Enterprise Architecture Practice and Governance Lead

ABB; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB söker en Enterprise Architect som kan definiera, driva och förbättra företagets arkitekturstyrningsramverk och standarder. Du kommer att säkerställa arkitekturkonsistens, minska risker och stödja en decentraliserad affärsmodell samtidigt som du främjar lokalt initiativ och innovation.

Du har 8+ års erfarenhet av EA och erfarenhet av globala implementeringar samt bekantskap med TOGAF och ARDOQ/ArchiMate. Rollen är hybrid och erbjuder möjligheter att leda arkitekturinitiativ över flera domäner.

Qualifications

• Kandidatexamen eller master i informationsteknik eller relaterat fält.
• 8+ års erfarenhet inom Enterprise Architecture eller närliggande roller.
• Erfarenhet av att implementera EA-ramverk, verktyg och styrningsprocesser i global organisation.
• Erfarenhet av decentraliserade, multi-domain eller federerade operativmodeller.
• Bekantskap med arkitekturmodelleringsverktyg såsom Ardoq och ArchiMate.
• TOGAF eller likvärd EA-ramverk certifiering är föredragen.

Responsibilities

• Definiera, driva och förbättra företagets arkitekturstyrningsramverk, standarder och efterlevnad.
• Se till arkitekturmässighet, riskreducering och strategisk inriktning över ABB:s decentraliserade modell.
• Vara förvaltare av arkitekturens beslut, standarder och riktlinjer.
• Balans mellan företagskonsistens och domän- samt produktteams agilitet.
• Överse styrningsfora och säkerställa decentraliserad styrning.
• Införa EA-styrning i leveransprocesser (portfölj, produkt, investering lifecycle).
• Främja användning av EA-verktyg som Ardoq och onboarding.

Skills

Excellent kommunikation och faciliterf

Påverkansförmåga

Stark styrning och standardhantering

Education

Kandidatexamen eller master i informationsteknik/data

Tools

Ardoq

ArchiMate

Job description

På ABB hjälper vi industrier att bli mer resurseffektiva och renare - och varje person här bidrar till resultaten. Du kommer att få möjlighet att leda, få stöd att växa och kunna vara stolt över den påverkan vi skapar tillsammans. Gå med oss och hjälp till att driva det som driver världen.

Denna position rapporterar till:

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

This opportunity is open to candidates in multiple countries, with the final work location determined based on the selected candidate. As compensation may vary by location, we are committed to being transparent throughout the hiring process and will share details of the salary range, variable compensation and benefits package with candidates who progress to the first interview stage for a location in the European Union, covered by the EU Pay Transparency Directive.

The final offer will be tailored based on your role location, experience, skills and qualifications, internal market positioning and alignment with ABB internal standards.

För att bygga en renare och smartare framtid krävs alla sorters människor: de nyfikna, de modiga och de kreativa. Därför välkomnar vi människor med alla bakgrunder och erfarenheter.

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