Domain Architect for Corporate Functions (Director level)

Job Description Summary

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As an Architect for Corporate Functions you will be responsible for ensuring that the Novartis strategy to strive to Operational Excellence achieves its goals through a proper architecture of its technology landscape. An efficient and effective technology landscape is essential to support our business processes within Corporate Functions. With a diverse customer group spanning from Communications & Engagement to Legal the role will involve assessing implementing and integrating a mixture of enterprise standard solutions and niche applications addressing specific business capabilities.

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Job Description

• Oversee architectural activities for a specific business or technology domain or architectural practice area or manage the development of solution architectures for projects or programs within Corporate Functions.

• Lead the efforts to identify innovative and creative approaches to solve business and IT problems resulting in accelerating the transformation of business outcomes

• Define and manage the development of architectural standards and the direction and design of architecture for Corporate Functions.

• Manage efforts to elaborate and communicate the architecture of the given domain and/or the development of architectural solutions for projects and programs.

• Define and develop the logical design and information management strategies necessary to store move and manage data in a new target state.

• Understand and advocate the principles of business and IT strategies Be prepared to sell the Architecture process its outcome and ongoing results and to lead the communication marketing or educational activities needed to ensure Enterprise Architecture success and use.

• Contribute and ensure adherence to Enterprise standards architecture governance and community of practice.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

What youll bring to the role:

• Bachelors degree in a computer science engineering or information technology discipline; an advanced degree and related accreditations is a plus.

• 10 years and above experience in the areas of IT with 5 years of experience in solution and/or enterprise architecture.

• Experience providing enterprise guidelines for application platform capacity and recommendations setting standards on emerging infrastructure.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to multitask and properly delegate work.

• Knowledge of industry best practices in architecture both cloud based and on prem solutions.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience working in an IT Environment supporting Legal Ethics Risk and Compliance functions in a large enterprise.

• Certifications such in CEAP TOGAF ITIL ARCHIMATE are a plus.

Youll receive:

Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement); 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 12500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Car Allowance; MultiSport Card. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to learn more about Novartis and our career opportunities join the Novartis Network here: and accommodation:
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Skills Desired

Business Architecture Client Counseling Decision Making Skills Enterprise Architecture Influencing Skills IT Governance Solution Architecture