Head of Enterprise Architecture (m/f/d)

About Us

MediaMarktSaturn Technology is working to make Europe's number-one consumer electronics retailer the technology leader in its industry. To this end, several hundred developers, UX designers and system architects using state-of-the-art technology work hand in hand with business owners in agile teams to develop customer-focused technology solutions for more than 6 million customers every day in 11 countries.

Your Tasks

• Leading the evolution of the enterprise architecture in alignment with the MMS technology strategy and platform direction, across core domains including Customer, Commerce, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, and Data
• Definition and governance of the enterprise target architecture, including architecture principles, standards, and blueprints enabling a modular, scalable, and future-ready omnichannel retail landscape
• Leadership and development of the Enterprise Architecture function, including Enterprise Architects, and platform architects, ensuring alignment across markets, value streams, and technology domains
• Translation of strategic business priorities into capability roadmaps, architectural guardrails, and technology investment guidance
• Establishment and operation of architecture governance frameworks, decision forums, and review boards, balancing innovation, speed, and architectural integrity
• Simplification and modernisation of legacy system landscapes, reduction of architectural debt, and enablement of reusable, composable capabilities across countries and channels
• Strategic partnership with C-level stakeholders, product organisations, engineering leadership, and transformation programmes to embed architecture into delivery and decision-making
• Oversight of technology portfolio transparency, capability mapping, and dependency management across large-scale transformation initiatives

Your Profile

• Extensive experience in enterprise architecture, large-scale system landscapes, or digital platform strategy within retail or similarly complex industries
• Deep understanding of omnichannel retail capabilities, including e-commerce, store systems, ERP, order management, fulfilment, and customer platforms
• Proven leadership in building and scaling architecture teams in agile and product-centric environments
• Strong capability to link business strategy with technology strategy, translating strategic vision into actionable roadmaps and investment decisions
• Demonstrated experience with modern cloud environments (GCP, Azure, AWS), including infrastructure-as-code and platform engineering approaches
• Strong knowledge of integration patterns, APIs, event-driven architectures, and microservices-based systems
• Experience in defining and operating architecture governance frameworks, standards, and principles at enterprise scale
• Ability to manage complexity, align diverse stakeholders, and drive decision-making in federated, multi-market organisations
• Strong analytical and structured thinking, with the ability to communicate complex architectural topics clearly to executive audiences

Benefits

• 30 days vacation
• Company pension plan
• Employees discount
• Fitness Collaborations
• Training & leadership programs
• Open corporate culture & Teamwork
• Mobile work (50/50)