Enterprise Architect (m/f/d)

METRO Digital GmbH; Düsseldorf; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

METRO Digital GmbH is seeking an experienced Technical Architect to establish the enterprise architecture vision and governance across multinational operations. You will define artifacts, map business capabilities, and align roadmaps with business and IT leadership to enable transformation and innovation.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in enterprise architecture, strong stakeholder management, and a proven ability to scale frameworks in large, global organizations.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise (5+ years minimum) in business capability modeling, enterprise meta models, and cross-domain processes (ideally in wholesale and/or B2C groceries).
• Proven track record in leading organization-wide transformation initiatives with measurable IT outcomes.
• Experience in enterprise governance, standardization, and risk control.

Responsibilities

• Establish the enterprise business architecture vision, strategy, and standard frameworks.
• Define and manage core architecture artifacts like meta models and capability maps.
• Align architecture roadmaps with business and IT leadership to support transformation.
• Lead architecture governance to control complexity and ensure interoperability.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Business capability modeling

Stakeholder management

Cross-domain processes

Roadmap alignment

Job description

Company Description

Passion for food. Hunger for tech. We make METRO digital.

Today technology is driving the world. And at METRO.digital we are driving the technology for one of the leading international wholesalers specializing in food - METRO. From e-commerce to checkout, to delivery software, we work on a wide range of products to make each day a success for our customers and colleagues. With passion and ownership, we build the future of wholesale.

You are driving to create smart solutions for customers around the globe? You want to grow in a flexible environment? Let the right career opportunity find you and join us!

Job Description

Your Responsibilities

• Establish the enterprise business architecture vision, strategy, and frameworks to ensure standardization, harmonization, and simplification.
• Define and manage core enterprise architecture artifacts (Enterprise Meta Model, business capability maps, as-is/target landscapes).
• Align strategic architecture roadmaps with business and IT leadership to support transformation and innovation.
• Lead architecture governance to control complexity, manage risks, and ensure solution interoperability.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise (5+ years minimum) in business capability modeling, enterprise meta models, and cross-domain business processes (ideally in wholesale and or B2C groceries).
• Proven track record in leading organization-wide transformation initiatives and delivering measurable business and IT outcomes.
• Skilled in enterprise architecture governance, ensuring standardization, simplification, and risk control.
• Strong ability to develop and align strategic roadmaps with business and IT strategies.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills at executive level.
• Adept at mapping complex solution landscapes to business needs and identifying optimisation opportunities.
• Collaborative leader, able to work closely with other architects and cross-functional teams to maintain a holistic enterprise view.
• Excellent communicator, able to translate technical architecture into business-relevant narratives.
• Experience in scaling architecture frameworks in large, complex, multinational organizations.
• Very good fluency in English (written and verbal).

Additional Information

What we offer at METRO.digital?

Hybrid and agile work: thrive in a flexible, multicultural environment.

At METRO.digital, we promote work-life balance through a hybrid working model. You’ll be part of self-organizing, multicultural teams that collaborate in an agile setup.

People development: when you grow so do we!

We want you to become the best version of yourself with individual and company-wide programs and trainings for people development. Focused among other on development, leadership, appreciation … it´s time to upskill your career.

Support with individual solutions: we are people-caring!

We offer support whenever you need it - at every stage of your professional journey.

Want to know more about all our benefits? Discover more here.

Position grade within our career framework: Technical Architect Grade 3 (Md10).