Enterprise Architect

Job description

Solvay is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

We are looking for:

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We seek an Enterprise Architect to proactively guide enterprise leaders, product managers, product owners, and product delivery teams through transformation and optimization initiatives. This role supports the formulation of business strategy, outcomes, and capabilities, focusing on achieving targeted business outcomes such as revenue growth, cost optimization, risk mitigation, and sustainability improvements. The Enterprise Architect will play a key role in developing the IT strategy and enterprise architecture aligned with overall business strategy and capabilities.

We count on you for:

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Supporting Formulation of Strategy and Guides Execution:

·  Works with Business and Leadership Stakeholders to develop IT strategy.
·  Identifies and responds to disruptive forces, guiding investment decisions.
·  Leads analysis of business and operating models, market trends, and technology impact.
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Building and Maintaining Relationships:

·  Positions the EA practice at the intersection of business and IT.
·  Develops the EA value proposition and structures business engagement.
·  Manages cross-functional relationships and leads a collaborative community of architects.
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Orchestrating the Delivery of Business Outcomes:

·  Aligns business and IT by analyzing future-state capabilities.
·  Identifies organizational requirements for supporting enterprise architecture.
·  Ensures efficient and effective business and IT operating models.
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Facilitating Innovation:

·  Assesses disruptive forces and identifies technology-enabled opportunities.
·  Provides advice on trends and disruptive technology affecting business.
·  Tracks and manages execution of innovations to deliver expected business outcomes.
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Planning and Managing the IT Portfolio:

·  Maintains alignment of architecture activities across programs, projects, and products.
·  Supports portfolio modernization and develops roadmaps for IT investments.
·  Supports solutions design and delivery, ensuring consistency with enterprise architecture.

You can count on us for:

·  Be part of and contribute to a once-in-a-lifetime change journey
·  Join a transversal and dynamic team that is going to tackle big bets
·  Have fun and work at a high pace

You will bring:

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Education & Experience:

·  Master’s or bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent experience.
·  Eight or more years of experience in strategic planning, business analysis, or enterprise architecture consulting.
·  Knowledge of various disciplines such as business, information, solution or technical architecture.
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Skills:

·  Understanding of business ecosystems, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, SOA, APIs, microservices, and predictive analytics.
·  Familiarity with enterprise architecture tools, graphical models, and frameworks.
·  Leadership skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
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Competencies:

·  Excellent analytical, planning, and organizational skills.
·  Organizationally savvy with political intelligence.
·  Balances long-term and short-term implications estimates financial impacts, and applies multiple solutions.
·  Comfortable influencing and persuading business and IT leaders, speaking the language of business.

You will get:

·  Competitive salary and benefits package
·  16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
·  Training platform for all employees
·  Free language courses (24 languages available)
·  Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

About us

·  Solvay, a pioneering chemical company with a legacy rooted in founder Ernest Solvay's pivotal innovations in the soda ash process, is dedicated to delivering essential solutions globally through its workforce of over 9,000 employees. Since 1863, Solvay harnesses the power of chemistry to create innovative, sustainable solutions that answer the world’s most essential needs such as purifying the air we breathe and the water we drink, preserving our food supplies, protecting our health and well-being, creating eco-friendly clothing, making the tires of our cars more sustainable and cleaning and protecting our homes. As a world-leading company with €5.6 billion in net sales in 2022 and listings on Euronext Brussels and Paris (SOLB), its unwavering commitment drives the transition to a carbon-neutral future by 2050, underscoring its dedication to sustainability and a fair and just transition.
·  At Solvay, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

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