Senior Manager IT Architecture

Why we are here

Tony’s Chocolonely is committed to ending exploitation in cocoa. We are an impact company that makes chocolate, not a chocolate company that makes impact. With incredibly tasty chocolate, we lead by example, demonstrating that ethical practices and success can go hand in hand. Through Tony's Open Chain (TOC), mission allies like Albert Heijn, Ben & Jerry's, Jokolade, and Aldi have embraced a fairer, more transparent supply chain for their chocolate too.

What you will do

We are seeking a new Senior Manager IT Architecture to join our IT team. This role is a dual role in which you combine setting and guarding the global enterprise architecture of Tony’s as well as lead a team of 5: a Software Test Engineer and 4 IT Business Partners who are responsible for the 1–3-year roadmap for their respective area(s) of support (e.g. Finance, E-commerce, Operations). You set the framework as well as lead and coach the people to develop within that framework.

Being responsible for enterprise architecture at Tony’s your goal is to align our business strategy with technology solutions. Your primary task is to implement an architecture framework using a standard methodology such as TOGAF (The Open Architecture Framework) across the organization. You drive cross functional collaboration between business teams and IT making sure architecture decisions are in line with business objectives. You are also the driving force on our digital transformation journey throughout the whole organization.

This is a pivotal IT leadership role leading a team of IT Business Partners, who play a vital role in aligning business goals with IT solutions. Together with them and with the Head of IT you define our IT roadmap and execute it. You will report to the Head of IT and be based in our Amsterdam Homebase office.

All wrapped up, your key responsibilities:

• Align enterprise architecture decisions and strategy with overall IT strategy and Tony's growth ambitions.
• Lead a team of IT Business Partners and a Software Test Engineer ensuring their success and professional growth.
• Partner with our business: Streamline all business requests and align with enterprise architecture, critically assessing requests and steering the roadmap.
• Manage an IT budget, around €X million, spent by business teams. Calculate & evaluate the return on investment (ROI) for major technology investments or initiatives.
• Measure the degree to which projects and solutions adhere to the established enterprise architecture standards and guidelines.
• Assess the quality and governance of data within the organization, including metrics related to data accuracy, completeness, and security.
• Measure the perceived alignment between IT initiatives and business goals by using surveys and assessments.
• Communicate across the business: Update steerco members and prep steerco decisions.

Our new flavour

• Technical knowledge on enterprise architecture, systems, data, and integrations: Knowledge of and experience with TOGAF, several years of experience in IT and enterprise architecture related positions.
• Strong business understanding and strategic mindset: Ability to see the big picture, but not afraid to roll up the sleeves to ensure brilliant execution.
• Previous leadership experience: Strong leadership & coaching experience and experience in building high performing, engaged and happy teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and stakeholder management skills: Ability to work and influence colleagues and decision making on all levels of the organization.
• Eagerness to work in an international and multicultural environment.
• Project management experience & knowledge.
• Data modelling experience.
• Ideally you have seen both scale-up and growth companies as well as more mature organizations knowing what good looks like and able to translate it to smaller scale high growth setting.
• You are seen as an expert in the area of enterprise architecture and bring a unique perspective to the table: Ability to influence decision making and formulate clear recommendations based on industry best practices.
• You are a data-driven decision maker, who utilizes data to identify process improvements and make objective, informed decisions.
• We are all about being more in person than apart; this means we offer flexibility but see each other in the Amsterdam office on average 3 days a week. More is fine too!
• Believe wholeheartedly in Tony’s purpose.

Our benefits (the icing on the cake)

At Tony's you will get the opportunity to be part of something extraordinary; first and foremost, by making real impact in the world but also enjoying the nice benefits we provide as you help us succeed. We’re dedicated to enabling all Tonys to grow and develop their careers and therefore we offer training programs, regular feedback cycles, coaching and a generous L&D budget. We also offer a wide range of additional benefits, including a luxurious vega-lunch, company annual bonus, minimum of 28 holidays, inspirational team updates, unforgettable events and unlimited chocolate.

Sounds like you?

Are you passionate about making a difference in the world? Look no further! If you're ready to take the chocolate industry to new heights with us, we'd love to hear from you! Please send your direct application, no agencies. Please send over your application latest on Wednesday December 11th, we can't wait to hear from you!

Everybody is welcome to apply. From classics to limited editions, we know that different flavors make life more inspiring. And not just in our chocolate assortment. At Tony’s, we welcome everyone with equal enthusiasm – regardless of race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or veteran status. Crazy about chocolate, serious about people.