Lead Enterprise Architect (m/w/d) - Data Strategy - Soltau

Responsibilities

• Strategic responsibility for the entire enterprise architecture and its continuous development.
• Ensuring harmonious integration of business applications, custom software, and data flows.
• Providing technical leadership, coaching, and development for domain, system, and solution architects.
• Moderating the Architecture Community and fostering a shared architectural vision.
• Developing guidelines, standards, and guardrails for the hybrid system landscape comprising SAP S/4HANA and non-SAP systems.
• Defining integration and API standards, and deriving specifications for system decoupling.
• Analyzing the existing application landscape, identifying weaknesses, and conducting gap analyses.
• Deriving measures for the continuous modernization and optimization of the application portfolio.
• Developing a company-wide data strategy and designing modern data architectures such as Data Lake or Data Mesh.
• Defining global standards for business and software architectures, including modern development paradigms like cloud-native approaches and microservices.
• Translating business strategies into a viable digital target architecture and advising top management on technological decisions.

Requirements

Must have:

• Successfully completed studies in Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Business Informatics, or a comparable qualification.
• In-depth experience in designing and further developing complex enterprise architectures, ideally with a strong SAP focus.
• Mastery of established architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and pragmatic application in agile organizations.
• Profound understanding of data modeling, data flows, and modern BI, Analytics, and data platforms (e.g., Data Lake, Data Mesh).
• Ability to mediate between SAP processes, agile software development, and business stakeholders.
• Distinct leadership mindset and enjoyment of coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Strong communication skills and confident demeanor at all levels.
• Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken.

Company

We at Sennheiser have been a leader in the audio product industry for over 80 years. In our international family business, we offer a modern and dynamic work environment where people and their attitudes are the focus. We promote the compatibility of work and private life through flexible working hours and mobile working options. In addition to attractive working conditions, we offer numerous benefits such as holiday and Christmas bonuses, company pension plans, and a company nursery. Look forward to exciting projects in a global team that actively shapes the future of audio.

Benefits

• Pension Plan
• Flexible working hours
• Mobile working options
• Holiday and Christmas bonuses
• Company pension plans
• Company nursery