Enterprise Architecture Governance Lead

FRESENIUS; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Fresenius Kabi is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect, Governance, to define, operate, and continuously improve the Enterprise Architecture governance framework across the organization. You will work with federated teams to shift involvement from late-stage approval to early-stage advisory and ensure decisions are transparent and aligned with business and IT strategy.

As custodian of architecture governance, you will prepare, coordinate, and facilitate Architecture Review Board sessions,

Formación

• 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 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Enterprise Architecture

IT Governance

Architecture Governance

Solution Architecture

IT Strategy

Technology Consulting

Stakeholder Management

Facilitation

English Communication

Educación

Degree in Business Administration

Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology

Herramientas

LeanIX

TOGAF knowledge

Descripción del empleo

Fresenius Kabi is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect, Governance, to define, operate, and continuously improve the Enterprise Architecture governance framework across the organization. You will work with federated teams to shift involvement from late-stage approval to early-stage advisory and ensure decisions are transparent and aligned with business and IT strategy.

As custodian of architecture governance, you will prepare, coordinate, and facilitate Architecture Review Board sessions,