Vice President of Enterprise Architecture

• We are looking for a VP of Enterprise Architecture to help shape the future architecture strategy for our Engagement Business Unit globally
• Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, Edenred Engagement, this role sits within the Office of the CTO and will play a key part in defining how we evolve our application landscape, data architecture, and engineering practices across the business
• This is an opportunity for an experienced architecture leader who enjoys working at the intersection of strategy, technology, and delivery
• You’ll partner closely with global architecture and engineering leaders, influence technical direction at scale, and help establish the standards, patterns, and governance that support long‑term growth
• Define and champion the architecture vision for Engagement BU applications, data streaming, and AI‑enabled engineering practices
• Partner with Global Architecture & Engineering teams to drive platform convergence and standardised deployment approaches
• Lead architecture governance and establish reusable patterns, frameworks, and assets
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver scalable APIs, microservices, and event‑driven systems
• Support the adoption of AI and agentic engineering tools across software development, testing, automation, and quality assurance
• Drive continuous improvement across software delivery practices, CI/CD pipelines, and product lifecycle management
• Lead architecture and engineering initiatives through to completion, ensuring alignment and momentum across stakeholders
• Represent the Engagement Business Unit within the Global Architecture CODIR and Engagement CTO leadership team
• Mentor architects and engineering leaders, helping to strengthen technical capability and architectural thinking across the organisation

Benefits

• Life assurance
• Bonus for referring a friend who we hire and have completed 3 months’ service
• Debt support programme & salary advances
• Pension/401K
• Employee Share Plan
• Discounts to share with friends and family
• Volunteer days plus a day of leave to Speak Up and be the change you want to see in the world
• Unlimited free books for your professional development and one fiction book per month to help you unwind
• Unlimited time off to give blood
• Gender neutral parental leave for primary and secondary carers
• Up to 6 months unpaid leave after five years’ service
• Family support - Baby Bonus, caregiver support, domestic violence protection programme, parent support loan, miscarriage and baby loss support, wedding bonus and up to 3 months paid leave to take care of your family
• Work from home bundles
• Flexible working
• Employee assistance programme
• Trans & gender affirmation support
• Health benefits such as free eye tests, free flu jab, freedom from addiction, menopause support, stop smoking assistance programme and health cash plan
• Personal wellbeing allowance, personal wellbeing coach, run club, spa and gym discounts, plus cycle to work scheme
• Bring your dog to work, drinks and breakfast

Enterprise architecture: domain-driven design, architecture governance, reusable components and patternsWe’re interested in hearing from technology leaders with strong experience in:Strong understanding of cloud-native applications and distributed systems aligned with enterprise standardsEngineering lifecycle: CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, product lifecycle management, Agile and DevOps practicesData streaming and processing: platforms like Kafka for real‑time data pipelines and integrationApplication architecture: API design (REST, GraphQL), microservices, event‑driven and distributed systemsAI for software engineering: leveraging AI/agentic tools for coding assistance, pipeline automation, testing, and developer productivity improvementsFamiliarity with AI‑driven DevOps/engineering tools (e.g., AI code review, testing bots, pipeline automation)Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code and deployment automationCertifications in software or enterprise architecture or Agile methodologiesBackground in regulated or payment/engagement domain platforms

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