Senior Enterprise Architect - Freelance

Context

Our client, a major player in legal and tax knowledge, is looking for a Senior Enterprise Architect to ensure continuity of its architecture activities and to lead three major urbanisation and transformation programmes of its information system in 2027: the full journey from prospecting to cash collection (lead to cash), the journey from order to payment (order to cash), and the re-urbanisation of the IS.

The missions

• Lead the urbanisation and functional architecture of three major programmes, working in tandem with a solution architect

• Lead to cash: cold and warm prospects, Salesforce, cycles, processes and the systems to implement

• Order to cash: online shop with a three-click offer, self-care, ordering, invoice payment

• Steer processes with the business through to implementation, and remain the point of reference on these topics

• Define, maintain and evolve the target IS vision in line with the IT master plan

• Prepare and run architecture committees and decision workshops, with architecture files, IS maps and migration roadmaps

• Identify risks, trade-offs and interdependencies, and provide regular reporting

• Transfer knowledge and reference frameworks to sustain architecture governance

The team

You report to the Chief Architect Officer. You work with the solution architect, business, project, data, infrastructure and security teams, and with external partners.

Expected results

• Three transformation programmes steered with the business through to implementation

• Urbanisation consistent with the IT master plan and architecture principles

• Architecture governance documented and sustained

Why this role is interesting

• A steering role on three major transformation programmes in 2027, close to the Chief Architect Officer and the CIO

• Real business impact: customer journeys, online offer, invoicing

• Cross-functional reach: processes, data, applications and infrastructure

• 2 remote days per week

Company culture

Our client is a recognised player in its sector, supporting demanding professionals with content and digital solutions. It is currently leading a major transformation of its information system, sponsored at the highest level of the IT department. Work is highly collaborative across business, architecture, data, infrastructure and security teams, in an environment that values expertise and the ability to bring teams to a common position.