Head of Global Enterprise Architect (Architecture, People Leadership, COE, Governance, PL)

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Urgently hiring for one of our direct client in Malaysia.

Job Title- Head of Global Enterprise Architect

Location- KL MY

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Strategy & Direction:

Define and maintain the enterprise architecture strategy aligned with global business objectives across our four centres of excellence
Lead the development of target state architectures and architectural roadmaps for enterprise systems including ERP CRM HCM and business intelligence platforms
Drive architectural governance frameworks that balance innovation with risk management and compliance requirements
Evangelise the value of enterprise architecture across the organisation securing buy-in and investment from business sponsors

Business Platform Portfolio Oversight:

Partner with Centre of Excellence leaders across Marketing & Sales Customer Success Employee Finance and Data platforms to understand strategic priorities and transformation initiatives
Drive the evaluation selection and integration of enterprise systems across the global organization
Ensure architectural decisions support scalability integration and platform synergies across the portfolio
Lead architectural reviews and provide guidance on major technology investment decisions

Technical Architecture & Delivery

Enterprise Architecture Design:

Design robust secure and scalable enterprise architectures that support operations across multiple countries and regulatory jurisdictions
Lead complex system migration initiatives from legacy platforms to modern enterprise solutions
Define integration patterns API strategies and standards that enable seamless data flow and process orchestration across business platforms
Ensure architectural decisions support high availability targets (99.9% SLA) and disaster recovery requirements
Drive cloud adoption strategies for enterprise systems balancing performance cost and compliance considerations

Architecture Artefacts & Tooling:

Develop and maintain enterprise architecture artefacts including capability maps technology landscapes and architectural roadmaps
Apply EA methodologies and modelling languages (ArchiMate UML BPMN) to drive business-IT alignment
Leverage Enterprise Architecture tooling (Ardoq preferred - our strategic choice) to maintain architecture repository and enable decision-making

Federated Architecture Leadership

Matrix Leadership & Influence:

Lead in a highly matrixed environment providing architectural leadership and mentorship (without direct line management) to senior architects working within centres of excellence and embedded across business functions
Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across distributed architecture teams through influence and thought leadership
Establish and maintain architecture communities of practice to drive consistency and best practice sharing in a collaborative non-prescriptive manner
Build and develop a network of enterprise architecture capability spanning multiple teams and geographies

Experience:

Enterprise Architecture Leadership:

Extensive architecture experience up to and including enterprise architecture
Proven track record of leading an architecture team in complex multi-platform commercial environments with significant scale regulatory requirements and global operations
Demonstrated success in leading large-scale enterprise system implementations and migrations across multiple countries
Experience working at senior leadership level with ability to communicate architectural value to C-level executives

Technical Expertise:

Deep expertise in modern enterprise suites and cloud-based enterprise software architectures preferably in ERP CRM HCM or related business applications
Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS and Azure) and cloud-native architectures
Expert knowledge of enterprise architecture patterns integration frameworks and API management at enterprise scale
Strong understanding of data architecture master data management and data governance
Proficiency in security architecture and compliance frameworks

Leadership & Business Skills

Strategic Leadership:

Exceptional strategic thinking and ability to translate business needs into scalable solutions
Proven ability to lead and influence in highly matrixed organisations without direct reporting authority
Experience establishing architectural governance and standards across federated teams

Communication & Stakeholder Management:

Excellent communication skills with ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to influence senior executives and peers across business functions
Experience managing budgets vendor relationships and cross-functional initiatives

Urgently hiring for one of our direct client in Malaysia. Job Title- Head of Global Enterprise Architect Location- KL MY Key Responsibilities Architecture Strategy & Direction: Define and maintain the enterprise architecture strategy aligned with global business objectives across our f...