Associate Director - Enterprise Architecture - FMCG

We are hiring an Associate Director - Enterprise Architecture for a leadership role within a large FMCG enterprise undergoing significant digital transformation.

This role will shape the organisation's long-term technology strategy, architectural governance, and enterprise-wide digital initiatives.

What you need:

- 12-15 years of experience in product engineering, application development, or enterprise architecture, ideally within FMCG or manufacturing.

- Mandatory experience working with SAP and Salesforce architecture at any stage of your career.

- Solid understanding of cloud and data architecture principles, security frameworks, and scalability considerations.

- Strong understanding of the enterprise value chain, especially Sales and Supply Chain.

Proven experience driving large-scale digital transformation programmes end-to-end.

Hands-on exposure to cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), integration frameworks (APIs/Middleware), analytics, and cybersecurity.

What you would do:

- Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap aligned with business strategy and digital transformation goals.

- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, influencing digital opportunities and technology decision-making.

- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing teams to understand enterprise needs and shape solution direction.

- Define, implement, and govern architectural standards, principles, and compliance frameworks across the organisation.

- Lead architecture review boards and ensure regulatory and internal policy adherence.

- Recommend best-fit technologies across cloud, analytics, integration, and automation, ensuring seamless integration with legacy systems.

- Oversee the design of end-to-end digital solutions while driving innovation through pilots, PoCs, and stable core platform performance.