Lead Enterprise Architect

Wallenius Wilhelmsen group; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable health insurance options

Company-matching 401(k) plan

Paid life insurance

Access to career development training

Exclusive discounts on attractions and travel

Job summary

Wallenius Wilhelmsen group, based in Sweden, is hiring a Lead Enterprise Architect. This strategic role involves driving architecture direction across digital platforms, ensuring a cohesive approach between business strategy and technology implementation.

The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of experience in enterprise architecture, particularly within complex, asset-intensive environments. Exceptional stakeholder management and leadership skills are needed to influence decisions and facilitate cross-domain coherence.

Qualifications

• Understanding of complex, global, asset-intensive environments such as logistics.
• Ability to connect business capabilities with technology decisions.
• Experience in enterprise architecture practices and governance.

Responsibilities

• Drive enterprise-wide architecture direction and governance.
• Lead decision-making through trade-offs across value, cost, risk, and speed.
• Manage architecture risks and technical debt.

Skills

Complex asset-intensive environments understanding

Stakeholder management

Influencing senior leaders

Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture

Broad understanding of integration and cloud

Education

10+ years in enterprise architecture

Job description

Overview

LEAD ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT

See yourself at Wallenius Wilhelmsen. We collaborate, we care, we challenge every day to keep the world in motion and transform logistics into a zero‑emissions, carbon‑free industry. Join us and make it happen!

ABOUT US

The Wallenius Wilhelmsen group is the market leader in roll‑on/roll‑off (RoRo) shipping and vehicle logistics, managing the distribution of cars, trucks, rolling equipment, and breakbulk to customers all over the world. Wallenius Wilhelmsen is committed to being in the forefront of the green transition and aims to be carbon‑neutral already by 2040 (read more about this in our sustainability pledge and the annual report).

The company operates around 125 vessels servicing 15 trade routes across six continents, a global inland distribution network, 66 processing centers, and eight marine terminals.

With the head office in Oslo, Norway, the Wallenius Wilhelmsen group has around 9,500 employees in 28 countries worldwide.

Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a Lead Enterprise Architect to drive enterprise‑wide architecture direction and ensure coherence across our digital landscape. This role sits at the center of Digital Governance & Architecture and connects business strategy, technology, and execution across domains. You will improve decision quality, reduce complexity, and ensure scalable, resilient solutions through strong architecture leadership and governance. You will remain hands‑on in key architecture work, personally leading complex cross‑domain decisions and trade‑offs.

What You’ll Do

Set Enterprise Architecture Direction

• Define EA direction, principles, standards and ways of working
• Translate strategy and transformation priorities into actionable architecture guidance

Lead Architecture Governance & Decision‑Making

• Lead and facilitate the Architecture Review Board (ARB)
• Drive decision‑making through clear trade‑offs across value, cost, risk and speed
• Maintain decision records, follow‑ups and escalation

Drive Cross‑Domain Coherence

• Ensure the target architecture is actively used to guide decisions across business and technology
• Lead complex architecture work spanning applications, data, integration, platforms and security

Enable Early Architecture Engagement

• Embed architecture in strategy, portfolio shaping, procurement and major decisions
• Reduce duplication, integration complexity and late‑stage rework

Manage Risk, Debt & Lifecycle

• Ensure visibility and ownership of architecture risks, technical debt and lifecycle
• Manage architecture exceptions in line with enterprise guardrails
• Connect architecture decisions to portfolio and investment processes

Build and Scale the EA Capability

• Coordinate work across architecture domains and clarify ownership
• Coach enterprise architects and federated roles
• Establish community practices and reusable patterns
• Support the continued evolution of the EA capability

What Success Looks Like

• Clear, consistently applied enterprise architecture direction
• Faster, higher‑quality decision‑making
• Reduced complexity and technical debt
• Strong alignment between business strategy, technology and delivery
• High engagement across the architecture community

What You’ll Need

Domain Expertise

• Strong understanding of complex, global, asset‑intensive environments (e.g. shipping, logistics, supply chain or similar)
• Ability to connect business capabilities, processes and operating models with technology and architecture decisions

Architecture & Technology

• Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture practices, governance and target architecture
• Broad understanding across application, data, integration, cloud, platform and security domains
• Experience translating strategy into practical, reusable architecture artefacts
• Ability to create pragmatic artefacts that support decisions and alignment

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence senior leaders
• Clear communication of trade‑offs, risks and decisions
• Experience leading decision forums and driving alignment across distributed teams
• Ability to engage across governance forums, procurement, vendor management and partners

Experience

• 10+ years in enterprise architecture, digital transformation or senior architecture leadership
• Experience leading architecture governance and cross‑domain decision‑making in complex environments

Why This Role Matters

This role is critical in shaping how Wallenius Wilhelmsen builds and governs its digital landscape. You will drive better decisions at scale and establish the foundation for a scalable, resilient and future‑ready architecture.

When You Join Us

At Wallenius Wilhelmsen, we prioritize your well‑being. Our industry‑leading benefits and perks are designed to help you thrive in your career and life outside of work. From affordable healthcare to well‑being, we’ve got you covered.

• Choose from a range of low‑cost health insurance options to support your well‑being including medical, dental and vision after 30 days of employment
• Secure your financial future with an industry‑leading company‑matching 401(k) plan
• Company paid life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability
• Explore career development with access to on‑the‑job training
• Access to exclusive discounts on attractions, automotive, travel and more

Working Conditions

Environmental conditions vary by location, including indoor and outdoor settings. Employees may encounter extreme temperatures, wetness, wind, fumes, dust particles and drafts. Safety is our top priority and we are dedicated to fostering a safety‑first environment, ensuring all precautions are taken to protect our team in every working condition.

Our Commitment to Equal Opportunities

We are a global group of people from diverse backgrounds and lifestyles. Wallenius Wilhelmsen is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to building a workplace where all contributors feel they can bring their best selves every day, learn from each other and be appreciated. Our journey towards sustainable and integrated logistics compels us to attract people with diverse experiences, skills and abilities.