When Values are made explicit, they provide clarity on what “good” looks like. And when they are shared, they build unity in a group. They build culture.
Own it.We deliver on our promises, make informed decisions and prioritize to get the important things done today.
Responsibilities:
- Architectural Vision and Strategy Development: Formulate and communicate the overarching architectural vision and strategy, aligning with business objectives and Tech Guiding Principles.
- Cross-Domain Architecture Design: Design and implement architectures across business, data, application, and technology domains.
- Governance and Compliance: Lead governance processes to ensure architectural compliance and alignment with standards.
- Technology Evaluation and Adoption: Spearhead the evaluation of emerging technologies and manage their adoption within the organization.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with key stakeholders across the organization to ensure architectural solutions meet business and technological needs.
- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate architectural risks, ensuring robust, secure solutions.
- Innovation Leadership: Drive innovation within the architectural domain, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technological advancement.
- Community Building: Promote and facilitate a strong community of practice among architects, encouraging knowledge sharing and collaboration.
- Technical Leadership: coaching and mentoring top tech talent across Booking.com
Ideal Experience & Skills:
- Significant knowledge and experience in Software, Solution and Enterprise architecture, while being able to perform at and engage with (Sr) Director/(S)VP level stakeholders
- Experience operating large, Internet scale applications and distributed systems spanning multiple languages, platforms, front and back end services, networks and public cloud platforms.
- Ability to communicate and sell the technology strategy and vision across the business
- Deep business acumen and technical expertise
- Strong stakeholder management skills and thought partnership across engineering and product
- Highly proficient in domain based technology strategies and in platform architecture patterns
- Strong understanding of digital technology space including mobile, web and distribution stacks
- Strong understanding of cloud technologies and emerging technologies including AI
- Strong understanding of NFRs and building resilience
- Ability to lead and coach others in modeling solution architectures
- Ability to lead and influence others without authority
OTHER PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Character traits: open mind, learning attitude, transparent behavior, positive, overachiever, strong communicator, proactive and collaborative.
- Strategic thinker yet focused on execution; able to roll up sleeves to get things done.
- Able to function in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment.
- Data driven, experimental, ready to learn and open to change.
- Keep the customer at the centre of everything you do.
- Good cultural and organizational sensitivity.
- Committed to building a diverse, inclusive work environment.
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