Solvay is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

About the role

Our Enterprise Architect team, consisting of 5 members, operates within the IT Strategy Department in close collaboration with senior leadership and business stakeholders.
As an Enterprise Architect, you will collaborate closely with senior leaders, product managers, and product owners to drive organizational transformation and optimization initiatives.
You will be instrumental in shaping the IT strategy and enterprise architecture vision aligned with the overall business objectives.
You will be accountable for:
- Collaborating with senior business and leadership stakeholders to develop and execute the IT strategy.
- Identifying and responding to disruptive forces, guiding investment decisions.
- Leading the analysis of business and operating models, market trends, and technology impact.
- Positioning the EA practice at the intersection of business and IT.
- Developing the EA value proposition and structuring business engagement.
- Managing cross-functional relationships and leading a collaborative community of architects.
- Aligning business and IT by analyzing future-state capabilities.
- Identifying organizational requirements for supporting enterprise architecture.
- Ensuring efficient and effective business and IT operating models.
- Assessing disruptive forces and identifying technology-enabled opportunities.
- Providing advice on trends and disruptive technology affecting business.
- Tracking and managing the execution of innovations to deliver expected business outcomes.
- Maintaining alignment of architecture activities across programs, projects, and products.
- Supporting portfolio modernization and developing roadmaps for IT investments.
- Supporting solutions design and delivery, ensuring consistency with enterprise architecture.
We offer a permanent contract based on a hybrid working mode.

About you

Master’s or bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
Eight or more years of experience in strategic planning, business analysis, or enterprise architecture consulting.
Knowledge of various disciplines such as business, information, solution or technical architecture.
Understanding of business ecosystems, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, SOA, APIs, microservices, and predictive analytics.
Familiarity with enterprise architecture tools, graphical models, and frameworks.
Leadership skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.

Excellent analytical, planning, and organizational skills.
Organizationally savvy with political intelligence.
Balances long-term and short-term implications, estimates financial impacts, and applies multiple solutions.
Comfortable influencing and persuading business and IT leaders, speaking the language of business.

About the pay and benefits

Attractive and equitable pay for all: compensation is determined within a range to foster your development in the role. While the Portugal base pay reasonably expected for this role is 68 000€ to 97 000€, your salary may ultimately be higher or lower based on your skills and experience. Additionally, we provide a competitive total rewards package that includes a bonus and/or other incentives.
Solvay Cares program: minimum of 16 weeks of parenting leave for all employees and package with healthcare, disability and life insurance coverage.
Prioritization of well-being: Solvay Solidarity Fund to support employees through hardship, work-life balance promotion, flexible approach to work part-time or hybrid work arrangements (depending on the type of job), employee assistance program with access to physical and psychological support.
Professional development: prioritization of internal talents for career progression, access to a training platform, opportunities to join Employee Resource Groups (ERG) for experience sharing and mentorship and free language courses in 24 languages.

About us

Solvay, a pioneering chemical company with a legacy rooted in founder Ernest Solvay's pivotal innovations in the soda ash process, is dedicated to delivering essential solutions globally through its workforce of over 9,000 employees. Since 1863, Solvay harnesses the power of chemistry to create innovative, sustainable solutions that answer the world’s most essential needs such as purifying the air we breathe and the water we drink, preserving our food supplies, protecting our health and well-being, creating eco-friendly clothing, making the tires of our cars more sustainable and cleaning and protecting our homes. As a world-leading company with €5.6 billion in net sales in 2022 and listings on Euronext Brussels and Paris (SOLB), its unwavering commitment drives the transition to a carbon-neutral future by 2050, underscoring its dedication to sustainability and a fair and just transition.
At Solvay, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

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Job ID

27486

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