Enterprise Architecture Senior Manager📣 Job Ad

About Takamol Holding

Takamol Holding is seeking an Enterprise Architecture Senior Manager to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is a full-time position focused on driving strategic alignment and governance within the organization's technology landscape.

Role Overview

The Enterprise Architecture Senior Manager will lead and drive Enterprise Architecture (EA) governance and strategic alignment across the organization. This role is responsible for embedding architecture standards, principles, and reference models into technology decisions, solution delivery, and investment planning, while influencing senior stakeholders and ensuring enterprise-wide alignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Enterprise Architecture governance processes and architecture review boards.
• Ensure alignment of all solutions with EA principles, standards, and reference architectures.
• Oversee architecture compliance across initiatives and major programs.
• Govern and approve architecture exceptions, including risk and impact assessment.

Strategy and Framework Development

• Align IT initiatives and the application landscape with business strategy and capabilities.
• Drive portfolio rationalization, optimization, and technology standardization.
• Identify cost optimization and efficiency opportunities across platforms and systems.
• Provide strategic insights to support investment decisions.
• Define, enhance, and maintain EA frameworks, standards, and reference models.
• Ensure consistent adoption of EA practices across all domains.
• Lead the development of architecture artifacts, viewpoints, and repositories.

Stakeholder Engagement and Delivery Oversight

• Partner with senior leadership, business stakeholders, and technology teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor on architecture strategy and transformation initiatives.
• Influence decision-making across complex and cross-functional environments.
• Ensure architecture is effectively integrated into delivery lifecycles.
• Support major programs and initiatives with architectural direction and governance.
• Bridge strategy with execution across delivery teams.

Required Experience

Candidates for this position should possess 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in Enterprise Architecture leadership and governance roles.