Enterprise Architect Digital Transformation, AI, Connected Solutions

Enterprise Architect Digital Transformation, AI, Connected Solutions
Department : Digital Transformation and Architecture (BP15090)

Job Overview

UD Trucks is known for our pioneering technologies and products within the commercial automotive industry. We are looking for a highly skilled and passionate Enterprise Architect (EA) to join UD Trucks Digital Solutions & IT. Your passion is to live and breathe IT architecture, including new technology, to maximize business value from IT. You understand complex data- and IT landscapes and have a solid business understanding of a full value chain company to ensure that we deliver best in class IT solutions for business value. The possibilities for simplification and consolidation across platforms, applications and infrastructure are something that highly motivates you.

You will be working in the Enterprise Architecture team focusing on Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence and Connected Solutions. With that you will be acting with all layers in the IT landscape all the way from infrastructure, application, data and services. You will be driving UD Trucks into a more modern and consolidated IT landscape as we are intending to modernize large portions of our IT landscape. To a large degree this will be done by adoption and implementation of major COTS and SaaS software and AI platforms out of which UD already have several appointed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement digital transformation strategies to enhance operational efficiency and customer experience
• Drive the adoption of digital tools and platforms across the organization, as well as monitor and analyze digital trends to support strategic decisions.
• Collaborate with data management team to integrate Artificial Intelligence technologies into our landscape by defining the AI landscape and roadmap, considering compliance with ethical standards and data privacy regulations in AI applications.
• Oversee the development of connected vehicle technologies, including telematics and IoT integrations.
• Actively work on enhancing and improving UD Trucks target architecture in collaboration with entire EA Function activity
• Ensure that target architecture within each domain is being followed, for the whole UD Trucks.
• Develop enterprise architectural roadmaps to guide towards a defined future state.
• Create and maintain relevant architectural artifacts (such as application landscapes, service interaction, etc) based on defined strategy and target
• Contribute to and collaborate with the entire IT architect community in UD Trucks, for example by being a leader and mentor, to identify and prioritize digital initiatives.

Main competence requirements

• Long experience (+10 years) working with Enterprise Architecture and/or IT Architecture in related fields

• Proven track record in architecture teams handling large projects, digitalization initiatives, telematics technologies and Artificial Intelligence projects

• Experience from working on some of the industry leading COTS/SaaS platforms and tools such as Salesforce, SAP and MS Dynamics 365 with exposure to Artificial Intelligence platforms

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS), microservices architecture, AI frameworks and data analytics tools

• Being passionate about innovation and continuous improvement

• Experience in the automotive industry, with full value chain understanding being extra valuable

• Be very used to work in an international context, where experience of working in Japan is further beneficial

• Highly analytical and pragmatic mindset

• Be a team player and good at collaboration with effective communication skills and an ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Hold relevant certifications in related areas (e.g. TOGAF)

Authority

• Follow UD Trucks authorization policies and guidelines
• Ability to work cross functionally with various departments

Key interfaces

• Digital Solutions & IT Management team

• Digital Solutions & IT Architecture function

• Digital Transformation organization

• Business Partner teams

• Service suppliers e.g. HCL

• UD business line organization

About UD Trucks

Part of the Isuzu group, UD Trucks is a global leading international commercial vehicle solutions provider headquartered in Japan. At UD Trucks, we are defining the next generation of smart logistics solutions through advanced innovations in automation, electro mobility and connectivity. UD Trucks develops, manufactures and sells a wide range of heavy, medium and light-duty trucks, operating in more than 60 countries across all continents. Our trucks and people go the extra mile for our customers and business partners, day in and day out.

We are an 8,000+ strong team of colleagues with 40 nationalities who bring diversity and passion in delivering our products and services. We trust each other, work collaboratively and embrace change. At UD Trucks, our purpose is Better Life – to make life better for people and the planet. We have developed a culture that promotes:

Diverse and friendly culture – Strong culture of diversity and inclusion, organizing annual events, daily activities and open communication platforms including various internal voluntary networks.
Empowered growth – Global exposure and growth opportunities across functions and countries through internal mobility system and self-driven career opportunities, building a learning organization by enabling self-managed learning supported by the UD Academy.
Flexibility with trust – We continue to fully support both remote working (where and when applicable) and flexible working hours, we actively encourage our colleagues to maintain a good work/life balance. You will have the autonomy and flexibility to split your working time between both our wonderful, modern and equipped HQ and remotely.

Be part of our journey to create Better Life for society, for our customers and for yourself. UD Trucks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues.