Principal Enterprise Architect

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Portugal
Not specified (potentially hybrid based on the nature of the role).
Enterprise-wide architecture evolution
Aligning business capabilities and technology
Sap rollout and platform strategy
Ferring Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to guide the evolution of its enterprise-wide architecture, focusing on aligning business capabilities and technology in a complex global IT environment. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in enterprise architecture, particularly with ERP systems like SAP, and have strong leadership and governance skills

Job Summary

  • Guide the evolution of Ferring’s enterprise-wide architecture by aligning business capabilities, enterprise applications, platforms, and underlying technologies across Global IT.
  • Shape a lean, pragmatic, and coherent enterprise architecture backed by actionable initiatives that move the organisation from its current state toward a clear target direction.
  • Ferring Pharmaceuticals helps people around the world build families and live better lives through scientific advances in reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology.

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Ferring Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to guide the evolution of its enterprise-wide architecture, focusing on aligning business capabilities and technology in a complex global IT environment. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in enterprise architecture, particularly with ERP systems like SAP, and have strong leadership and governance skills.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Enterprise-wide architecture evolution
  • Aligning business capabilities and technology
  • SAP rollout and platform strategy
  • Lean, pragmatic, coherent enterprise architecture
  • Architecture governance forums
  • Global IT domains

Nice-to-have

  • Scientific advances in health
  • Entrepreneurial and innovative culture
  • Inclusive support package for families
  • Building Families at Ferring

Key Requirements

  • Extensive experience in enterprise architecture
  • Strong exposure to ERP-centric landscapes (e.g., SAP)
  • Leading architecture or platform transformation programs
  • Influence and drive outcomes without formal authority
  • Experience running architecture governance forums
  • Degree in IT/Engineering/Computer Science (or equivalent experience)

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