Strategic Product Architect

**Position Snapshot**
- Location Global IT Hubs, Milan or Barcelona
- Permanent Contract
- At least 10 years of experience in at least two IS/IT disciplines as Architect in a multitier environment
- Fluent in English
- Strong relational and communicational skills at management level

**Position Summary**

In this role you will balance technological opportunities with business requirements at Stream W360 level and maintain a holistic view of the organization’s strategy, processes, information and IT Assets for all the product groups within your Stream. You will also link the Stream business mission, strategies and processes to the IS/IT strategy and you will be the guarantor of simplicity, agility and effectiveness of all IT Products Groups within the Stream.

**A Day in the life of a Strategic Product Architect**
- Lead identification and analysis of key industry and technology trends to assess potential effect on the Stream and facilitates their testing with the Innovation Team, the Solution Architects in the Product Groups and the Product Managers
- Build the long-term strategic roadmap for the IT architecture, linked to the Stream product groups, the information flows and the overall Stream priorities and objectives
- Develop relationships with other enterprise leaders to understand current and emerging business needs and opportunities and prepare and deliver comprehensive communications to convey architectural direction and how it aligns with enterprise strategies
- Support the design of the criteria for supplier evaluation, comparison and selection, collaborate with sourcing for assessing partner viability and risk in relation to target EA and influence strategic IT vendors in order to align their strategic direction to Nestlé's requirements
- Monitors key business performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure IT Product Groups are aligned to business and IT objectives
- Supports the design and modeling of tactical architectures for delivery, development, and support of special projects such as mergers, acquisitions or divestitures

**What will make you successful**
- Master's or Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of experience in at least two IS/IT disciplines in a multitier environment
- Demonstrated experience with business process and performance modeling, benchmarking, and financial analysis. Experience designing, integrating, and managing complex IS/IT solutions, products and platforms
- Strong knowledge of Collaboration tools and Customer Care (at least 5 years of experience working in some or all of these areas)
- Very good understanding of modular architecture design and their integration
- Extensive knowledge of standardized middleware options, communications protocols, data gateways and platform infrastructures
- Knowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and risk management related to the scope of the stream.
- Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks