Senior Enterprise Architect

Norsk Hydro; Oslo; On-site; NOK 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Norsk Hydro is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to shape Hydro’s enterprise-wide IT landscape and lead the evolution of its Target State Architecture with a strategic focus on AI governance and responsible AI. You will bridge business strategy, governance, and technology across global business areas and the internal service provider, ensuring coherent architecture aligned with business objectives.

You will contribute to EA frameworks, standards, and principles, work on IT strategy, and

Qualifications

• Minimum ten years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture, preferably in manufacturing.
• Strong expertise across EA domains: business, data, applications, technology, security, governance.
• Solid understanding of AI architecture, generative AI, ML, AI agents, and responsible AI.
• Experience with I&T processes in M&A and multinational, divisional organizations.
• Ability to translate complex business needs into scalable IT architecture and clear value.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with senior management and business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain Hydro’s enterprise-wide architectural direction, including Target State Architectures, standards, policies and guardrails.
• Embed risk-based AI governance into architecture decisions and define requirements for responsible AI.
• Analyze current and future IT states to identify gaps and guide major initiatives and the IT Strategy Roadmap.
• Collaborate with IT Security, Privacy, Data, GRC, Legal, Procurement and Business Areas; lead architectural work in M&A and ensure cross-portfolio alignment.

Skills

EA expertise

Governance

AI architecture

Stakeholder management

Strategic communication

Education

IT/Engineering Master’s degree

EA/IT architecture certification

Job description

Location: Oslo, 03, NO, 0283 Career area: Information Technology (IT) Department: Enterprise Architecture Apply by: September 27, 2026

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Are you ready to shape and safeguard Hydro’s AI enterprise architecture landscape?We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to bridge strategy, governance, and cutting-edge AI technologies across our business areas.

We are a small team of senior architects covering the full range of Enterprise Architecture across Hydro. We influence and set direction through governance, architecture requirements, and advisory services for all Business Areas and Global Business Services (GBS), Hydro’s internal service provider, and its partners.

As a Senior Enterprise Architect, you will help define Hydro’s enterprise-wide architectural direction and ensure the coherent evolution of our IT landscape across Business Areas, platforms, and portfolios. You will work at the intersection of business strategy, technology, governance, and innovation, with a particular focus on shaping Hydro’s enterprise AI architecture.

Ready to steer our Target State Architecture into the future? Then you should read on!

What we offer you

An exciting role responsible for leading and maturing Hydro’s Enterprise Architecture practice, ensuring that the IT landscape supports the business strategy and objectives.

The opportunity to influence how AI technologies are adopted and scaled across a global industrial organization.

Responsibility for developing and maintaining the EA frameworks, standards, policies, and principles, and providing guidance and direction to the IT teams and stakeholders.

Being a key contributor to the IT strategy and roadmap, and a trusted advisor to senior management and business leaders.

Being part of a dynamic team that values collaboration, innovation, and a unified enterprise perspective.

What you will be doing

• Enterprise Architecture direction: Define and maintain Hydro’s enterprise-wide architectural direction, including the Target State Architecture, frameworks, standards, policies, principles, and guardrails.
• Responsible AI & Governance: Embed Hydro’s risk-based AI Governance Model into architecture decisions. Define requirements for responsible AI, including explainability, human oversight, model drift detection, and data privacy compliance.
• Strategic analysis and advisory: Analyze current and future IT states to identify gaps and opportunities; provide strategic architectural insight to senior management and guide major enterprise-scale initiatives and the I&T Strategy Roadmap.
• Stakeholder engagement and M&A: Collaborate with IT Security, Privacy, Data, GRC, Legal, Procurement, and Business Areas, and lead architectural work in mergers and acquisitions while ensuring cross-portfolio alignment.

What will make you successful?

• Educational and professional background: Possess an IT/Engineering Master’s degree or equivalent, with a minimum of ten years of relevant experience in a similar role, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Expertise in enterprise architecture: Strong expertise across EA domains, including business, data, applications, technology, security, and governance. Certification in EA/IT architecture is preferred.
• AI and specialized knowledge: Strong understanding of AI architecture, generative AI, machine learning, AI agents, and responsible AI.
• Experience in complex scenarios: Experience with I&T processes in M&A and multinational, divisional organizations.
• Business & IT Alignment: Ability to translate complex business needs into scalable IT architecture and clear business value.
• Strategic Communication & Collaboration: Strong communication, relationship-building, negotiation, teamwork, initiative, and integrity

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Equal opportunities

At Hydro, we believe diversity makes us stronger. We welcome diverse experiences and perspectives, and invite all qualified candidates to apply. We review every application fairly and strive to provide equal opportunities for everyone to grow and succeed.

Apply before: 27/09/2026

Are you looking to make a real impact? For over a century, our people have been the driving force in solving some of the world's most pressing issues - and we hope you'll join us in solving the next century's. Whether you're working to close the loop at one of our recycling facilities or ensuring efficient renewable energy processes to decarbonize aluminium production, your contributions make an impact in our shared purpose of propelling our industries and the world into a greener future.

About Hydro

• Hydro is a leading aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future
• Founded: 1905
• Number of employees: 32,000
• Company presence in around 40 countries worldwide

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