Chief Enterprise Architecture Strategist

RP Group B.V.; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 78,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual contract with trial period

Salary €7,000–€9,900 gross per month

Bonus scheme

Company car or mobility budget

27 days holiday

Flexible working hours

Home working allowance

Training and education options

Recreation Pension Fund

Maternity and parental leave

Travel insurance

Staff booking scheme

Job summary

Landal is seeking a strategic Head of Enterprise Architecture to define, govern and evolve our enterprise architecture, aligning technology with Landal's growth and digital transformation goals. As a member of the IT Leadership Team, you will translate business strategy into capabilities, roadmaps and architecture principles, covering Business, Integration and Platform Architecture across the organisation.

This role leads governance, reduces technical debt and guides senior leadership on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• Extensive Enterprise Architecture experience within complex international organisations.
• Proven experience translating business strategy into enterprise architecture, capability models and technology roadmaps.
• Strong knowledge of Business, Integration and Platform Architecture, cloud-native and API-first environments.
• Experience with hospitality platforms (e.g. CRS, PMS, Offer-to-Cash) and large-scale technology transformation.
• Experience with AI architecture, application portfolio optimisation and technology governance

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Enterprise Architecture strategy supporting Landal's business strategy and long-term technology vision.
• Translate business strategy into enterprise capabilities, target architectures and technology investment roadmaps.
• Own Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Integration Architecture and Platform Architecture across the organisation.
• Establish and govern enterprise architecture principles, standards and decision frameworks.
• Govern enterprise integration, platform architecture and technology standards to enable scalable and reusable solutions.
• Lead application portfolio rationalisation and technology simplification, including build-versus-buy decisions.
• Define enterprise AI architecture principles and guide the adoption of emerging technologies.
• Advise the CIO and Executive Leadership Team on enterprise technology strategy and investment decisions.
• Drive enterprise-wide technology modernisation and reduction of technical debt.
• Ensure alignment across Product Tech, Engineering, IT Operations, Security and Data & AI
• Influence strategic technology decisions by challenging vendors, solution designs and investment proposals.
• Build and mature the Enterprise Architecture capability, governance and community across Landal.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

API-first environments

Cloud-native

AI architecture

Technology governance

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Job description

Landal is seeking a strategic Head of Enterprise Architecture to define, govern and evolve our enterprise architecture, aligning technology with Landal's growth and digital transformation goals. As a member of the IT Leadership Team, you will translate business strategy into capabilities, roadmaps and architecture principles, covering Business, Integration and Platform Architecture across the organisation.

This role leads governance, reduces technical debt and guides senior leadership on