Senior IT Product Architect - Retail - Aarhus or Gdansk

Arla Foods A.m.b.a; Aarhus; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary

Job summary

Arla Foods is seeking a Senior IT Product Architect to own the architecture for Arla's Retail & Commercial Technology landscape. You will define roadmaps, guide architectural decisions, and ensure solutions deliver business value while remaining scalable and maintainable.

The role collaborates with heads of product, business stakeholders and engineering teams to balance goals and technology investments. The position offers hybrid work with 50% office presence in Aarhus, Denmark or Gdańsk,

Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Architect, Solution Architect or similar role in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of integration architecture and modern application landscapes.
• Experience shaping technology strategy, roadmaps and architectural direction.
• Business understanding from retail, commercial or related domains.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and guide decisions across business, product and technology teams.
• Track record of turning business needs into technology outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the architectural direction across Arla's Retail & Commercial Technology landscape.
• Translate business strategy into technology roadmaps, investment recommendations and architectural priorities.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, product leadership and engineering teams.
• Provide architectural leadership and guidance to product teams, engineers and stakeholders.
• Drive long-term architectural integrity across the technology landscape.
• Coach and challenge stakeholders in architectural thinking and technology choices.

Skills

Product Architect

Solution Architecture

Integration Architecture

Stakeholder Management

Technology Roadmaps

Job description

Do you want to own the architecture of one of Arla's most valuable and interconnected commercial domains? Are you motivated by shaping technology direction, simplifying complexity, and driving business value across a modern retail landscape?

The future of commercial success depends on how effectively business processes, data, applications and AI-enabled capabilities work together. As Senior IT Product Architect, you will play a key role in shaping the architecture that supports some of Arla's most critical commercial capabilities and future growth ambitions, says Jesper Dalsgaard Laursen, Senior Manager, IT Architecture Partner.

How you will make an impact

You will be responsible for defining and driving the architectural direction across Arla's Retail & Commercial Technology landscape. Working closely with the Head of Product, Product Owners, business stakeholders and engineering teams, you will help shape technology roadmaps, guide architectural decisions and ensure solutions deliver business value while remaining scalable, maintainable and aligned with Arla's strategic direction. You will act as the architectural anchor for the domain, supporting business leaders, product leadership and technical teams at strategic, tactical and operational levels. Furthermore, you will

• Drive architectural direction across products, platforms, data products and integrations
• Partner with the Head of Product and business leaders to support strategic decision‑making and long‑term planning
• Translate business strategy into technology roadmaps, investment recommendations and architectural priorities
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, product leadership and engineering teams, helping balance business goals, architectural integrity and technology investments
• Provide architectural leadership and guidance to product teams, engineers and stakeholders, ensuring alignment between business priorities and technology direction
• Support decision‑making at strategic, tactical and operational levels across the domain
• Coach and challenge stakeholders in architectural thinking, solution design and technology choices
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI, Machine Learning and Data Products, and identify opportunities to create business value
• Drive long‑term architectural integrity across the technology landscape

What will make you successful

You thrive in complex and interconnected business environments where technology, data and commercial processes come together. You combine architectural depth with strong stakeholder management skills and understand that successful architecture is as much about alignment and influence as technology. Further, the ideal candidate brings

• Experience as a Product Architect, Solution Architect or similar role in a complex enterprise environment
• Strong understanding of integration architecture and modern application landscapes
• Experience shaping technology strategy, roadmaps and architectural direction
• Business understanding from retail, commercial or related domains
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders and guide decisions across business, product and technology teams
• A track record of turning business needs into technology outcomes

What we offer

This position is based in Aarhus, Denmark or Gdańsk, Poland, and applicants should be in one of these locations as 50% office presence is expected. You will work alongside skilled product teams, engineers, data specialists, and fellow architects in an environment where collaboration, innovation and architectural excellence are highly valued. We offer a flexible hybrid working model, competitive salary and benefits, and the opportunity to influence technology direction within one of Arla's most strategically important commercial domains.

Would you like to join us?

If this sounds like the right next step, we would love to hear from you. We review applications on an ongoing basis and may close the process once the right candidate is found. For more information, please contact Jesper Dalsgaard Laursen, Senior Manager, IT Architecture Partner.

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.