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Solution Architect Varicent

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The Solution Architect Varicent at US Foods is a key member of the Varicent IT team having primary responsibility for providing guidance for all related products and services, including influencing the strategic initiatives/roadmaps alongside the Product delivery Leader. This role interacts directly with all levels of management in the IT and business organizations, identifies key customer requirements and presents solutions that meet those requirements. Leads the architecture, design, development, integration, and ongoing optimization of the Varicent incentive compensation platform. This role translates complex compensation requirements into scalable, secure, auditable solutions that deliver accurate calculations, reliable processing, actionable reporting, and a sustainable technical operating model.

The work for the Solution Architect position is completely remote anywhere in the United States except Hawaii or United States Territories.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end Varicent solution architecture, including application models, data integrations, calculation logic, workflow, reporting, security, scheduling, and environment strategy, to ensure the platform supports current and future incentive compensation programs.

• Lead the design and hands-on development of complex Varicent ICM solutions, including calculation components, tables, imports, exports, web forms, workflows, and reports, converting approved business requirements into maintainable technical designs.

Partner with Compensation Administrators, Finance, Sales Operations, Data Engineering, Payroll, HR, Internal Audit, and Technology teams to clarify requirements, evaluate solution options, define acceptance criteria, and align delivery priorities with business outcomes.

Establish and enforce development standards, code review practices, source documentation, testing controls, deployment procedures, and migration approvals across development, test, and production environments to reduce operational risk.

Lead technical testing and release readiness for new compensation plans, plan changes, integrations, and platform enhancements; support user acceptance testing, validate calculation results, and coordinate production implementation and stabilization.

Other duties as assigned by manager.

Supervision

No direct reports anticipated. Provides technical leadership, work direction, design review, and mentoring to internal developers, analysts, contingent workers, and implementation partners. Span of control to be confirmed based on the final operating model.

Relationships

Internal: Frequent collaboration with business leaders, product owners, and subject matter experts in Data Intelligence, Sales Compensation, Finance, Sales Operations, Payroll, HR, Internal Audit, Enterprise Architecture, Data Engineering, Security, and Technology Operations.

External: Manages day-to-day technical relationships with Varicent and other software, implementation, and managed-service partners, including solution architects, developers, support teams, and client service leaders.

Work Environment

Remote: This role is remote, and the associate is expected to perform assigned responsibilities from a home-based environment. Work is primarily performed using standard office and computer equipment. Periodic after-hours availability may be required for production releases, payroll-critical processing, incident resolution, or scheduled maintenance. Travel requirement: up to 10%, based on business need.

Minimum Qualifications

Must possess a minimum of 8 years of experience designing, developing, implementing, or supporting enterprise incentive compensation management solutions, including at least 3 years of hands-on Varicent development or solution architecture experience.

SQL skills and strong experience designing and troubleshooting data integrations, dimensional data structures, reconciliation processes, and high-volume batch workflows.

travel: up to 10%.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data/Analytics, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.

Certifications/Training

Varicent technical, developer, implementation, or administrator training is preferred. Equivalent demonstrated Varicent expertise may be considered in lieu of formal certification where permitted by company policy.

Licenses

N/A

Preferred Qualifications

Varicent certification or advanced Varicent product training.

This role may also receive annual incentive plan bonus and long-term incentive program.

Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. The expected base rate for this role is between $110,000 - $175,000.

*EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information /Protected Veteran/Disability Status*