Enterprise Architecture Practice & Governance Lead

ABB; Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to define, operate, and continuously improve the enterprise architecture governance framework, standards, and compliance mechanisms. You will ensure architectural consistency, risk reduction, and strategic alignment across ABB’s decentralized operating model.

The role involves governance, practice development, enablement of the EA community, and maintaining standards across business, data, application, technology, security, and integration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in information systems or related field.
• 8+ years in Enterprise Architecture with governance experience.
• Experience implementing EA frameworks in global organizations.
• Experience in decentralized, multi-domain, or federated operating models.
• Familiarity with architecture modeling tools (e.g., Ardoq, ArchiMate).
• TOGAF or equivalent EA framework certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Governing and operating the enterprise architecture governance model, including decision rights and review forums.
• Defining and maintaining EA practice standards, frameworks, and methodologies aligned with industry best practices.
• Driving initiatives to strengthen the EA community through training, knowledge sharing, and collaboration platforms.
• Owning and maintaining enterprise architecture standards and policies across domains.
• Measuring governance effectiveness using KPIs and continuously improving standards and tooling.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Enterprise Architecture

TOGAF familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in information systems

Tools

Ardoq

ArchiMate

Job description

ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Global Head IS Enterprise Architecture

Your Role And Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to define, operate, and continuously improve the enterprise architecture governance framework, standards, and compliance mechanisms. Each day you will ensure architectural consistency, risk reduction, and strategic alignment across ABB’s decentralized operating model, while enabling local autonomy and innovation. You will also act as the custodian of architectural decision making, standards, and guardrails. You will be balancing enterprise coherence with domain and product team agility, making sure that EA rules and practices are embedded into the organization’s operating model. This role has three/ four people reporting into it.

• Architecture Governance
  • Governing and operating the enterprise architecture governance model, including decision rights, escalation paths, and review forums.
  • Ensuring architecture choices are transparent, traceable, and aligned with enterprise strategy.
  • Embedding governance into delivery processes (e.g., portfolio, product, and investment lifecycles).
  • Overseeing governance boards across the organization and making sure that relevant decentralized governance is in place.
• Practice Development
  • Defining and maintaining EA practice standards, frameworks, and methodologies aligned with industry best practices (e.g., TOGAF) and organizational strategy.
  • Establishing governance processes for architecture reviews, compliance and selection.
  • Training and support for architects and business consumers.
• Enablement & Community Building
  • Driving initiatives to strengthen the EA community through training, knowledge sharing, and collaboration platforms.
  • Promoting adoption of EA tools (e.g., Ardoq) and ensuring effective onboarding and usage across domains.
  • Acting as a champion for the EA repository and toolset and driving cultural change by fostering a “community-led architecture” mindset.
• Standards & Reference Architecture
  • Owning and maintaining enterprise architecture standards and policies across business, data, application, technology, security, and integration domains.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Measuring governance effectiveness using defined KPIs (e.g., reuse, compliance, time-to-decision), continuously improving standards, governance processes, and tooling and staying current with industry best practices and evolving architectural trends.

Qualifications For The Role

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, or related field
• 8+ years in Enterprise Architecture or related roles, with at least 3 years in practice enablement or governance
• Proven experience in implementing EA frameworks, tools, and governance processes in a global organization
• Experience in decentralized, multi-domain, or federated operating models
• Strong understanding of EA domains (business, application, data, technology)
• Familiarity with architecture modeling tools (e.g., Ardoq, ArchiMate)
• TOGAF or equivalent EA framework certification preferred
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
• Strong governance, risk, and standards management capability

This opportunity is open to candidates in multiple countries, with the final work location determined based on the selected candidate. As compensation may vary by location, we are committed to being transparent throughout the hiring process and will share details of the salary range, variable compensation and benefits package with candidates who progress to the first interview stage for a location in the European Union, covered by the EU Pay Transparency Directive.

The final offer will be tailored based on your role location, experience, skills and qualifications, internal market positioning and alignment with ABB internal standards.

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