Associação Central de Cervejas e Bebidas (part of the Heineken Group) is recruiting a Senior Solutions Architect
Purpose of the job
Define, together with D&T Leadership, the D&T strategic approach for the area and design and lead the development and improvement of complex solutions via a structured delivery framework, ensuring the support via Scrum, DevOps. The Senior solution Architect has the responsibility to have an end-to-end view on the impacts and required changes on the D&T ecosystem.
This role's mission is also to break silos between functions with an end-to-end ambition to integrate them seamlessly and to apply the business knowledge to give a competitive advantage to the business, being an established center of expertise within the assigned area. Translates D&T priorities and projects/solutions portfolio to actionable items and determine designs based on requirements (functional, technical, budget, timing, etc), in full alignment with all stakeholders.
Your Responsibilities:
Stakeholder Management:
1. You will be the key contact point and leads negotiations with local or global partners, and by default manage one or more partners to change/adjust the solution and may also configure/change the solution themselves.
2. Facilitates conversations with MT-1 and up.
3. Manages relationship, and contract negotiation and fulfilment with the leadership of partners and other external suppliers.
4. Maintains and build relationships with internal customers and relevant external parties.
5. Support and Mentors Solution Architects or other team members if applicable
6. Lead together with D&T manager an agile team composed by internal and external members
Solution Improvement:
* Implement and maintain the specific applications, delivering support within the assigned solution, in line with the D&T strategy and with global solutions, and in close alignment with the business areas or projects to support and improve business and D&T processes.
* Lead large, more complex, and multidisciplinary projects and solutions.
* Cross-functional responsibility, by having the big picture, identifying issues, and proposing solutions for topics across different business functions.
* Develop proposals/functional designs and work together with external partners on the realization of these proposals.
* Ensure that the technology standards and best practices are implemented when working with external partners.
* Actively contributes and participates in the operational activities to improve changes, considering business objectives and delivered insights.
* Align designs with HEINEKEN's architectural principles, policies, and guidelines.
* Support the development and improvement of the fit for purpose Domain and Solution Architecture.
* Monitor, guard, and analyze the functional and technical aspects of Solution (s) in scope in line with the agreed performance indicators and defined ways of working.
* Regarding security aspects, works closely with Cyber Security in monitoring and analyzing the Solutions.
* Ensure and maintain system and user documentation
* Regarding security aspects, works closely with Cyber Security in monitoring and analyzing the Solutions.
Capability Leadership:
* Carry the responsibility for continuous improvement of an allocated capability across all D&T teams (e.g. Business Process Management, Data Integration Strategy, User Experience Design).
* Lead the OpCo's continuous improvement agenda for the allocated capability (Business Process Management, Data Integration Strategy, User Experience Design)
* Drive and guides the application and implementation of best-practices and standards for the capability, across D&T project execution in all functional areas of the department.
* Coach and upskill internal employees and external consultants in key aspects of the allocated capability.
* Build and maintain the OpCo knowledge base within the allocated capability.
* Form and lead the OpCo center of expertise for the allocated capability with a strong link to global CoEs and likeminded OpCos
Change Management and Implementation:
* Own the change pipeline of a particular solution following the discussion and approval of the demand priorities by the D&T Management team.
* Lead the technology change in alignment with Business stakeholders and other D&T areas supporting on the implementation of new ways of working.
* Support the identification of business needs, translating them into input for functional design and new or revised functionalities to relevant stakeholders and verifies the impact and the execution of the changes for the business.
* Ensure that the correct scope of technical testing and end to end scenarios are identified.
* Approve conclusion of SITs test phase.
Job Requiriments:
* Degree in Technology or other relevant (Computer Engineering, Information Systems Management or equivalent) required, master's preferable;
* At least 10 years of relevant working experience, preferably in large and complex organizations and/or IT industry and/or multinational organizations.
* Relevant experience with specific knowledge in designated solution and (preferably) in the designated functional area.
* Affinity with the technological medium, trends and tools (within respective solution and functional area).
* Excellent language skills in English.
* Previous experience with working in projects, Complex IT Solutions and/or Architectural principles.
* Experience in planning, building and running business solutions, including leading implementation.
* The ability to empathise with business needs and to translate this into technology.
* Ability to work independently (autonomously), within a collaborative team environment.
* Ability to coach junior solution architect on business processes and technical solutions.
* Know complex integrated solutions from process and business point of view including the solutions that are owned for global teams but impact E2E business process.
* Continuous self-reflection to improve way of working, delivered work or communications where possible and relevant.
* Relentless drive for feedback to improve.
Functional Requirements:
* Knowledge in Sales and Logistic processes
* SAP S/4 HANA – Sales
* Desirable Knowledge in SAP integration, interfaces, ABAP (ready)
* Desirable Knowledge SalesForce, Aforza systems
* Desirable Knowledge Power Delivery System
* Desirable Knowledge Routyn system
* Strategic Business Partnering
* Architecture & Design
* Continuous Testing
* Business Value Optimization
* User Experience
* Deployment Management
* Sourcing & Supplier Management
* Security, Risk & Compliance
Location: Vialonga
Work Model: Hybrid 2x week
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