Senior Enterprise Architect, Governance (mfd)

As a Senior Enterprise Architect Governance you will define operate and continuously improve the Enterprise Architecture governance framework. You will ensure that architecture principles standards decision flows and review mechanisms are embedded in the organization and applied consistently across strategic programs IT projects and architecture communities.

As custodian of architecture governance you will make architecture decisions transparent traceable and aligned with business and IT strategy. Working across federated architecture teams and governance functions you will shift architecture involvement from late-stage approval towards early-stage advisory combining governance discipline with pragmatic business enablement.

Your responsibilities:

• Define maintain and continuously improve the Enterprise Architecture governance framework including decision flows review processes escalation paths and governance touchpoints.

• Align Enterprise Architecture governance with IT security data and innovation governance at group and segment level.

• Embed architecture governance into portfolio management demand intake investment project initiation and delivery processes and define when and how projects require architecture review.

• Prepare coordinate and facilitate Architecture Review Board sessions providing structured materials on architecture options implications risks and recommendations.

• Manage decision logs action items risks exceptions and follow-up measures and support the escalation of key decisions to the relevant IT and business governance bodies.

• Own and evolve Enterprise Architecture standards policies and guardrails translating principles into practical decision criteria and project guidance and maintain them in LeanIX or other relevant repositories.

• Monitor compliance with agreed standards identify deviations risks and exception cases and define the required mitigation measures.

• Define quality criteria for architecture deliverables and review documentation for completeness consistency and decision-readiness across the project lifecycle.

• Partner with PMO IT governance security data governance innovation procurement and delivery teams to promote a shift from late-stage architecture approval to early-stage architecture advisory.

Your qualifications:

• Degree in Business Administration Computer Science Information Technology Business Informatics or a related field.

• 7 years of professional experience in Enterprise Architecture IT Governance Architecture Governance Solution Architecture IT Strategy or Technology Consulting.

• Proven experience defining or operating architecture governance processes in complex organizations.

• Experience preparing and facilitating architecture boards or senior decision forums and working with architecture principles standards reference architectures and compliance mechanisms.

• Experience working across global matrixed and federated IT organizations managing senior stakeholders and influencing without direct authority.

• Deep understanding of Enterprise Architecture governance frameworks decision models and governance operating models with strong knowledge of TOGAF or comparable frameworks.

• Good understanding of application data technology integration and security architecture concepts and familiarity with LeanIX or comparable Enterprise Architecture repository tools.

• Ability to structure complex topics into clear governance processes and decision frameworks with strong facilitation and moderation skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

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