Principal Enterprise Architect - Integrations & API Architecture

The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range, however base pay will be determined based on a candidate's work location, skills and experience.

Mattel offers competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential.

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER.It's our heritage and it's also our future. Because we don't just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard-when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Opportunity:

Mattel is seeking aPrincipal Enterprise Architect - Integrations & API Architectureto define and lead theenterprise-wide integration strategypowering our digital, data, and supply chain ecosystems.

This role is ideal for aforward-thinking architect and strong technical leaderwith deep expertise inevent-driven and API-led architectures, capable of designing scalable, resilient, and real-time integration platforms across the enterprise.

What Your Impact Will Be:

Enterprise Integration Strategy

• Define and own theenterprise integration architecture and roadmap, spanningevent-driven, API-led, and batch data processing patterns
• Establishstandards, governance, and best practicesfor integrations across all platforms
• Drive adoption ofmodern integration paradigmsincluding domain-driven and composable architectures

Event-Driven & Real-Time Architecture

• Architect and scaleevent-driven systemsleveraging platforms such asKafka / Confluent
• Designasynchronous, decoupled architecturesto enable real-time data flow and responsiveness
• Define event schemas, streaming patterns, and data contracts across domains

API & Integration Platform Leadership

• Lead design ofenterprise API architecture, including API gateways, lifecycle management, and developer enablement
• EstablishAPI-first and product-based integration models
• Ensure secure, scalable, and well-governed API ecosystems across internal and external consumers

Data Integration & Processing

• Architectbatch and real-time data pipelinesusing ETL/ELT and modern data processing tools
• Enable integration withdata platforms, warehouses, and analytics ecosystems
• Support data consistency, quality, and observability across distributed systems

Platform Engineering & Scalability

• Design integration solutions usingcloud-native, microservices, and containerized architectures
• Evaluate and implementintegration platforms (iPaaS), API management tools, and streaming technologies
• Ensure high availability, performance, and resilience at enterprise scale

Leadership & Influence

• Act as atrusted advisor to senior leadership, driving integration strategy and investment decisions
• Lead architecture governance, reviews, and cross-domain alignment
• Mentor and guide asmall team of architects and engineers
• Collaborate across Digital, Data, and Supply Chain teams to deliver cohesive solutions

What We're Looking For:

• 10+ years of experience inenterprise architecture, integration architecture, or platform engineering
• Proven experience designing and implementingAPI-led and event-driven architectures at scal
• Kafka / Confluent or similar streaming platform
• API gateways and management platforms(Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft, etc.
• ETL/ELT tools and data processing framework
• Microservices, REST/GraphQL APIs, and event-driven systems
• Experience withcloud-native architectures(AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI)
• Deep understanding ofintegration patterns (sync/async, pub-sub, streaming, batch)
• Experience withdata governance, security, and API lifecycle management
• Ability to design forscalability, resilience, and enterprise-grade performance
• Strong ability toinfluence stakeholders and communicate complex architecture clearly
• Excellentpresentation and storytelling skills
• Experiencementoring and leading small, high-performing teams
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field
• Relevant cloud or integration certifications are a plus

*The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range, however base pay will be determined based on a candidate's work location, skills and experience.Mattel offers competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential.

Don't meet every single requirement?At Mattel, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.Join Mattel's Talent Community and start receivingexciting updates about our company, our employees, and our culture. Also, interested in signing up for job alerts? Do so here!

How We Work:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate:Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate:At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute:We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences.Our products are sold in collaboration with the world's leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel's award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.

Visit us athttps://jobs.mattel.com/andwww.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran and protected veteran status, disability status, and or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

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