Enterprise Architect

ppAs the Enterprise Architect, you define the overall architecture target-state direction for TVH. You make sure business and IT strategy, operating model choices and technology evolution translate into coherent architectural guardrails that enable sustainable change.
You ensure that all digital initiatives across the company are moving in the same direction by setting clear rules and standards. Instead of getting involved in the daily coding or technical delivery, you focus on ensuring TVH is "building the right things". /ph3Your role and responsibilities /h3h3Architecture Vision, Strategy and Innovation /h3ulliDefine, maintain, and communicate TVH’s Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Enterprise Target Architecture across business, application, data, and technology layers. /liliEstablish and evolve the Enterprise Architecture Principles and guardrails that all architecture decisions and solution designs across the enterprise must follow. /liliEnsure architecture decisions are aligned with TVH’s enterprise capability model and strategic ambition. /li /ulh3Portfolio Alignment, Roadmaps and Advisory /h3ulliOwn and manage the multi-year Enterprise Architecture Roadmap, linking architectural investments to business outcomes. /liliWeigh in on and assess strategic initiatives for architectural fit, value, risk, and portfolio alignment. /liliAct as a trusted advisor to IT and business stakeholders. Make cost, risk, complexity, and dependency impacts explicit for management. /li /ulh3Strategic Steering and Board Participation /h3ulliChair the Enterprise Architecture Board (EAB) on a monthly, quarterly, and annual cadence to govern target architectures and resolve cross-domain conflicts. /liliParticipate on the Solution Architecture Board (SAB) to review solution adherence to enterprise standards. /liliMake strategic platform decisions and enterprise-level build vs. buy choices in collaboration with the Technology Architect, including evaluating new technology categories not in the TVH catalogue. /liliSpend approximately 90% of your time on strategic steering and continuous architecture, and 10% on project-specific design work. /li /ulh3Practice Leadership /h3ulliDirectly manage, coach, and develop the Domain Architects across key business areas. /liliProvide strategic direction and quality oversight to Solution, Technology, Security, Data, and Integration Architects. /liliDrive content accuracy for enterprise target architectures and capability models in LeanIX and Confluence. /liliOwn and mature the Enterprise Architecture Governance Framework, tracking practice maturity over time. /li /ulh3How to succeed /

Your profile
/h3ulliMaster's degree in a relevant field (IT, engineering, business informatics) or equivalent through experience. /lili10+ years of experience in enterprise-grade IT, including several years operating at the enterprise or cross-domain level. /liliProven experience defining and governing enterprise architecture within a complex, multi-domain organization using frameworks like TOGAF. /liliExperience chairing or actively participating in senior architecture governance boards (e.g., EAB/SAB structures). /liliStrong analytical, decision-making, and stakeholder communication skills. /liliDemonstrated people management experience, with a track record of leading, coaching, and developing senior architectural talent. /liliExperience with enterprise architecture repository tooling, specifically LeanIX. /liliExperience with Confluence and Jira. /liliTOGAF certification and experience utilizing organizational maturity models. /liliExperience working in a manufacturing, distribution, or similarly complex global organization. /liliFluent in English, knowledge of Dutch is a strong asset. /li /ulh3What's in it for you /h3pYou will become part of a people-oriented company where your well-being really matters. Flexible

working hours
, work from home possibilities, 20 days holiday and 12 WTR days within a 40-hour week. At our headquarters you will also discover our TVH Park, a green area where you can move around and have the possibility to relax, meet or have lunch. Furthermore, we also offer: /pulliAn attractive salary package with extra-legal benefits such as group and hospitalization insurance, luncheon vouchers, corporate restaurant, ... /liliAn exciting position in an international company with a family atmosphere where people are at the center. /liliYou are part of a dynamic entrepreneurial team that is fast-growing and at the center of the transformation. /liliYou arrive in an innovative, progressive and technological environment. /liliNumerous opportunities for personal development, among other things through permanent guidance and professional (internal/external) training courses. /liliFun afterworks and other optional events (e.g. TVH Kaffee). /li /ulh3People are at our heart /h3pTVH is a global business with a family atmosphere, where people are at the center. We value clarity, mutual respect, kindness