Head of Enterprise Architecture

Dyson GmbH; Singapore; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks an Enterprise Architecture Lead to drive EA capability development and governance. This role involves leading strategic planning, technology architecture, and ensuring alignment with business goals. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in architecture, cloud platforms, and strategic consulting, contributing to the company's commitment to innovation and excellence.

Qualifications

• Key contributor to strategic business plans.
• Expertise in architecture discipline and strategic planning.
• Extensive experience in cloud platforms and security by design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation/evolution of the EA function.
• Responsible for overall technology architecture and innovation.
• Ensure optimal governance structures and compliance activities.

Skills

Strategic Planning

Cloud Platforms

Security by Design

Architecture Discipline

Education

BA or Masters in relevant fields

Job description

Enterprise Architecture Lead

EA Organization is responsible for overall Enterprise Architecture & governance, ensuring a robust, consistent architecture and data environment aligned with business strategy and value.

Enterprise Architecture Management delivers business value by making value-based technology investments, prioritizing technology delivery, targeting new technologies and insights, enabling collaboration and innovation, and delivering quality and consistency.

Drive Dyson EA capability development and architecture governance/principalship within and across Dyson architecture domains.

Accountable for the completeness of architecture design and the creation/updates to key EA deliverables at landscape and technical reference model levels.

Responsibilities:

• Business & IT Strategy: Lead the creation/evolution of the EA function, including the coordination and integration of enterprise information systems, data, technical, and solution architecture viewpoints.
• Technology Architecture & Innovation: Responsible for overall technology architecture and innovation activities to deliver a future-proof technology landscape with measurable business impact.
• Analysis & Trends: Identify and analyze enterprise business drivers, industry, technology, and market trends to determine their potential impacts.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure optimal governance structures and compliance activities related to EA.
• Solution Fitting: Consult with program/project teams to align solutions with architecture across all viewpoints.
• Organizational Requirements: Define requirements for resources, structures, and cultural changes to support EA.
• Promotion & Communication: Promote EA processes, outcomes, and results within the organization, including developing communication and education plans.
• Platform Architecture: Design and prototype platform architectures to enable future business needs, partnering with technology teams for strategic alignment.
• Strategic Partnerships: Partner with key business and IT leaders to set strategic direction.
• Open Source & Vendor Evaluation: Champion open source initiatives and evaluate vendors for digital platforms and architectures.
• Strategic Consulting: Support business & IT strategy with architectural principles, standards, and best practices.

EA Planning & Governance:

• Planning: Develop and maintain EA planning processes, including enterprise target architecture and roadmaps.
• Governance: Serve as senior principal for architecture governance, overseeing key issues and decisions.
• Solution Alignment: Ensure alignment of enterprise architecture to target states across projects and domains.

Architectural Capabilities & Assets:

• Requirements & Standards: Define architecture requirements, principles, guidelines, and standards.
• Support & Assets: Provide architectural support to operations and projects, manage architecture assets.

Performance & Communication:

• Performance Metrics: Define and manage key performance indicators for EA.
• EA Awareness: Lead communication efforts, evangelize EA, and maintain EA portals.

Characteristics & Deliverables:

• Energetic, driven, and passionate about working in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to operate in start-up and structured environments.
• Motivate cross-functional teams.
• Deliverables include Target Enterprise Architecture, roadmaps, performance reports.

About Us & Key Skills:

Key contributor to strategic business plans, with expertise in architecture discipline, strategic planning, cloud platforms, and security by design. Requires a BA or Masters in relevant fields or extensive experience.

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