Group Head of Enterprise Architecture
Dr. Max is the leading pharmacy chain in Central Europe. In every country where we are active, Dr. Max is dedicated to improving the level of health care available by guaranteeing access to a broad assortment of medicines and pharmacy services. Pharmacies are currently present in 6 countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Italy) with great expansion plans across Europe for the near future. Currently, we are looking for a Group Head of Enterprise Architecture, with the objective of leading the evolution of the application and infrastructure architecture for the whole organization.
Required education: University Degree
Required languages: Czech or Slovak, English (advanced)
Employment form: Full-time work
- Strategic Vision and Leadership: Develop and communicate a clear vision for the enterprise architecture that aligns with the company's strategic objectives. Provide leadership and direction to the architecture team to ensure cohesive and integrated architectural solutions. Provide guidance to all IT senior managers on architecture
- Governance and Standards: Establish and enforce governance frameworks, standards, and best practices for enterprise architecture across the organization. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with senior executives, business leaders, Group IT Application Managers and other stakeholders to understand business needs and provide architectural guidance. Facilitate discussions to align IT initiatives with business goals.
- Architecture Development and Management: Oversee the development and management of the enterprise architecture, including the creation of blueprints, roadmaps, and models. Ensure that the architecture supports scalability, performance, and security. Ensure that digital solutions are aligned with the overall enterprise architecture.
- Risk Management and Compliance: Identify and mitigate risks associated with the enterprise architecture. Ensure that architectural decisions comply with legal, regulatory, and security requirements.
- Resource Management: Manage the architecture team, including recruitment, training, and performance evaluation. Ensure that the team has the necessary skills and resources to deliver high-quality architectural solutions. Lead the country architects to design local roadmap
- Budget Management: Manage the overall architecture budget, providing insights to optimize it. Suggest strategies to maximize the value of IT investments and drive cost efficiency.
- Knowledge Sharing and Mentorship: Encourage knowledge sharing and mentorship within the architecture team. Provide guidance and support to team members to help them grow professionally and contribute to the success of the organization. Share best practices among the countries
- Innovation and Technology Adoption: Drive innovation by identifying and evaluating emerging technologies that can enhance business capabilities. Lead the adoption of new technologies and ensure their integration into the existing architecture.
- FinOps Management: Oversee the financial operations (FinOps) related to cloud services. Ensure cost optimization, budget management, and financial accountability within the architecture and IT team. Drive the recommendations to global and local teams
- Proven experience in a senior enterprise architecture role within a large and complex organisation
- Strong strategic thinking and the ability to align architecture with business goals
- Experience with architecture governance, frameworks and best practices (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman)
- Deep understanding of IT systems design, integration, scalability, security and performance
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience working with C-level
- Hands-on experience with cloud architecture and FinOps principles
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead, mentor and develop international teams
- Proactive, collaborative mindset and ability to drive innovation
- Fluent English (spoken and written)
- A strategic leadership role within a collaborative and down-to-earth team, where you can occasionally enjoy a glass of beer after work
- An opportunity to shape the future of enterprise architecture in one of Europe’s fastest-growing healthcare groups
- The chance to influence architectural decisions across countries and lead initiatives with a truly international impact
- Direct collaboration with senior leadership and exposure to key business and IT stakeholders
- Space for innovation, exploration of emerging technologies, and driving architecture transformation at scale
- Flexible working hours with the option to work from home once a week
- 5 weeks of vacation, employee discounts in Dr. Max pharmacies, meal vouchers, a contribution to leisure activities (including a discounted Multisport card), and a variety of other benefits in cooperation with our business partners
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your CV to groupHR@drmax.eu
Dr. Max Group is a European pharmaceutical concern owned by Penta, an investment group established in 1994, operating primarily in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Their offices are located in Prague, Bratislava, Warsaw, and Limassol. The business areas of Penta Investments include long-term investing in healthcare, financial services, retail, manufacturing, media and real estate development. The companies of Penta’s portfolio employ more than 43,000 people, with more than 15,000 professionals working in healthcare. The group’s assets value reached €14 billion in 2022.