UAE National - EA Portfolio Lead Al Futtaim Private Company (LLC)

The EA Portfolio Lead will play a critical role in supporting enterprise architecture and process management initiatives within the organization. This includes leading the management of solution architecture tools and advancing architecture strategy processes. The consultant will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure designs align with enterprise standards while driving tool and technology optimizations to support the organizational goals. The role also involves evaluating technologies and maintaining compliance with regulatory controls. Success in this role is defined by effective governance, strategic alignment, clear communication, and the continuous optimization of the architecture landscape.

What You Will Do:

• Lead, mentor, and manage the solution architecture tools, fostering a high-performance culture and ensuring continuous professional development.

• Own and advance the architecture strategy process, ensuring effective governance, scalability, and alignment with enterprise architecture frameworks and standards.

• Drive the evolution and optimization of the enterprise architecture toolset, with a primary focus on LeanIX, to support organizational goals and ensure integration with SAP methodologies.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, IT leaders, and project teams to translate business requirements into robust, scalable, and cost-effective technical solutions.

• Act as a liaison between technical and non-technical stakeholders, communicating complex technical concepts in a clear and actionable manner.

• Ensure all solution designs comply with established enterprise architecture principles, security policies, and regulatory requirements.

• Support architecture governance processes, including the development and enforcement of standards, guidelines, and best practices.

• Oversee the documentation of solution architectures, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and accessibility for relevant teams, as well as approval from the governance process.

• Identify architecture related risks, putting the correct mitigation plan in place and managing until resolution, whilst reducing customization by implementing standard SAP features.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend their adoption to enhance the enterprise architecture landscape.