Transformational Leadership Role
Dunnes Stores is embarking on a strategic transformation program to modernize our business capabilities and technology landscape.
The Head of Enterprise Architecture will spearhead the organization's future architecture, driving capability establishment and scaling across the entire organization.
This pivotal leadership role demands strong managerial skills and extensive stakeholder engagement across senior levels within the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
Enterprise Architecture Leadership: Directing and overseeing Enterprise Architecture practices throughout the organization.
Framework Establishment: Developing and maintaining Architecture principles, policies, standards, and frameworks.
Standardization Advocate: Ensuring technological standardization across the organizational landscape.
Architecture Review Board Oversight: Setting up, operating, and optimizing the Architecture Review Board, aligning it with governance structures.
Tech Communities Leadership: Leading organization-wide technology-focused communities of practice.
Emerging Tech Enablement: Innovating new architecture patterns to support emerging technologies like Cloud, Data, and AI.
Thought Leadership: Providing strategic thought leadership in technology, innovation, cost optimization, and efficiency improvements.
Strategic Technology Strategy: Collaborating with business and technology leadership to craft a comprehensive technology strategy.
Team Leadership: Leading, motivating, and aligning the team's performance with strategic objectives, employing talent management strategies.
Critical Qualifications:
Educational Background: Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technology field, or equivalent work/education experience.
Certifications: Architecture-related certificates (TOGAF, Zachman, etc.).
Change Management Expertise: Proven experience as a Change Agent, leading organizations through strategic change and promoting the adoption of new technologies through effective change management.
Enterprise Architecture Proficiency: Extensive experience in developing, leading, and implementing Enterprise Architecture practices across software development, application, and infrastructure technologies in large complex organizations.
Technological Expertise: Expertise in modern software development practices, infrastructure, cloud, application, and enterprise architecture.
Risk Management Knowledge: Deep understanding of IT governance, operational risk, product, and service life cycles.
Influencing Key Stakeholders: Ability to influence key senior stakeholders, aligning IT strategy with business value.
Leadership Skills: Proven track record in leadership, talent acquisition, team motivation, effective delegation, and performance enhancement.
Business and Tech Collaboration: Ability to partner with senior business and technology leaders, connecting technology and business goals for successful outcomes.
Process Management Knowledge: Understanding of business process management, workflow, and integration methods/tools.
This role offers a strategic leadership opportunity to shape Dunnes Stores' technological future, driving innovation, and aligning architecture with business goals for transformative outcomes, process evaluation and implementation within a dynamic, technology-driven environment.