Job Description

You will be joining the 'Core Business Capabilities squad', in charge of managing the architecture for our Core Business Capabilities (such as Settlement, Collateral, ...). As an Enterprise Architect, you will guide the execution of the Euroclear Strategy and IT Transformation for this area.

You will deliver and contribute to the following architectural services:

Strategy Enablement

• Assembling and analysing strategic Business and IT objectives and leveraging understanding of external industry and market trends, to determine the potential impact on the enterprise's strategy, direction, and architecture
• Lead analysis of current and future-state capabilities and IT environment to detect gaps and opportunities, assess new technologies, and recommend solutions for improvement to drive the enterprise towards its targeted outcomes.
• Facilitating Business and IT alignment and supporting the translation into an executable change roadmap that will realise the strategic objectives and deliver the targeted value outcomes, requiring close collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Delivering target and/or transition architectures and standards and ensuring they are properly maintained and governed, providing viable options and visibility of strategic direction and implications for the enterprise and for steering of delivery.

Strategy Implementation Oversight

• Providing transparency on the progress of the capability implementation and alignment with established targets and intended roadmaps.
• Providing transparency on the evolution of Technology Debt and the planning and implementation of mitigation and remediation actions.

Delivery Planning and Solutions

• Developing clear standards, reference architecture patterns, principles and guardrails, through the EA governance model, to support effective and efficient decision-making and provide clarity for delivery initiatives.
• Collaborating with security, delivery and infrastructure teams to ensure consistency with the enterprise architecture, to leverage shared technologies, tools and processes where appropriate, and provide continuous feedback towards the further evolution of the enterprise architecture.

Architecture Advisory

• Providing consultative advice and support, adapted to stakeholder context, to business leaders and organisational stakeholders who seek actionable recommendations to support decision-making on strategy, delivery, M&A and/or other relevant topics.

Architecture Practice

• Collaborating with other architects and supporting delivery of transversal architectural topics and contributing to a positive working environment.
• Contributing to continuous improvement of architectural practice and effective delivery of architectural services.

Profile

• Expert analytical, planning and organisational skills, and you can connect the dots and navigate in a constantly evolving environment.
• Result-oriented and you proactively engage others to deliver business outcomes.
• Able to balance out the longer term and short-term views and implications of different options and paths of action.
• Self-motivated, eager to learn and you have a proactive working approach.
• Effective leadership skills. A strong team player, able to work effectively at various levels of the organization, with drive, a strong sense of ownership and ability to influence others to move toward consent.
• Good communicator and you can adapt your messages and style to different audiences and seniority. Fluency in English is required.
• Active listener.
• Active contributor to the different communities and governance bodies as applicable.
• Master's or bachelor's degree in business, computer science, engineering, or a related field of study, or equivalent experience.
• Good understanding and knowledge of business and technology operating models, strategic planning and cost-benefit analysis, security and risk management, information and data management, systems development methodologies and agile principles and frameworks, and/or IT service delivery, infrastructure and operations.
• You have 5 years of experience in two or more of the following disciplines:
  
  • Application Development
  • Business Architecture
  • Business Analysis
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Information and Data Architecture
  • Solution and Technical Architecture
  • Security and Resiliency Architecture
  • Strategy Development and Consulting
  • Product Development
• You have experience in Capital Markets, steering initiatives transforming settlement or collateral management services, e.g. legacy modernisations, digital assets, ... - considered as a plus.
• You are certified in an Enterprise Architecture framework (e.g. TOGAF) and are familiar with Enterprise Architecture tools - considered as an advantage.

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About Us

Why join us

Embark on your new adventure at Euroclear, and work at the heart of the global capital markets. We connect over 2,000 financial institutions across the globe. As an open and resilient infrastructure, we contribute to the stability of the financial markets. We help clients cut through complexity, lower costs, and mitigate risks of financial transactions. At Euroclear, we have the clear ambition to use our key role to facilitate and accelerate a sustainable global financial system.

What We Offer:

• Work closely with inspiring, supportive and engaged colleagues from more than 80 different countries.
• Practice your talents in a highly professional international environment.
• Join a learning and development environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing and training.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Ways of working

Find your own optimal balance within our hybrid working model, where you can connect at the office 8 days a month and also benefit from remote working.

Great Place to Work for All

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and strives to be a Great Place to Work for All. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment, regardless of any aspect that makes them unique (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, ...). If you need any specific accommodation due to disability or any other reason, you can let the recruiter know during your application process. Our values guide how we work together and shape our future: Our mission and values - Euroclear