Head, Enterprise Architecture

Overview

We are seeking a visionary and pragmatic Enterprise Architect to join our Group Information Technology leadership team. You will play a pivotal role in designing and governing the technology blueprint for the entire TIME Group , ensuring that our systems are scalable, secure, and aligned with business strategy.

You will shape the future-state architecture across core platforms including SAP HANA (via RISE) , CRM, Microservices, DevSecOps, Cloud Infrastructure, and Identity Management, while streamlining and aligning systems across our Wholesale, Enterprise, and Consumer business units.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Architectural Leadership
• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with the Group’s long-term business and technology goals.
• Solution Design & Governance
• Lead the design of complex, end-to-end technology solutions. Establish and enforce architectural standards and best practices. Provide leadership on strategic initiatives, including the SAP HANA migration , system consolidation , and DevSecOps rollout .
• Systems Integration
• Oversee the integration of legacy and modern systems to ensure data consistency, operational efficiency, and ecosystem cohesion.
• Digital Transformation Leadership
• Identify opportunities to leverage modern technologies to unlock new business value, enhance customer experiences, and improve operational effectiveness.
• Architecture Problem Solving
• Tackle complex, ambiguous problems with a first-principles mindset. Use structured architectural thinking to define feasible solutions from scratch.
• Technology Evaluation & Trade-offs
• Provide informed guidance on architecture decisions, including hands-on assessment of frameworks, tools, and platforms (e.g., Kafka , Keycloak , AWS vs GCP ).
• SBU Collaboration & Alignment
• Partner with business unit leaders to design modular, future-ready architectures tailored to their specific needs, while maintaining cohesive cross-group collaboration.
• Secure-by-Design & Compliance
• Embed cybersecurity, data governance, and compliance standards into all architectural designs in partnership with the Group Security Office.
• Executive Advisory
• Act as a strategic advisor to the CIO and ExCo, helping evaluate technology investments and articulate architectural risk / reward trade-offs.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

What You’ll Get

Note : Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Please ensure your CV reflects both your strategic thinking and hands-on technical expertise.

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