Senior Product Architect - Innovation and Product Development - Aarhus or Gdansk

Arla Foods A.m.b.a; Aarhus; Hybrid; DKK 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Arla Foods A.m.b.a in Aarhus seeks a Senior Product Architect to define architectural direction for its Innovation & Product Development domain, shaping roadmaps, guiding decisions, and aligning technology with business goals.

You will collaborate with product leadership, engineers and scientists, acting as an architectural anchor, evolve platform, ensure scalable, future-proof solutions and promote a culture of architectural thinking across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Architect, Solution Architect or similar role in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong architecture experience across applications, integrations and business capabilities.
• Experience shaping technology strategy, roadmaps and architectural direction.
• Deep understanding of modern application and integration landscapes.
• Ability to influence stakeholders across business, product and technology teams.
• Experience leading architectural discussions and driving alignment across multiple stakeholders.
• A track record of translating business needs into scalable technology outcomes.
• Most importantly, you understand how architecture creates business value.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the architectural vision across the Innovation & Product Development domain
• Lead the architectural direction of the digital innovation platform and support its adoption across the organization
• Define architecture principles, roadmaps and technology direction that support innovation from idea to industrialization
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, product leadership and engineering teams
• Drive architecture decisions across applications, integrations, information models, data and AI-enabled capabilities
• Ensure solutions remain scalable, maintainable and aligned with long-term business objectives
• Coach and guide teams in architectural thinking, technology choices and solution design
• Drive alignment across Innovation, Product Development and Enterprise Technology teams

Skills

Product Architect

Solution Architect

Architecture strategy

Stakeholder influence

Enterprise architecture

Leadership

Job description

Do you want to own the architecture behind one of Arla's most strategic innovation domains? Are you motivated by shaping technology direction, guiding complex decisions and enabling innovation from idea to industrialization?

Innovation at Arla depends on how effectively business processes, digital capabilities, data and technology work together. As Senior Product Architect, you will play a key role in defining the architectural direction that supports faster innovation, stronger collaboration and scalable solutions across product development, saysJesper Dalsgaard Laursen, Senior Manager, IT Architecture Partner

Innovation & Product Development is a strategic domain at Arla, supporting how new products are developed, refined and brought to market. The area spans business capabilities, digital platforms, integrations, data, analytics and AI-enabled solutions that support scientists, product developers and business teams throughout the innovation lifecycle.

You can read more about innovation at Arla Foods here.

How you will make an impact

You will be responsible for defining and driving the architectural direction across Arla's Innovation & Product Development landscape. Working closely with product leadership, business stakeholders and engineering teams, you will help shape technology roadmaps, guide architectural decisions and ensure solutions evolve in support of business goals.

You will act as the architectural anchor for the domain, supporting business leaders, product leadership and technical teams at strategic, tactical and operational levels. Your key responsibilities include

• Own and evolve the architectural vision across the Innovation & Product Development domain
• Lead the architectural direction of the digital innovation platform and support its adoption across the organization
• Define architecture principles, roadmaps and technology direction that support innovation from idea to industrialization
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, product leadership and engineering teams
• Drive architecture decisions across applications, integrations, information models, data and AI-enabled capabilities
• Ensure solutions remain scalable, maintainable and aligned with long-term business objectives
• Coach and guide teams in architectural thinking, technology choices and solution design
• Drive alignment across Innovation, Product Development and Enterprise Technology teams

What will make you successful

You are a senior architect who thrives in complex enterprise environments. You combine strategic thinking with practical execution and are comfortable navigating between business priorities, technology decisions and delivery realities. We imagine the ideal candidate brings

• Experience as a Product Architect, Solution Architect or similar role in a complex enterprise environment
• Strong architecture experience across applications, integrations and business capabilities
• Experience shaping technology strategy, roadmaps and architectural direction
• Deep understanding of modern application and integration landscapes
• The ability to influence stakeholders and guide decisions across business, product and technology teams
• Experience leading architectural discussions and driving alignment across multiple stakeholders
• A track record of translating business needs into scalable technology outcomes
• Most importantly, you understand how architecture creates business value.

What do we offer

A rare opportunity to shape the architectural foundation of one of Arla's most strategically important innovation domains. You will influence technology direction, business capabilities and future investments while working closely with scientists, product developers, engineers and business leaders.

You will be part of a strong architecture community and work closely with business and technology leaders across the organization. In addition, we offer a flexible hybrid working model and the stability and purpose that comes from being part of a global, farmer-owned cooperative with a long-term commitment to sustainability, innovation and its people.

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.