Expert / Sr. Expert, Enterprise Architecture

This role will ensure that Colgate-Palmolives technology investments support our business objectives to enable us to achieve our strategic and operational goals.

The ideal candidate should possess extensive experience in technology design, implementation and strategy. The role involves balancing the technical and business considerations to drive innovation and efficiency.

Who are you...

You are an Enterprise Architect:

• Strategic Involvement
• Create and manage the EA framework, including technology, data, and security architecture.
• Develop and maintain the EA roadmap that aligns with Business expectations and IT strategies.
• Provide thought leadership and guidance on technology solutions to support Colgate-Palmolives growth and efficiency.
• Ensure the technological infrastructure supports Colgate-Palmolives long-term goals.
• Technology Evaluation and Selection
• Lead technology design and implementation projects and provide mentorship to other architects and technical leaders.
• Provide efficient Gap analysis of existing technology stack and target architecture.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies to identify their impact on the EA.
• Governance and Standards
• Ensure architecture decisions align with industry standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Establish and implement the architectural standards and guidelines.
• Lead the architecture governance processes to ensure compliance with the architectural vision.
• Integration and Interoperability
• Design and implement integration solutions for various enterprise systems to ensure flawless communication and data exchange.
• Develop a framework for system interoperability that enhances Colgate-Palmolives operational efficiency.
• Risk Management and Compliance
• Assess and mitigate architectural risks, including security, compliance, and reliability concerns.
• Ensuring that the architecture adheres to regulatory requirements and industry standard methodologies.

You are an Innovator:

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, emerging technologies, and vendor solutions to optimally evaluate and recommend new and emerging technologies that can enhance the organizations capabilities.

You are a Collaborator:

Collaborate with Business and Technology leaders to understand their goals and find opportunities.

Collaborate with partners across departments to understand business requirements and translate them into architectural specifications.

Work closely with IT teams to ensure the optimal implementation of architectures.

You connect the dots:

Consider inputs and insights from various groups and teams to ensure that the current or proposed architecture supports the organizations multi-functional needs.

Identifying patterns and trends to anticipate future challenges and opportunities.

What you'll need (Required)

• Bachelor s Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 7+ years of proven ability in IT as an Enterprise Architect with expertise in handling large-scale, sophisticated projects & landscapes, particularly those requiring turnaround, stabilization and turning point decisions on architecture.
• Experience in supporting organizations in aligning business goals and organisation strategies.
• Experience and knowledge of working with Business Architecture (Capability Maps, Process Maps, building the Enterprise Architecture model, models to reflect strategies and goals).
• Solid understanding of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman.
• Good interpersonal, collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills

What you'll need (Preferred):

• Relevant architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF) is preferred
• Experience in working as a Enterprise Architect for a FMCG company
• Experience in working with an EA Tool such as LeanIX, Ardoq, ABACUS etc.