Expert / Sr. Expert, Enterprise Architecture

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Job Number # Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Title: Expert, Enterprise Architecture

Brief introduction - Role Summary/Purpose :

• Colgate-Palmolive seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead its technology vision and strategy, aligning with business objectives. This role involves developing and maintaining the Enterprise Architecture (EA) framework (technology, data, security), providing strategic leadership, and ensuring technological infrastructure supports growth and efficiency. The Enterprise Architect will also establish robust governance, architectural standards, manage risks, ensure compliance, and translate business requirements into innovative architectural blueprints through collaboration with leaders.

Responsibilities :

Strategic Involvement

• Create and manage the EA framework, including technology, data, and security architecture.
• Develop and maintain the EA roadmap that aligns with Business expectations and IT strategies.
• Provide thought leadership and guidance on technology solutions to support Colgate-Palmolive's growth and efficiency.
• Ensure the technological infrastructure supports Colgate-Palmolive's long-term goals.

Technology Evaluation and Selection

• Lead technology design and implementation projects and provide mentorship to other architects and technical leaders.
• Provide efficient Gap analysis of existing technology stack and target architecture.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies to identify their impact on the EA.

Governance and Standards

• Ensure architecture decisions align with industry standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Establish and implement the architectural standards and guidelines.
• Lead the architecture governance processes to ensure compliance with the architectural vision.

Integration and Interoperability

• Design and implement integration solutions for various enterprise systems to ensure flawless communication and data exchange.
• Develop a framework for system interoperability that enhances Colgate-Palmolive's operational efficiency.

Risk Management and Compliance

• Assess and mitigate architectural risks, including security, compliance, and reliability concerns.

• Ensuring that the architecture adheres to regulatory requirements and industry standard methodologies.

• Collaborate with Business and Technology leaders to understand their goals and find opportunities.

• Collaborate with partners across departments to understand business requirements and translate them into architectural specifications.
• Work closely with IT teams to ensure the optimal implementation of architectures.
• Consider inputs and insights from various groups and teams to ensure that the current or proposed architecture supports the organization's multi-functional needs.
• Identifying patterns and trends to anticipate future challenges and opportunities.

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 7+ years of proven ability in IT as an Enterprise Architect with expertise in handling large-scale, sophisticated projects & landscapes, particularly those requiring turnaround, stabilization and turning point decisions on architecture.
• Experience in supporting organizations in aligning business goals and organisation strategies.
• Experience and knowledge of working with Business Architecture (Capability Maps, Process Maps, building the Enterprise Architecture model, models to reflect strategies and goals).
• Solid understanding of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman.
• Good interpersonal, collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications :

• Relevant architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF) is preferred
• Experience in working as a Enterprise Architect for a FMCG company
• Experience in working with an EA Tool such as LeanIX, Ardoq, ABACUS etc.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

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