Principal Enterprise Architect

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Portugal
Not specified (assumed hybrid or flexible based on industry standards).
Enterprise-wide architecture evolution
Sap rollout experience
Platform strategy reassessment
Ferring Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to guide the evolution of their enterprise-wide architecture, focusing on aligning business capabilities with technology. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise architecture, particularly in ERP-centric environments, and will be responsible for driving architectural initiatives while maintaining governance across Global IT

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, focusing on 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 their enterprise-wide architecture, focusing on aligning business capabilities with technology. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise architecture, particularly in ERP-centric environments, and will be responsible for driving architectural initiatives while maintaining governance across Global IT.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Enterprise-wide architecture evolution
  • SAP rollout experience
  • Platform strategy reassessment
  • Architecture governance forums
  • Global IT domains
  • Lean, pragmatic architecture

Nice-to-have

  • Scientific advances focus
  • Entrepreneurial and innovative
  • Building families advocacy
  • Inclusive support package

Key Requirements

  • Extensive enterprise architecture experience
  • Global IT environments exposure
  • ERP-centric landscapes (e.g., SAP)
  • Architecture or platform transformation programs
  • Influence and drive outcomes without formal authority
  • Architecture governance forums experience
  • Architectural breadth (applications, data, integration, platforms)
  • Degree in IT/Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience

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