Head of Platforms & Core Services

Location: Vingcard ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions
Industry: Access Solutions & Connected Technologies

At ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions part of the global ASSA ABLOY Group we imagine new ways people move through a safer more open world every single day. From automatic doors and hotel locks to border control solutions chances are youve already used our technology without even realizing it. With operations in over 70 countries and more than 52000 colleagues worldwide we lead the way in secure seamless access experiences.

Within our Vingcard business we now have an exceptional opportunity for an experienced technology leader to join us as Head of Platforms & Core Services.

Your Impact

As Head of Platforms & Core Services you will play a pivotal role in building shaping and governing the shared technology platforms that power all product units across our portfolio. Reporting directly to the CTO you define the platform vision that enables scale accelerates product innovation ensures interoperability and supports the integration of acquired businesses.

You will architect the foundationsplatforms data integration frameworks security principlesthat allow our teams to move faster integrate effectively and deliver a coherent ecosystem to customers around the world.

This is a deeply technical architectureled leadership role at the center of a global enterprise that continues to grow through innovation and acquisition.

Key Responsibilities

Platform & Architecture Leadership

• Define and evolve the enterprise platform strategy across cloud data integration and shared services.
• Own reference architectures architectural standards and governing technical principles across product domains.
• Act as senior solution architect for complex crossbrand or crossproduct initiatives.
• Ensure platform decisions balance scalability security resilience and longterm maintainability.

Business Integration & M&A Technology Roadmaps

• Own the technology integration strategy for acquired companies.
• Build and maintain rolling technology roadmaps covering:
  • Platform migration of acquired products and teams
  • Decommissioning of legacy systems
• Contribute to technical due diligence for future acquisitions.
• Establish repeatable integration patterns to accelerate M&A activity.

Integration & Interoperability

• Own API middleware and eventdriven integration standards.
• Enable seamless interoperability across product units and with hotel ecosystems (PMS BMS GRMS and thirdparty systems).
• Govern integration frameworks to ensure a coherent unified solution landscape.

Data Analytics & Intelligence Enablement

• Own shared data platforms pipelines and foundational analytics infrastructure.
• Enable AI predictive analytics and datadriven innovation through robust governance.
• Ensure data quality consistency and appropriate access controls across domains.

Security Compliance & Technical Governance

• Own security architecture identity frameworks and access management principles.
• Define and drive securebydesign and privacybydesign standards.
• Lead technical compliance programs (ISO SOC GDPR) with security and legal partners.
• Contribute to architecture and governance forums across the enterprise.

Skills & Experience

You bring:

• Senior leadership experience in platform architecture distributed systems and integrationheavy environments.
• A proven track record steering largescale system integration and platform consolidation programs.
• Deep expertise in cloudnative architectures data platforms and APIled ecosystems.
• Experience integrating acquired businesses into shared enterprise platforms.
• Strong understanding of security architecture governance and compliance frameworks in complex B2B settings.
• Natural authority and credibility with senior engineers architects and technical leaders.
• Ability to influence effectively across a matrix organization without direct line management.

Leadership Attributes

• Systems thinker with longterm architectural vision
• Pragmatic outcomeoriented decisionmaker
• Technically credible calm and authoritative
• Able to balance product team autonomy with enterprise coherence
• Strong communicator in complex crossfunctional environments

What You Can Expect From Us

• A competitive and comprehensive total rewards package
• Career development resources designed to help you grow and advance
• Supportive accessible leadership and a valuesdriven culture
• The impact and reach of an innovative global industry leader
• The opportunity to shape the future of secure digital access worldwide

Application

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About ASSA ABLOY

ASSA ABLOY has been listed four times among Forbes Worlds Most Innovative Companies. We create safe convenient and intelligent access solutions that bring real value to our customers. Our technologies support billions of people in experiencing a more open world every day. With leading market positions across Europe the Americas Asia and Oceania our solutions span the entire spectrum of entrance and access requirements from locks and doors to advanced automation and digital access ecosystems.