Head of IT Architecture (F/M), France

Allianz Trade est le leader mondial de l’assurance-crédit, et un expert reconnu dans les domaines de la caution, du recouvrement, du financement structuré et du risque politique. Depuis plus d’un siècle, nous aidons les entreprises à anticiper les risques, à agir avec rapidité, à prendre des décisions éclairées et à croître en toute sécurité.

Basés à Paris, nous sommes présents dans plus de 50 pays avec 5 500 employés

Tasks

• Reinforce team cohesion & engagement
• Enhance IT landscape data quality
• Maintain continuous evolution of architecture governance (process and adoption)
• Strengthen the enterprise architecture’s vision and strategic mission
• Strengthen collaboration with AZ Tech teams (Applicative/solution architect and Enterprise Architecture structure)
• Create more interaction and collaboration with Business and GOCs
• Main task
• Architecture Department Leadership
• Lead and manage the Enterprise Architecture department composed of 10–12 enterprise architects.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, initiative, and efficiency within the team.
• Ensure continuous development of team capabilities and alignment with business and IT strategy.
• IT Landscape Management
• Oversee the maintenance and evolution of the enterprise-wide application landscape.
• Ensure accurate and up-to-date documentation of the IT landscape using tools such as ADOIT and the Architecture Handbook.
• Coordinate domain-specific architectural work across business areas to ensure consistency and completeness.
• Architecture Governance
• Lead architecture governance bodies (e.g., Design Authority) to ensure alignment of solutions with enterprise standards.
• Promote and enforce architectural principles, frameworks, and best practices across the organization.
• Drive the adoption and evangelization of architectural guidelines to support solution design and decision-making.
• Strategic IT Vision
• Provide a clear and actionable IT vision based on AZ group directive, studies and analyses conducted by the architecture team and the enterprise/group business architecture.
• Identify opportunities, risks, and strategic directions for IT across business domains and at the enterprise level.(eg, Domain maturity assessment, ..).
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on IT architecture and transformation initiatives.

Profile

• Technical/Functional knowledge
• Advanced knowledge of main architecture concepts
• Advanced knowledge of all architecture area (applicative, information, technical)
• Advanced in planning and strategic vision
• Advanced in analytical skills and synthesys skill
• Business expertise
• Advanced understanding of EH IT landscape and EH business (Process, products, ...)
• Intermediate knowledge of Project processes and Group IT processes
• Advanced understanding of IT market (products, vendors,...) and IT trends
• Interpersonal skills
• Advanced written and verbal communication in English
• Advanced teamwork, facilitation, negotiation and leadership skills