Lead Enterprise Architect Finance, Human Resources and Supply Chain

Date: May 16, 2025

Location: Bern and home office, CH

Company: Post | PostFinance | PostAuto

Introduction

Are you enthusiastic about enterprise architecture? Would you like to lead a team of Enterprise Architects and Solution Architects as a specialist? Then send us your application! You help us shape the technological future and drive forward innovative solutions for the Swiss Post of tomorrow!

 

As Lead Architect Finance, Human Resources und Supply Chain (Enterprise Services), you are part of the senior management team in the Architecture & Technology unit. The unit ensures that the technology and architecture are coherent throughout Swiss Post and that the necessary IT skills are available to drive forward the “Swiss Post of tomorrow” strategy.

 

How you make a difference

 

- You are responsible for the enterprise architecture for the Finance, HR and Supply Chain units (SAP and non-SAP services) and create the technology and architectural vision to support the business & IT strategy.
- You safeguard the Group perspective and interests (efficiency, standardization, etc.) across all clusters with your Lead Architect Peers and your Cluster Architects in all architectural disciplines.
- You manage current architecture topics by addressing them in the business clusters, focus areas and architectural layers.
- You drive forward and implement the further development and maintenance of SAP Enterprise Architecture Management for the Swiss Post Group (governance, standardization, architectural guidelines and principles). 
- You are fascinated by new technologies, and you are responsible for their integration into the business units, taking into account their potential and impact.
In this hub role, you drive innovative developments as a visionary expert and provide impetus for the clusters.
- Your involvement in projects and the creation of overarching strategic concepts round off your multifaceted activities. 
 

What you have to offer

 

- You have a university degree (university, university of applied sciences, higher technical school or similar) in informatics/technology, business informatics, mathematics or a similar field and further training in TOGAF. 
- You are able to rely on your many years’ experience as an SAP Enterprise Architect in a corporate environment and your deep and broad understanding of SAP IT technologies (SAP S/4, SAP BTP, SAP CPI/PO, SAP SaaS, etc.) and architectures on a daily basis.
- You have experience in the interface between technology and business and can communicate clearly and appropriately at all stakeholder levels.
- You enjoy working in matrix organizations and have relevant management experience. 
- You have the right balance of entrepreneurial spirit, coaching skills and networking talent and embody our new IT culture: pragmatic and collaborative for our units.
- Your strengths include a pronounced focus on service and consulting, a strong drive and an eye for the big picture. 
- You communicate well in various languages – and have good knowledge of English and German to round off your profile. Knowledge of a second national language is an advantage.
 

 

In order to promote gender diversity, applications from female candidates are particularly welcome.

We do not accept dossiers from recruitment agencies for this position. 

 

Contact

Marc Schmid

Lead Architecture & Technology a.i., Lead Architect Technology & Data

+41 58 386 41 87