Senior Director Architecture Enterprise Applications

5 dagen geleden

Amsterdam, Gem. Amsterdam; Noord-Holland, Nederland Booking.com Voltijd
Overview

As Senior Director, you own the enterprise-wide architecture strategy for Financial Systems and Enterprise Applications, guiding a global team to deliver a scalable, compliant financial core. You shape long-term technology roadmaps, balance cross-brand needs, and drive multi-year, high-capital transformations with measurable ROI. You engage senior leaders to evaluate options, ensure SOX integrity, and align with FinTech and Finance-wide objectives. This role blends architecture governance with hands-on leadership to accelerate delivery while maintaining controls and resilience.

Verantwoordelijkheden
  • Lead the architecture function for Financial Systems and Enterprise Applications, defining long-term strategy and roadmap
  • Direct a central team of architects and provide matrixed leadership to global engineering teams
  • Establish global best practices, architectural standards, and compliance frameworks across brands
  • Own financial accountability for the enterprise application technology portfolio and ROI of transformations
  • Develop viewpoints on technology trends and their impact on Financial Systems and FinTech
  • Identify and analyze business drivers to derive BITS requirements (business, information, technical, solution)
  • Advocate data/IT strategy for FinTech and translate into specific FS requirements
  • Exercise final decision rights on global architectural standards and risk mitigation, ensuring SOX integrity
  • Ensure project outcomes align with architecture guidelines and communicate progress to stakeholders
Belangrijkste vereisten
  • Senior solution architect or senior technical leader in a large global company
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Experience in high-volume transaction marketplaces
  • Comfort operating in a highly ambiguous environment
  • Experience leading matrixed architectural organizations in a global, publicly traded setting
  • Ability to coach and influence across non-reporting teams and set clear targets
  • Background in technology strategy development for large global businesses
  • Experience with payments and/or financial services in a large company
  • Experience with SAP and its applications
  • Knowledge of online (CNP) payment processes (cards and wallets)
  • stakeholder management
  • clear communication
  • strategic mindset
  • SAP and its applications
  • FinTech and financial systems architecture
  • Enterprise/Solution architecture