Enterprise Architect & Data Governance Head
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About the Role
Masdar is seeking a visionary Enterprise Architect to join the Chief Digitalization Officer's Leadership Team, responsible for designing a flexible composable architecture and owning the global Data Management & Data Governance strategy.
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Responsibilities
- Serve as the strategic architect and technical anchor for Masdar's global digital ecosystem
- Spearhead the Enterprise Digital function, designing a flexible, best of breed composable architecture that bridges modern corporate systems with agile, field level renewable asset operations
- Own and steer the global Data Management & Data Governance strategy, defining universal data taxonomies
- Build up high performing domain architects to safeguard and scale Digital Architecture and infrastructure
- Build a robust team of competent data management specialists
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive experience operating at a global, enterprise level architecture capacity, preferably within heavily asset intensive or energy environments
- 10+ years of direct experience leading, managing, and developing a team of specialized domain architects
- 10+ years of hands on experience in ERP and Data architecture design, with a proven track record of transitioning legacy setups into modern, composable designs
- 8+ years of experience architecting and managing global data management platforms
- 5+ years of dedicated experience driving Data Governance initiatives (establishing policies, frameworks, and master data hierarchies)
- 5+ years of people management and stakeholder management
- Strong and clear communicator who can translate complex technical design into business language/value
- Ability to resolve design differences and prioritize enterprise architecture design build up into phases
- A collaborator and team player who can mentor and coach team members
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Company Description
- Established in 2006, Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) is a global clean energy leader.
- Masdar is a clean energy investor, developer and operator, advancing renewable energy projects across key markets and technologies, with a global project portfolio capacity to date of over 65 gigawatts (GW).
- Jointly owned by TAQA, ADNOC and Mubadala, Masdar is driving the scale up of renewables worldwide, targeting a portfolio capacity of 100GW by 2030.
Job Description
- Reporting directly to the CDO, serve as the strategic architect and technical anchor for Masdar’s global digital ecosystem.
- Spearhead the Enterprise Digital function, designing a flexible, best of breed composable architecture that seamlessly bridges modern corporate systems with agile, field level renewable asset operations.
- Own and steer the global Data Management & Data Governance strategy, defining the universal data taxonomies that transform cross border operational insight into a competitive advantage.
- Build up high performing domain architects, to safeguard and scale our Digital Architecture and infrastructure, as well as a robust team of competent data management specialists.
Minimum Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive experience operating at a global, enterprise level architecture capacity, preferably within heavily asset intensive or energy environments.
- 10+ years of direct experience leading, managing, and developing a team of specialized domain architects.
- 10+ years of hands on experience in ERP and Data architecture design, with a proven track record of transitioning legacy setups into modern, composable designs.
- 8+ years of experience architecting and managing global data management platforms.
- 5+ years of dedicated experience driving Data Governance initiatives (establishing policies, frameworks, and master data hierarchies), as well as running governing bodies.
- 5+ years of people management and stakeholder management.
- Strong & clear Communicator who can translate complex technical design into business languages/value, while influencing peers and stakeholders for consensus.
- Ability of resolving design difference, prioritizing enterprise architecture design build up into phases that matter to Masdar operations and efficiency.
- A collaborator and a team player, who can mentor and coach team members across the CDO team.
Preferred & Plus Factors
- Prior experience with SAP S/4HANA ERP Core and O&M (Operations & Maintenance) global deployment.
- Deep familiarity with cybersecurity and industrial architectural frameworks specific to critical infrastructure (e.g., NIST, NERC CIP, or IEC 62443).
Additional Information
- As part of the application process, we will collect, store and process personal information about you.
- Masdar will use your personal information in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice.
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