Global VP Enterprise Architecture (m/f/d) - Fashion

International Permanent Remote View Job Description
Are you an enterprise architecture leader with experience at a global fashion brand / big tech? You have led companies through massive technological transformations before and want to do it again? You are willing to relocate or regularly travel to the headquarters in Southern Germany on a weekly basis?
  • Global Leadership Role in the fashion industry
  • Iconic international brand based in Southern Germany

About Our Client

My client is an iconic, global fashion brand from Southern Germany. As a result of an undergoing company wide transformation, we are looking to hire a Global VP Enterprise Architecture (m/f/d), to be based in Southern Germany (relocation package available).

Job Description

  • Spearhead the development of a unified, forward-looking architectural framework that supports growth through streamlined, scalable solutions, fully integrated with overarching business and technology goals
  • Build out and lead a multidisciplinary architecture function comprising experts in information, application, and technology domains, tasked with overseeing technology stacks, architectural standards, governance models, and enterprise-wide frameworks
  • Facilitate governance processes through leadership of enterprise architecture boards.Uphold architectural governance through policy enforcement, exception handling, and alignment with corporate risk and compliance requirements
  • Operate as a trusted architectural advisor to senior leadership, ensuring key technical strategies and decisions are in line with enterprise data and digital transformation objectives

The Successful Applicant

  • You bring multiple years of experience working as a leader in Enterprise Architecture
  • You have experience in the global fashion industry (either for a brand or for a larger fashion group) and / or bring strong experiences from a leading Big Tech brand.
  • You bring strong and deep technical expertise across the board specifically in EA and have an engineering background
  • Master Degree in Computer Science or at the intersection of IT and business
  • English language proficiency is a must for this role
  • You are willing to relocate to Southern Germany or to regularly travel there on a weekly basis



What's on Offer

  • Outstanding opportunity to shape a global fashion brand
  • Enterprise Architecture at its best
  • Working with exceptional global colleagues
  • International travels 30%
  • Attractive salary package
  • Directly reporting to the CTO
Contact
Anna Ladyshenski
Quote job ref
JN-092025-6834819
Phone number
+49 15152742446

Job summary

Job function
Technology
Subsector
IT Architecture
Sector
Retail
Location
International
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Anna Ladyshenski
Consultant phone
+49 15152742446
Job reference
JN-092025-6834819
Job Nature
Remote