Head of Enterprise Architecture & Strategy

landal; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 78,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or mobility budget

Flexible working hours

Home working allowance

Training and education options

Pension fund

Job summary

Landal is seeking a Head of Enterprise Architecture to define and govern the company’s architecture, translating business strategy into capabilities and technology roadmaps. You will lead across Business, Enterprise, Integration and Platform Architecture, shaping standards and governance to reduce debt and enable scalable, future-proof solutions.

As part of the IT Leadership Team, you will influence technology investments, guide AI architecture, and ensure alignment with Product Tech,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in IT or related field.
• Extensive enterprise architecture experience in complex international organisations.
• Proven ability translating business strategy into architecture, capability models and roadmaps.

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

Business Architecture

Integration Architecture

Platform Architecture

Cloud-native environments

API-first environments

AI architecture

Technology governance

Strategic advisory

Education

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

Job description

Landal is seeking a Head of Enterprise Architecture to define and govern the company’s architecture, translating business strategy into capabilities and technology roadmaps. You will lead across Business, Enterprise, Integration and Platform Architecture, shaping standards and governance to reduce debt and enable scalable, future-proof solutions.

As part of the IT Leadership Team, you will influence technology investments, guide AI architecture, and ensure alignment with Product Tech,