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Senior IT Architect CRM Solutions

Vorwerk Services GmbH provides IT services for the Vorwerk Group. The Vorwerk Group, which is still a family-owned company, is one of the largest direct sales companies worldwide. Vorwerk's core business is the production and sale of innovative premium household appliances. The portfolio also consists of commercial cleaning, financing solutions as well as a venture capital company. Today, the globally active Vorwerk Group has around 11,000 employees in over 60 countries.

 

Your Responsibilities:

 

  • Lead the definition of flexible and future-ready IT architecture (including application, integration, and data architecture) for several CRM, Marketing and Commission engine related solutions in accordance with the given business requirements and the overall target architecture.
  • Provide expert technical guidance for strategic IT initiatives and high-demand programs.
  • Support for compliance with security-related standards, policies, and technologies in the context of IT application development.
  • Discover optimization potential of the IT architecture landscape and drive towards automation.
  • Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements such as security, performance, and scalability, while maintaining the expected quality and stability.
  • Steer externa! providers and solution architects to ensure IT compliance, delivery of expected quality standards in alignment with our architectural framework.
  • Responsible for the validation of technical solutions delivered by service providers befare handover to operations.
  • Support project management in areas such as project structure planning, effort estimation, resource planning, and selection of vendors and partners.
  • Regular participation in the Enterprise Architecture Chapter.
  • Consult and upskill Co-Workers in SAP CRM architecture topics.

 

You offer us:

 

  • Successfully completed an advanced academic degree (e.g., Master's) in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, otherwise equivalent practical experience.
  • More than 5 years of experience as an IT solution architect in the field of CRM, including Customer Service & Marketing and working on various projects or within service delivery organizations; ideally experience in the areas of Commission engine & Output management.
  • Proven experience in strategic IT Architecture Development and Governance.
  • Experience of working in product-oriented IT teams.
  • Experience in managing external service providers.
  • Structured way of working and strong analytical skills.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to convey complex technical information in an understandable manner.
  • Fluent in business level English, both written and spoken. 
  • Strong team player with experience in lateral leadership and cross-functional collaboration.