Enterprise Architecture Manager

Job Overview

Redion, part of the Generali Group, is undergoing a deep information system transformation across more than 30 countries. The Enterprise Architecture Manager will lead the design of a scalable, secure, AI‑native architecture that enables subsidiaries to build on the Group model autonomously while staying within Group standards and Generali governance.

Core Mandate

Define the architecture that makes growth and stability possible: a scalable, secure, AI‑native IS that subsidiaries can build on autonomously — within Group standards and under Generali governance.

Responsibilities

1. Governance & Generali Relationship
   • Ensure full compliance of Redion IS architecture with Generali Group standards, regulations, and GIRS requirements.
   • Act as the technical reference interlocutor in all Generali architecture reviews — Architecture Review Board, audits, GIRS reporting.
   • Anticipate Group standard evolutions and translate their implications proactively for Redion IS.
   • Produce the architecture deliverables required by Generali validation processes (architecture packs, cartographies, roadmaps, ADRs).
2. Target Architecture Vision & Enterprise Urbanism
   • Define and maintain the Group IS target architecture, fully aligned with the Publisher / Integrator operating model.
   • Design and drive architecture roadmaps aimed at simplifying, standardizing, and scaling the IS across 30+ countries.
   • Lead the legacy decommissioning strategy — identify targets, sequence retirements, ensure continuity and business impact control.
   • Guarantee cross‑domain architectural consistency: applications, data, infrastructure, security, and AI.
3. Architecture & AI — Embedding Intelligence in the IS
   • Embed AI as a first‑class citizen of the target architecture — not an add‑on layer, but a structural paradigm shaping design decisions.
   • Co‑build with the Group AI Office the AI integration patterns for the IS: APIs, data flows, agent architectures, model governance.
   • Define the architectural principles enabling subsidiary teams to deploy AI agents autonomously while complying with Group standards and the EU AI Act.
   • Contribute architecture guardrails for CONSTELLATION (ORION, HYDRA, ANDROMEDA project tiers), ensuring scalability from day one.
4. Standards, Quality & Architecture Repository
   • Define and maintain the architecture repository: principles, patterns, technology standards, Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
   • Facilitate architecture reviews on strategic and structuring projects across the Group.
   • Ensure architectural quality of initiatives driven by Digital, AI, and local IT teams.
   • Own the Architecture Playbook — the reference document that governs how all subsidiary teams build and integrate.
5. CIO Engagement & Executive Communication
   • Serve as a credible, trusted counterpart to CIOs across 30+ countries — translate architectural decisions into business impact language.
   • Present architecture strategy and transformation roadmaps at Executive Committee and SteerCo level.
   • Produce clear, structured deliverables for non‑technical audiences: Comex‑ready slides, country briefings, transformation narratives.
   • Make architecture visible, credible, and engaging — it must mobilize, not just govern.
6. Team Leadership & Architecture Community
   • Directly manage a team of architects: set objectives, allocate priorities, track contributions, ensure delivery quality.
   • Coach and develop architect profiles within the team — technical depth, communication skills, strategic thinking.
   • Animate the Group architecture community across subsidiaries: share best practices, run architecture forums, build a common culture.
   • Define roles, interfaces, and the operating model between central architecture and local IT teams (responsibility matrix, escalation paths).
   • Manage trade‑offs and unblocking situations — the EA Manager is the final arbiter of architectural decisions at Group level.

Qualifications

1. Education & Experience
   • Engineering degree or equivalent (Master's level / Bac+5).
   • At least 10 years of experience in enterprise architecture or IS architecture in complex, multi‑country environments.
   • Significant experience in a software publisher strongly valued — understanding of product logic, scalability, and release cycles.
   • Experience in Group‑wide IS transformation programs: migration, decommissioning, standardization at scale.
   • Prior experience managing architecture teams or architect communities — not just individual contributor excellence.
2. Technical Skills
   • TOGAF certification (9.x or 10) appreciated.
   • Strong command of enterprise architecture frameworks.
   • Solid expertise in hybrid cloud architectures (Azure / AWS), microservices, APIs, and integration patterns.
   • Good understanding of AI/ML challenges at architectural level: LLM integration, agent architectures, data pipelines, model governance.
   • Knowledge of security, compliance, and data governance in a Group context — familiarity with AI Act obligations is a strong plus.
3. Cross‑functional Skills
   • Demonstrated ability to produce board‑quality slides and present architectural vision to CIOs and Executive Committee members — architecture must be visible, not only rigorous.
   • Credible, confident conversation partner for CIOs across cultures and geographies — able to build trust and alignment without formal authority.
   • Strong managerial leadership: able to structure, grow, and energize a team while managing up effectively.
   • Excellent synthesis capacity: simplify complex topics without losing substance.
   • Strong influencing leadership in a matrixed, multicultural environment (30+ countries, multiple reporting lines).
   • Fluent English essential — ability to present in English to international audiences; French required.

Environment

Reporting line: Global head of IT Architecture, digital and AI.

Scope: Redion — 30+ countries, ~12,000 employees.

Key partners: Generali Group Architecture, CIOs of all subsidiary countries, Group AI Office, CIO Office.

Technologies: Microsoft Azure / AWS, microservices architecture, open‑source AI.

Occasional travel to subsidiaries.

Contract & Location

Full‑time contract. Location: Saint‑Denis. Remote: 50%.

EEO Statement

Redion is committed to inclusion and non‑discrimination. We take action on a daily basis in favor of the disabled, seniors, social diversity and equality between men and women.