Ph3Enterprise architecture leadership /h3 ul liDefine, own, and continuously evolve the Enterprise Architecture vision, target state, and principles /li liMaintain enterprise-wide capability maps and translate them into architectural direction /li liEstablish and enforce architectural guardrails to guide decision‑making across teams /li liEnsure alignment between business strategy, IT strategy, and architecture evolution /li /ul h3Portfolio and investment alignment /h3 ul liShape and support demand intake and portfolio prioritization from an architectural perspective /li liDefine and maintain the architecture runway to enable business initiatives and support business agility /li liEnsure alignment between portfolio investments and target architecture /li liAdvise on trade‑offs between business value, technical sustainability, and complexity /li /ul h3Domain‑level engagement /h3 ul liGuide and coach domain architects, ensuring consistency across domains /li liFacilitate alignment across enterprise platforms and BU‑specific solutions /li liEnsure solution designs contribute to an integrated and coherent enterprise landscape /li liFor selected domains, act directly as a domain architect: creating roadmaps, maintaining standards, facilitating solution alignment /li /ul h3Integration and standards /h3 ul liGovern enterprise architecture standards and guardrails, ensuring interoperability, scalability, and security across IT and BU‑delivered systems /li liEnsure end‑to‑end architectural alignment across central enterprise systems and BU‑specific systems, enabling an integrated enterprise landscape /li liEmbed non‑functional requirements (e.g., performance, scalability, security, maintainability) by design, ensuring reliable, secure, and cost‑effective operations /li /ul h3Solution selection leadership /h3 ul liOversee solution evaluation processes for major enterprise and cross‑BU systems /li liEnsure solution selection decisions align with strategic roadmaps, architectural principles, and long‑term sustainability /li /ul h3Agile architecture enablement /h3 ul liAct as a senior leader of the Architecture Enabling Team — embedding agile activities where needed to support delivery: supporting teams in backlog refinement and solution design, participating in PI Planning and Preparation, shaping the architecture runway and enablers /li liFoster an agile, just‑enough architecture approach that avoids stage‑gate delays and heavy upfront design while maintaining alignment with strategic direction /li /ul h3Your profile /h3 ul liAt least 5 years of proven experience in enterprise‑level architecture leadership in complex, multi‑BU environments /li liStrong skills in business capability modeling, architecture road‑mapping, and strategic portfolio alignment /li liStrong facilitation skills; able to translate business goals into actionable design guardrails /li liStrong people and team leadership skills, with demonstrated experience in influencing, coaching, and aligning teams through non‑hierarchical influence as well as direct line management /li liStrong ability to influence senior business and IT stakeholders /li liKnowledge of agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe, LeSS) and their architectural roles /li liGood, professional communication skills in English /li /ul h3Location and type of contract /h3 ul liLeuven, Belgium /li liFull‑time /li liHybrid /li liMid‑senior level /li liCV in English /li /ul /p #J-18808-Ljbffr