Senior Enterprise Architect, Governance (m/f/d)

100055 Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 120.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH seeks a Senior Enterprise Architect to define and govern the Enterprise Architecture framework across programs and IT projects. You will ensure principles and standards are applied, and governance is embedded into delivery.

You will lead Architecture Review Board sessions, manage risks and decisions, and collaborate with PMO, security, data governance, and procurement to shift from late-stage approval to early-stage advisory.

Formación

• 7+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture or IT governance.
• Experience defining or operating architecture governance in complex organizations.
• Experience facilitating architecture boards or senior decision forums.
• Knowledge of architecture principles, standards, and compliance mechanisms.

Responsabilidades

• Define, maintain, and improve the Enterprise Architecture governance framework.
• Align governance with IT, security, data, and innovation at group level.
• Embed governance into portfolio management and delivery processes.
• Prepare and facilitate Architecture Review Board sessions with options, risks, and recommendations.
• Manage logs, risks, and escalation to IT and business governance bodies.
• Evolve standards and guardrails; maintain in LeanIX or repositories.
• Monitor compliance, identify deviations, and define mitigations.
• Collaborate with PMO, IT governance, and other teams to promote early-stage advisory.

Conocimientos

Enterprise Architecture

Governance

TOGAF

Stakeholder Management

Facilitation

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Business/CS/IT

Herramientas

LeanIX

Descripción del empleo

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.

Drive the future of Fresenius Kabi’s Enterprise Architecture —

Fresenius Kabi (www.fresenius-kabi.com) is a global health care company that specializes in injectable medicines, biosimilars, and technologies for infusion, transfusion, and clinical nutrition. Our expansive portfolio of products and global network of science and manufacturing centers provide essential support for the care of critical and chronically ill patients. With more than 40,000 employees worldwide, our dedicated team is united by our shared purpose: to put lifesaving medicines and technologies in the hands of people who care for patients – and to find answers to the challenges they face. We call this purpose caring for life.