About the Role

Nexperia’s Digital Strategy, Architecture & AI function is a single global practice spanning Nijmegen, Hamburg, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Bangalore — and what sets us apart is that we design and ship. Our architects prototype the patterns they define and pair directly with engineers on first implementations.

Nexperia’s 2026–2030 strategy treats applications as a portfolio to be continuously renewed, not a project list — and this role gives that portfolio an architectural owner.

You'll set the target architecture for Nexperia’s global enterprise application landscape — finance, supply chain, sales and marketing, HR and engineering, and the intersections with manufacturing — and drive the modernization, rationalization, and build-versus-buy decisions that shape the post-2027 estate.

This is a hands-on senior role: you design and you build. Based in Bangalore or , Kuala Lumpur, you'll sit close to where the landscape runs while setting standards used globally. The decisions made over the next 18 months — including the ECC to S/4HANA transition — will define the estate through 2030.

What You Will Do

• Own the application target architecture — modernization verdicts, lifecycle states, integration patterns, and retirement plans for end-of-life applications

• Stay close to delivery — prototype patterns, run build-versus-buy spikes, and act as the architectural voice within the Application Center of Enablement

• Lead post-2026 platform decisions — ECC to S/4HANA, platform consolidation, SaaS rationalization, and M&A integration, translated into a sequenced roadmap

• Govern SAP Clean Core — set the extension and customization standards that keep the S/4HANA core upgradable

• Govern SaaS end-to-end — compliance, exit paths, vendor risk, and shadow IT — while translating NIS2, GDPR, EU AI Act, and CSDDD into application-level controls

• Partner across architecture functions — working with Data, AI & Integration and Manufacturing architects at the ERP, MES, and PLM intersection points

What success looks like in your first 12 months:

• An adopted target architecture — lifecycle states and modernization verdicts translated into a roadmap that platform engineers are actively shipping against

• Clear direction on the ECC to S/4HANA trajectory, Clean Core standards in force, and SaaS governance operational

• Visibly less complexity — retirement plans agreed for end-of-life applications

What You Will Need

Meet most, but not all, of these? We still encourage you to apply.

• Substantial enterprise IT experience with deep expertise in enterprise or domain architecture, and portfolio architecture at scale

• Fluency across major application domains, with large-scale ERP modernization experience — ideally ECC to S/4HANA under Clean Core principles

• Working command of application modernization frameworks, lifecycle-driven portfolio management, and SaaS governance

• A builder mindset — you prototype, run spikes, and ship reference implementations, not just diagrams

• The ability to influence at senior level through clear reasoning and trade-offs, favoring enablement over gatekeeping

Nice to Have

• Semiconductor or manufacturing IT exposure

• Awareness of AI's impact on enterprise applications

• Experience with EA tooling; TOGAF or IASA CITA certification

• Fluent English

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D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, and we consider all applicants fairly, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.

In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.