We’re looking for a passionate Head of Enterprise Architecture to coordinate the evolution of Aliaxis’ global architecture maturity. The role aims to establish scalable frameworks, practices, and metrics, coordinate IT portfolio optimization, and ensure strategic alignment across all technology initiatives.Our ideal candidate combines extensive enterprise architecture expertise and IT project management practices, with the ability to influence outcomes in a complex, global, and decentralized environment.Are you willing to shape enterprise architecture at a foundational stage in a global organization? This is your opportunity.Company description   Aliaxis is a leading technology company that designs sustainable, easy to install, and innovative fluid management solutions. Over 15,000 people have selected to work for us in more than 40 countries, meeting our customers’ most demanding needs for pipes and fitting systems in building, infrastructure, industrial and agriculture sectors.As part of our commitment to sustainability, we are focused on increasing the percentage of recycled content in our products and reducing the carbon footprint of our manufacturing processes.We are looking for passionate people that want to be part of our journey and embrace the behaviors that we at Aliaxis stand for:<ul><li>We Dare to challenge the status quo, to innovate and to learn fast,</li><li>We Care for the environment, our customers and each other,</li><li>We Deliver by taking accountability for our decisions and actions.</li></ul>Aliaxis is privately owned, with its global headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.Job descriptionBased at Aliaxis’ global headquarters in Brussels, the role serves as the primary Enterprise Architecture authority for the Group, responsible for shaping the technology strategy and driving portfolio optimization across the organization.The focus is on advancing enterprise architecture maturity by establishing scalable practices, frameworks, and metrics that enable consistent, value-driven decision-making. Key responsibilities include:<ul><li>Architecture Strategy &amp; Governance: Define future-state enterprise architecture blueprints, principles, standards, and governance framework. Conduct current-state assessments to identify transformation opportunities and architectural debt. Collaborate with regions and IT teams to translate business requirements into architectural solutions. Manage global standardization initiatives while accommodating regional and regulatory requirements.</li><li>IT Portfolio management: Establish governance processes and evaluation criteria to optimize IT investment decisions. Partner with business to prioritize technology demands and develop integrated technology roadmaps.</li><li>SAP Ecosystem Architecture Oversight: Drive architecture maturity within the ERP CoE. Provide architectural input for vendor selection and partner management.</li></ul><ul><li>ITIL integration: Embed architecture governance into ITIL processes. Define architecture standards across demand, incident, problem, and release management.</li></ul><ul><li>Technology Business Management and IT Financial Management: Support the implementation of TBM frameworks to enhance cost transparency and align IT investments with business capabilities. Define KPIs to measure IT’s contribution to business outcomes and ROI.</li></ul><ul><li>Tooling &amp; Process Excellence: Promote and maintain the use of LeanIX for enterprise architecture management and Signavio for business process modeling to support architecture decisions.</li></ul>RequirementsSuccess in this role requires deep enterprise architecture expertise and the ability to influence outcomes in a complex, global, and decentralized environment. The ideal candidate thrives on collaboration, thought leadership, and strategic alignment. Specifically, this includes:<ul><li>Strong knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF) with experience establishing and managing governance across multiple regions and business units.</li><li>Expert-level proficiency in LeanIX and Signavio.</li><li>Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and its ecosystem (incl. BTP, IBP, SAP Integration Suite).</li><li>Familiarity with cloud architecture patterns and services (mainly MSFT Azure).</li><li>Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value, with hands-on experience in ITFM practices, and the TBM framework.</li><li>Proven ability to build trust and foster collaboration to gain stakeholders alignment in a fast-paced, global, and diverse environment.</li><li>Motivation to shape and elevate enterprise architecture foundations within a federated global environment.</li></ul>Benefits  We offer a unique opportunity to join a Belgian global company with a very international &amp; collaborative culture that is transforming dynamically and that is committed to its future growth, service excellence and employee engagement. Next to a competitive salary and benefits package, we offer an impactful role and real growth opportunities.  Aliaxis and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.    Please copy link to browser to access Aliaxis Privacy Notice:   <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faliaxis.com%2Frecruitment-privacy-notice%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cnmine%40aliaxis.com%7Ce9af045ad5bc4720642d08db70839554%7C9c3fef72411d436094a96f130f788f92%7C1%7C0%7C638227482688126496%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=z0lSp%2FCNDRwxGgPaNC8Czcnrum%2F9zXEjst0ksIOM5FY%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://aliaxis.com/recruitment-privacy-notice/</a>   #LI-NM1

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Global Enterprise Architecture Lead

