Senior Integration Manager

Purpose of the Job:

The Senior Manager, Integrations will lead the direction, execution, and continuous improvement of Ventura Foods' integration development initiatives. This role requires a balance of technical expertise, leadership, and business acumen to drive integration projects that support the company’s global manufacturing and business systems. The Senior Manager, Integrations will work cross-functionally to align integration development solutions with business objectives, ensuring scalability, security, and efficiency. Additionally, this individual will provide mentorship, governance, and oversight to integration development teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage integration development teams, setting vision, goals, and execution strategies to drive high-performance integration solutions.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of developers, architects, and analysts, ensuring the quality of work prior to deployment.
• Provide visibility to leadership of the team’s priorities, handling team-related communications in established operating mechanisms
• Manage the development process using waterfall, Agile Scrum/Kanban
• Collaborate with senior management on strategic direction, goal setting, and system integration initiatives.
• Build strong partnerships to manage demand, expectations, and adoption for integration services.
• Ensure the engineers collaborate closely with business analysts, process owners, architects, developers, and operations teams to translate business needs into scalable and sustainable integration development solutions.
• Partner with security and infrastructure teams to ensure integrations adhere to cybersecurity best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Manage B2B integrations with trading partners, including onboarding processes and partner development strategies.
• Supervise the development and maintenance of integration development standards, best practices, and governance frameworks to ensure consistency and compliance across projects.
• Document integration development methodologies, architectures, and operational guidelines for both technical and business stakeholders.
• Oversee code reviews, development best practices, and quality assurance to enhance integration reliability and performance.
• Mentor and develop integration developers and architects, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
• Train, manage, and grow team for support of integration initiatives.
• Handle escalations and urgent scenarios with proper priority, attention, and demeanor.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is required.
• 12+ years of delivering scalable, secure enterprise integration solutions using ESB, iPaaS, or middleware technologies.
• 5+ years of direct people leadership.
• 8+ years leading the design, implementation, and maintenance of integration solutions
• 6+ years of experience managing integration platforms such as MuleSoft, Boomi, Informatica, or equivalent iPaaS solutions.
• 6+ years of experience in a corporate IT environment with progressive responsibility and leadership.
• Experience integrating ERP systems (e.g., JD Edwards or similar) with EDI platforms.
• Strong background in API-led architectures, API development, and API management.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing REST, SOAP, XML, and JSON-based integrations.
• MBA or Masters of Science is highly desirable.

Knowledge & Skill Level

• Expertise in MuleSoft, Cloud Hub 2.0, API-led connectivity, API Manager, and Partner Manager.
• In-depth knowledge of EDI standards (ANSI X12, EDIFACT) and integration protocols (AS2, SFTP, FTPS).
• Experience with manufacturing systems, including ERP, PLM, SCADA, IoT, and related applications.
• Strong knowledge of DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, and version control systems like GitHub.
• Strong understanding of security protocols such as OAuth, JWT, and TLS in integration scenarios.
• Hands-on experience with integration technologies such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, JMS, and web services.
• Strong understanding of integration development patterns, event-driven architectures, and message-based integrations.
• Strong business planning skills, and project planning skills, effectively arranging resources and managing multiple small to large projects in a cross-functional environment.
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex integration development challenges.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and drive enterprise-wide integration development initiatives.