Lead Architect FIT European Programme

As FIT EU Programme Lead Architect at Ahold Delhaize, you lead our architecture work on the Finance IT Transformation (FIT) European Programme and coordinate that with Ahold Group, EU and EU Brands needs.

As FIT EU Programme Lead Architect, you will be working for Ahold Delhaize, a company with approximately 400k employees worldwide who serve over 50 million customers a week. By working together to improve every day and through innovation, we reinforce our role as a leader in omni-channel. This is also how we build on trusted local brands. Strong brands offer a great deal of knowledge, experience, and impact.

The Job

Your main focus will be to develop the architecture recommendations for the Finance IT Transformation (FIT) EU Programme and work with enterprise architects, business analysts, and project/program managers to shape technology and solution architecture deliverables. Implement architectural governance for the FIT EU Programme throughout the program lifecycle and ensure compliance with relevant architectural policies/standards and applicable regulatory and security needs.

The technology context for this FIT EU Programme Architecture role is the deployment of an instance of SAP S4 Finance and associated finance/planning/vendor systems. The SAP S4 instance for EU will share a global finance S4 template already deployed in ADUSA. These finance systems support over 400,000 associates in 8 countries, including the USA, Netherlands, Belgium, and countries in Central Southern Europe.

The business context is a global finance function, supported by regional (ADUSA and EU) teams connected with brand-based local finance teams and shared service functions for finance transaction processing (one in US and one in EU). The FIT EU programme architect works with global, European, and brand-based architects to shape the technology solutions for the FIT EU Programme.

Responsibilities

• Leading and inspiring the FIT EU IT teams in the areas of Strategy, Architecture, and Roadmaps to develop and establish firm control over the architectural recommendations of the programme.
• Design FIT EU technology solutions from an architecture perspective that are economically sensible, commercially viable and deliver business objectives.
• Define and manage the FIT EU architecture roadmap in line with Global Tech strategy and overarching Enterprise Architecture roadmap.
• Develop and manage an FIT EU architecture governance process to ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory aspects of the programme.
• Maintain the integrity of a FIT global template deployed in both the ADUSA and EU S4 FIT instances.
• Instill financial discipline into FIT EU Programme architectural ways of working and ensure that the FIT EU Tech roadmap fits into the financial constraints for the programme.

Your Profile

At Ahold Delhaize, you’ll be working with one of the biggest retailers in the world. In order to perform in the role of FIT EU Programme Architect, you are likely to have the following background:

• A relevant Bachelor/Master's degree or suitable experience.
• At least 10 years of experience at Management level within Enterprise environments.
• Proven Track Record with Finance Domain Architectures, Finance Solutions, and connected systems.
• Strong background in SAP S4 Finance solutions in multi-country, multi-brand, omni-channel retailers.
• Seasoned professional with directly relevant experience from multi-site, multi-country retail/FMCG/CPG/ecommerce organizations.
• Certifications such as TOGAF 2, TOGAF 9, Prince2 Foundation, ITIL Foundation are highly appreciated but not mandatory.
• You are familiar with one or more of the following topics: Agile Methodology and/or Scrum, Consultancy Skills, Agile Architecture, Archimate, Business Case for Architects.

Our Benefits

At AH Technology we aim to grow, and this is only possible if you grow along with us. As we work together to build our brand and your career, you can count on (based on 40 hours per week):

• A competitive annual gross base salary between € 115-135K including holiday pay plus a bonus on top of your salary plus Global Reward Bonus at target.
• 20 vacation days and a Personal Budget for you to decide whether to spend it on 12.5 extra vacation days, discounts or a pay-out.
• Flexible working hours.
• An excellent pension plan where Ahold is contributing over 4 times your contribution.
• A company car or car allowance.
• Attractive discounts on various insurance policies.
• 10% staff discount on groceries in all Albert Heijn stores, to a maximum of €300 per year.
• A company laptop and smartphone.