We’re looking for a passionate Head of Enterprise Architecture&nbsp;to coordinate the evolution of Aliaxis’ global architecture maturity. The role aims to establish scalable frameworks, practices, and metrics, coordinate IT portfolio optimization, and ensure strategic alignment across all technology initiatives.Our ideal candidate combines extensive enterprise architecture expertise and IT project management practices, with the ability to influence outcomes in a complex, global, and decentralized environment.Are you willing to shape enterprise architecture at a foundational stage in a global organization? This is your opportunity.Company description   Aliaxis is a leading technology company that designs sustainable, easy to install, and innovative fluid management solutions. Over 15,000 people have selected to work for us in more than 40 countries, meeting our customers’ most demanding needs for pipes and fitting systems in building, infrastructure, industrial and agriculture sectors.As part of our commitment to sustainability, we are focused on increasing the percentage of recycled content in our products and reducing the carbon footprint of our manufacturing processes.We are looking for passionate people that want to be part of our journey and embrace the behaviors that we at Aliaxis stand for:<ul><li>We Dare to challenge the status quo, to innovate and to learn fast,</li><li>We Care for the environment, our customers and each other,</li><li>We Deliver by taking accountability for our decisions and actions.</li></ul>Aliaxis is privately owned, with its global headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.Job descriptionBased at Aliaxis’ global headquarters in Brussels, the role serves as the primary Enterprise Architecture authority for the Group, responsible for shaping the technology strategy and driving portfolio optimization across the organization.The focus is on advancing enterprise architecture maturity by establishing scalable practices, frameworks, and metrics that enable consistent, value-driven decision-making. Key responsibilities include:<ul><li>Architecture Strategy &amp; Governance: Define future-state enterprise architecture blueprints, principles, standards, and governance framework. Conduct current-state assessments to identify transformation opportunities and architectural debt. Collaborate with regions and IT teams to translate business requirements into architectural solutions. Manage global standardization initiatives while accommodating regional and regulatory requirements.</li><li>IT Portfolio management: Establish governance processes and evaluation criteria to optimize IT investment decisions. Partner with business to prioritize technology demands and develop integrated technology roadmaps.</li><li>SAP Ecosystem Architecture Oversight: Drive architecture maturity within the ERP CoE. Provide architectural input for vendor selection and partner management.</li></ul><ul><li>ITIL integration: Embed architecture governance into ITIL processes. Define architecture standards across demand, incident, problem, and release management.</li></ul><ul><li>Technology Business Management and IT Financial Management: Support the implementation of TBM frameworks to enhance cost transparency and align IT investments with business capabilities. Define KPIs to measure IT’s contribution to business outcomes and ROI.</li></ul><ul><li>Tooling &amp; Process Excellence: Promote and maintain the use of&nbsp;LeanIX&nbsp;for enterprise architecture management and&nbsp;Signavio&nbsp;for business process modeling to support architecture decisions.</li></ul>RequirementsSuccess in this role requires deep enterprise architecture expertise and the ability to influence outcomes in a complex, global, and decentralized environment. The ideal candidate thrives on collaboration, thought leadership, and strategic alignment. Specifically, this includes:<ul><li>Strong knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF) with experience establishing and managing governance across multiple regions and business units.</li><li>Expert-level proficiency in LeanIX and Signavio.</li><li>Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and its ecosystem (incl. BTP, IBP, SAP Integration Suite).</li><li>Familiarity with cloud architecture patterns and services (mainly MSFT Azure).</li><li>Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value, with hands-on experience in ITFM practices, and the TBM framework.</li><li>Proven ability to build trust and foster collaboration to gain stakeholders alignment in a fast-paced, global, and diverse environment.</li><li>Motivation to shape and elevate enterprise architecture foundations within a federated global environment.</li></ul>Benefits  We offer a unique opportunity to join a Belgian global company with a very international &amp; collaborative culture that is transforming dynamically and that is committed to its future growth, service excellence and employee engagement. Next to a competitive salary and benefits package, we offer an impactful role and real growth opportunities.  Aliaxis and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.    Please copy link to browser to access Aliaxis Privacy Notice:   <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faliaxis.com%2Frecruitment-privacy-notice%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cnmine%40aliaxis.com%7Ce9af045ad5bc4720642d08db70839554%7C9c3fef72411d436094a96f130f788f92%7C1%7C0%7C638227482688126496%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=z0lSp%2FCNDRwxGgPaNC8Czcnrum%2F9zXEjst0ksIOM5FY%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://aliaxis.com/recruitment-privacy-notice/</a>   #LI-NM1

Global Enterprise Architecture Lead

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