Senior Enterprise Architect & Program Manager

Function

We are looking for a Senior Enterprise Architect & Program Manager to strengthen our client’s organization at a strategic moment of transformation. In this role, you will combine architectural leadership, program management, and change enablement to help a relatively small but highly committed organization professionalize its ways of working while successfully delivering a number of critical initiatives. You will act as a bridge between business and ICT, bringing structure, coherence, and pragmatism without slowing down the organization’s hands-on culture.

Role & Responsibilities

• Define, evaluate, and implement an enterprise architecture that supports the organization’s long-term objectives.

• Develop and steer an integrated strategic roadmap, managing dependencies, priorities, risks, and resources.

• Align enterprise architecture with application, data, and technical architectures in close collaboration with ICT and business stakeholders.

• Establish lightweight, fit-for-purpose governance and quality standards, while allowing for conscious and well-argued trade-offs.

• Lead and monitor multi-project programs, ensuring architectural coherence and delivery discipline.

• Coach internal teams in business architecture, analysis, portfolio, and project management to raise organizational maturity.

• Advise senior management on strategic choices, impacts, and trade-offs, and support the organization through change.

• Coordinate with external partners and suppliers to ensure technical and contractual alignment.

The Challenge

• Ensure effective knowledge transfer so that temporary reinforcements quickly add value while embedding expertise internally.

• Introduce pragmatic governance suited to a smaller organization: clear, proportionate, and sustainable.

• Safeguard roadmap coherence based on architectural principles, interdependencies, and priorities.

• Maintain quality and architectural integrity without compromising speed or agility.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or equivalent.

• At least 15 years of relevant experience, including a minimum of 8 years as Enterprise Architect or Program Manager in a complex (preferably public or regulated) environment.

• Strong expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF), reference models, and governance frameworks.

• At least 10 years of experience leading multi-project programs and portfolios, with familiarity with methodologies such as PRINCE2 and Agile.

• Proven track record (minimum 10 years) in guiding organizations through complex transformations and change processes.

• Extensive experience working closely with ICT departments, including solid understanding of SDLC, DevOps, non-functional requirements (performance, availability, security, privacy), cloud models (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS), API and integration patterns, and data lifecycles.

• Demonstrated ability to perform high-level sizing, feasibility assessments, and effort estimations in collaboration with technical teams, and to translate ideas into deliverable MVP/MMF increments.

• Excellent analytical and communication skills, with experience advising executive management.

• Fluent in Dutch, French, and English (spoken and written).

• Relevant certifications such as TOGAF are a strong asset.