly installments (including fixed overtime allowance)
• Based on skills, experience, and abilities
• Reviewed twice a year

• Complete health and social insurance
• Incentive program
• Support systems, including those that benefit the employee’s family members
  *See this page for details.

 

• Relocation support
• Language learning support
• Translation/interpretation support
  *See this page for details

 

 

• Mercari, Inc.
• Merpay, Inc. [Japanese]
• Souzoh, Inc.
• Mercoin, Inc.
• Mercari US

 

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