Enterprise Architecture Practice & Governance Lead

ABB; France; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB cerca un leader di Enterprise Architecture per definire, gestire e migliorare il framework di governance e gli standard aziendali. Grazie al ruolo, guiderai lallineamento tra coerenza architetturale e autonomia locale, contribuendo a processi di portfolio, prodotto e investimento in un contesto globale.

Hai esperienza nell'implementazione di EA, framework e governance in organizzazioni complesse, con conoscenza di strumenti come Ardoq e modellazione ArchiMate.

Qualifications

• Laurea triennale o magistrale in information systems, informatica o settore affini.
• 8+ anni di esperienza in Enterprise Architecture o ruoli correlati, con almeno 3 anni in pratica/governance.
• Esperienza nell'implementazione di EA, framework, strumenti e processi di governance a livello globale.
• Esperienza in modelli operativi decentralizzati, multi-dominio o federati.
• Conoscenza approfondita dei domini EA (business, applicazioni, dati, tecnologia).
• Preferibile certificazione TOGAF o equivalente.
• Ottime capacità di comunicazione e facilitazione; capacità di influenzare stakeholder a tutti i livelli.
• Well-versed in governance, risk, and standards management.

Responsibilities

• Definire, gestire e migliorare il governance framework di enterprise architecture, standard e compliance.
• Assicurare coerenza architetturale, riduzione del rischio e allineamento strategico tra modello operativo decentrato e autonomia locale.
• Essere custode delle decisioni architetturali, degli standard e delle guardrails.
• Bilanciare coerenza aziendale con agilità di dominio e prodotto.
• Guidare iniziative di formazione e supporto per architetti e consumatori business.

Skills

Governance EA

TOGAF

Stakeholder management

Enterprise architecture

Architecture governance

Education

Laurea in information systems o Informatica

Tools

Ardoq

ArchiMate

Job description

Noi di ABB aiuta le industrie a operare in modo più snello e pulito, e ogni persona qui contribuisce a rendere possibile tutto questo. Avrai la possibilità di assumere un ruolo di leadership, sarai supportato nella tua crescita e sarai orgoglioso dell'impatto che creeremo insieme. Unisciti a noi per contribuire a far funzionare ciò che fa funzionare il mondo.

Questa Posizione Risponde a

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.

You Will Be Mainly Accountable For

• 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.

Costruire un futuro più pulito e intelligente richiede ogni tipo di mente: i curiosi, i coraggiosi e i creativi. Per questo accogliamo persone da ogni percorso e con ogni esperienza.

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