Enterprise Architecture Practice & Governance Lead

ABB; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB zoekt een ervaren Enterprise Architect die verantwoordelijk is voor het definiëren, bedienen en verbeteren van het governance-framework, standaarden en naleving. Je bewaakt architecturële consistentie, risicovermindering en strategische afstemming binnen een gedecentraliseerd model en balanceren met lokale autonomie en innovatie.

Je fungeert als klankbord voor besluitvorming, standaarden en governance en leidt een EA-omgeving die kennisdeling, training en adoptie van tools zoals Ardoq

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, of a related field.
• 8+ jaren ervaring in Enterprise Architecture of verwante rollen.
• Aantoonbare ervaring met EA-frameworks (TOGAF of equivalent) en governanceprocessen.

Responsibilities

• Governing enterprise architecture governance model, decision rights en escalatiepaden.
• Definiëren en onderhouden EA-practice standards, frameworks en methodologies.
• Aanjagen community building en kennisdeling voor EA.
• Beheer van standaarden en referentie-architectuur over business, data, applicatie en technologie.
• Continue verbetering van governance, processen en tooling.

Skills

Communicatievaardigheden

Facilitatievaardigheden

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in information systems or computer science

8+ years in Enterprise Architecture or related roles

Tools

Ardoq

ArchiMate

Job description

Bij ABB helpen we industrieën efficiënter en schoner te werken en iedere medewerker draagt daaraan bij. U krijgt de ruimte om leiding te nemen, wordt ondersteund in uw ontwikkeling en zult trots zijn op de impact die we samen realiseren. Sluit u bij ons aan en help de wereld draaiende te houden.

Deze functie rapporteert aan: 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.

The work model for the role is: #Li_hybrid

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

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