Lead Enterprise Architect

Wallenius Wilhelmsen; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 850,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Low-cost health insurance options

Company-matching 401(k) plan

Company-paid life insurance

Access to exclusive discounts

Job summary

Wallenius Wilhelmsen is seeking a Lead Enterprise Architect to shape its digital architecture. You will connect business strategy with technology to ensure scalable and resilient solutions. This role is pivotal to streamlined decision-making in a global logistics context.

With over 10 years of experience required, you will lead the Architecture Review Board and manage risks, while coaching a team of architects. The role emphasizes strategic alignment and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of complex, global, asset-intensive environments.
• Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture practices and governance.
• Experience leading architecture governance in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise architecture direction and standards.
• Lead and facilitate the Architecture Review Board.
• Ensure architecture is used to guide business and technology decisions.
• Manage architecture risks and technical debt.
• Coach enterprise architects and clarify ownership.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Architecture governance

Digital transformation

Cross-domain decision-making

Education

10+ years in enterprise architecture

Tools

Architecture practices

Cloud technologies

Job description

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. 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 your life outside of work. From affordable healthcare to well‑being, we’ve got you covered.

Benefits

• 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 can bring their best selves, 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.

Apply today, and let’s keep the world and your career moving together. (As we are now heading into the summer, interviews will mostly be held from August onwards.)