About the Role
We are seeking a visionary and strategic Enterprise Architect to join Sanoma Learning and lead the architectural evolution of our educational technology ecosystem. This role serves as a critical bridge between business strategy and technology execution, ensuring that our investments in platforms, infrastructure, and shared services deliver long-term value across diverse educational markets. You will harmonize architectural principles, promote cross-domain interoperability, and guide the development of scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Technical Leadership
- Define and maintain enterprise-wide architecture principles, standards, and governance frameworks (e.g., security, integration, data models).
- Align technology initiatives with business strategy, regulatory obligations, and Sanoma’s long-term vision.
- Lead cross-domain integration efforts across educational products, content platforms, analytics, and third-party systems.
- Evaluate and introduce modern architectural frameworks, tools, and best practices.
- Represent the Enterprise Architecture team in strategic taskforces and transformation programmes.
Cross-Domain Collaboration
- Collaborate with regional, solutions, and domain architects to ensure coherence and reuse across domains.
- Support strategic planning and roadmap development for platform evolution and shared services.
- Facilitate architectural walkthroughs and technical workshops across business units.
- Act as a central voice in enterprise-wide architecture forums and contribute to roadmap planning.
Governance & Operational Oversight
- Establish and enforce architectural governance processes and compliance standards.
- Maintain a clear overview of the enterprise application portfolio and define roles and responsibilities for development and maintenance.
- Provide expert consultation on complex architectural challenges and ensure alignment with enterprise goals.
Talent Development & Thought Leadership
- Mentor architects and technical leads across domains.
- Promote architectural excellence, innovation, and knowledge sharing.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and technical leadership.
- Organize and participate in architecture-related events and communities.
About Sanoma Learning
How do you prepare students for the world, engage their curiosity and inspire them to grow? That is the main question of teachers all around the world. At Sanoma Learning, it has always been our mission to help to find and develop best-in-class answers to this question. If you join us, it means that you embark on an exciting journey to help shape the future of learning for primary, secondary and vocational education. We believe that your journey is our success as a company.
Sanoma Learning is a leading K12 European learning company, operating in 12 countries. Our learning products and services enable and support teachers and schools to develop the talents of every child to reach their potential. By offering printed and digital learning content, as well as digital learning and teaching platforms for primary, secondary and vocational education, we want to grow our positive impact on learning across Europe. With over 3000 employees, we help shape the future of education for 25+ million of students.
What We Offer
- A key leadership role shaping enterprise architecture and technology strategy
- A collaborative, learning-oriented work environment
- Opportunities to work with cutting-edge technologies and modern platforms
- Strong support for your professional growth and technical development
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
- Flexible hybrid work model
Must-Have Technical Skills
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture or strategic technology roles
- Proven ability to lead architecture in complex, multi-country organizations
- Strong understanding of educational platforms, SaaS ecosystems, and interoperability standards
- Experience with integration, legacy system transitions, and cloud-native architectures
- TOGAF or equivalent certification preferred
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Fluent in English
Expertise & Behaviors
- Strategic thinker with a strong innovation mindset
- Skilled in developing performance-improving architectural methods
- Ability to promote architectural standards and best practices organization-wide
- Experience in hiring, mentoring, and assessing technical staff
- Strong mediation and conflict resolution skills
- Proven ability to build and maintain high-performing, engaged teams
- Passionate about architecture and proactive in organizing related events
- Open to new ideas and committed to continuous learning
- Fosters a culture of ownership, learning, and feedback
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Experience with educational standards and regulatory compliance
- Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, and observability tools like Datadog
- Knowledge of OAuth2, SSO, and identity management systems
- Experience with microservices and event-driven architectures
- Background in data architecture and analytics platforms
- Proficiency in other European languages
