Strategic Enterprise Domain Architect for Functions

Abb; Venezia; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB seeks an Enterprise Domain Architect to lead functional architecture across Finance, HR, Legal & Integrity. You’ll translate strategy into capability-based architectures and establish guardrails, reference architectures, and governance.

This is a high-impact, cross-functional role shaping enterprise operations and transformations. You will guide global vs local ownership, reconcile SaaS vs customization, and mentor Domain Architects to sustain long-term business and technology outcomes in a

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years in enterprise or domain architecture roles.
• Experience in large, decentralized or federated enterprises.
• Experience leading architecture in major enterprise transformations.
• Strong SAP knowledge; ERP- and platform-centric architectures.
• Expertise in functional capability modeling, business process harmonization, SaaS and packaged applications, cross-domain dependency management, and enterprise-scale governance.
• Strong executive communication and storytelling skills.
• Ability to arbitrate complex trade-offs pragmatically.
• Comfort operating with ambiguity and scale.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise functional architecture vision and target state.
• Translate business strategy into capability-based architectures for functions.
• Ensure consistent interpretation of enterprise principles across domains.
• Guide evolution of core business systems in line with enterprise strategy.
• Maintain architectural coherence across domains, platforms, and geographies.
• Resolve conflicts between functional requirements and enterprise constraints.
• Balance global vs local process ownership and SaaS vs customization decisions.
• Define enterprise-wide functional architecture principles and reference architectures.
• Contribute to Architecture Review Boards and approve/reject architectural exceptions.
• Guide investments in functional platforms and transformations.
• Lead and mentor Domain Architects and enable enterprise transformation initiatives.

Skills

Executive communication

Storytelling

SAP knowledge

ERP-centric architectures

Functional capability modeling

Cross-domain governance

Leadership

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

ABB seeks an Enterprise Domain Architect to lead functional architecture across Finance, HR, Legal & Integrity. You’ll translate strategy into capability-based architectures and establish guardrails, reference architectures, and governance.

This is a high-impact, cross-functional role shaping enterprise operations and transformations. You will guide global vs local ownership, reconcile SaaS vs customization, and mentor Domain Architects to sustain long-term business and technology outcomes in a