Enterprise IT Architect
About The Position
Sonova is seeking a strategic, business-focused Enterprise IT Architect for North America to help shape the region’s technology landscape. The role partners with senior business and IT leaders to translate needs across Sales & Marketing, Logistics, Manufacturing, and other functions into scalable, secure, future-ready solutions. The architect serves as a regional technology advisor, defining application roadmaps, evaluating solutions, guiding IT delivery teams, and aligning regional priorities with global IT architecture and strategy. The position provides architecture guidance across enterprise platforms and supports application modernization and digital transformation, including initiatives involving eCommerce, EDI, AI, and customer engagement technologies. It also builds relationships with senior stakeholders, technology partners, suppliers, and cross-functional teams, while guiding regional delivery teams toward successful execution and measurable business outcomes. The role uses Sonova’s team-customized hybrid work model. Remote or hybrid employee functionality requires internet connectivity of at least 200 Mb/sec download and 10 Mb/sec upload.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Management, Business, Technology, or a related field.
- Approximately 10 years of progressive IT experience, including enterprise, solution, or application architecture experience within a complex global organization.
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, application lifecycle management, governance, integrations, data flows, and data harmonization.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise platforms such as ERP, CRM, WMS, MES, and/or QMS, with exposure to SAP, Microsoft technologies, Salesforce, or comparable solutions.
- Experience developing technology roadmaps, evaluating solution options, and translating complex business requirements into practical architecture decisions.
- Broad exposure to application modernization and digital transformation, including technologies such as eCommerce, EDI, contact center solutions, and AI.
- Strong business and technology acumen, with excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience presenting complex technology concepts to senior leadership.
- Ability to lead and influence delivery teams in a global, matrixed environment.
- Fluent professional communication skills in English.
- For remote or hybrid employee functionality, internet connectivity of at least 200 Mb/sec download and 10 Mb/sec upload is required.
Responsibilities
- Partner with regional business leaders to understand technology needs, business priorities, and opportunities across Sales & Marketing, Logistics, and Manufacturing.
- Develop regional application and architecture roadmaps aligned with business requirements and global IT strategy, standards, and platforms.
- Evaluate business processes and existing applications to identify gaps, simplification opportunities, and technology improvements.
- Provide architecture guidance across enterprise platforms, including ERP, CRM, WMS, MES, QMS, retail, and related business applications.
- Assess solution options, integrations, data requirements, risks, and trade-offs to recommend scalable and sustainable technology solutions.
- Serve as a key point of contact for regional application requirements, priorities, and escalations, and provide direction to IT delivery teams.
- Collaborate with global IT teams to align regional initiatives with enterprise architecture principles and technology roadmaps.
- Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, technology partners, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
- Support application modernization and digital transformation initiatives involving areas such as eCommerce, EDI, AI, and customer engagement technologies.
- Provide leadership and guidance to regional delivery teams to drive successful execution and measurable business outcomes.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, and Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts
- TeleHealth options
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Company-paid life/AD&D insurance
- Additional supplemental life/AD&D coverage available
- Company-paid Short/Long-Term Disability coverage (STD/LTD)
- STD/LTD buy-ups available
- Accident/Hospital Indemnity coverage
- Legal/ID Theft Assistance
- PTO or sick and vacation time, floating Diversity Day, and paid holidays
- Paid parental bonding leave
- Employee Assistance Program, including 24/7 mental health support hotline and five company-paid counseling sessions
- Internal career growth opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
- Hearing aid discount for employees and family
- Internal social recognition platform
- Bonus eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
