Enterprise Architect
The Technology & Operations (T&O) division is responsible for designing and integrating a variety of software applications. These range from portfolio management systems and trading platforms to banking and corporate solutions. This division is pivotal in driving the Group's key innovations while maintaining business operations and advancing custodian and fund administration services.
The advantages provided by the Entreprise Architecture team’s offering are multi-faceted and benefit abroad spectrum of Group employees, ranging from executives and IT leaders to technical experts.
An Entreprise Architect navigates the company’s organisational elevator to deliver the appropriate business value. Their remit entails creating architecture for long-term thinking as well as tactical architecture for creating immediate business value. They are also required to design business value streams to identify business capabilities.
Your mission will focus on four main areas:
- Strategy – Assisting business leaders to build a vision and define the path to reach their target. Translating business strategy into actionable IT recommendations.
- Projects – Aligning strategic objectives and tactical requests to ensure high agility and rapid delivery pace in the information system.
- Innovation – Keeping abreast of emerging technologies, evaluating them, and performing proofs of concept. Driving new technology and product adoption.
- Culture – Acting as a facilitator for cultural changes in the Group, bridging the gap between the target and the employee’s current cultural state.
Main deliverables
- Proposing different types of architecture and roadmaps to support business transformation programs and initiatives.
- Designing business value streams and capabilities mapped with the existing and the target IT landscape.
- Making recommendations for architecture decisions with the expected impact on the business and the IT landscape.
- Conducting case studies on new technologies, their applications in the Group and the problems they will solve.
- Assessing the backlog of technology pain points, their impact on the IT landscape and recommended action.
Principal skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiations, with strong leadership and presentation skills.
- Ability to navigate the company elevator from business executives to technical experts.
- Recognised proficiency in business and technical analysis.
- Business-modelling, solution-shaping and problem-solving skills.
- Eager to learn new things and with a broad knowledge in software engineering and development.
- Ability to plan and organise work so that it is delivered within the agreed timelines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in both French and English).
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, or qualification deemed equivalent.
- Ongoing learning certificates or diplomas in technology or related fields would be a plus.
- More than 7 years of experience in IT design and implementation, with practice in distributed architectures, third-party system integration or Cloud technologies.
- More than two years of experience as an Enterprise/Group Architect would be an asset.
- Good financial or banking knowledge, CFA, AZEK or equivalent certification is a plus.
- To apply for this position in Geneva, you must be resident in Switzerland or willing to relocate
EA/RH/CF
We will not accept any CVs via agencies
Pictet is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. We respect all individuals and seek their inclusion in the workplace.
