Location:Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandJob ID: R0146500Date Posted:2026-10-15Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY HOLDINGS LTDProfession (Job Category):IT, Telecom &amp; InternetJob Schedule: Full timeRemote:NoJob Description:The opportunity Lead the Data, Analytics, and AI (DAAI) Architecture function, shaping the target architecture, standards, and capability roadmap to enable company goals by leveraging data, analytics, and AI. Drive architecture governance, review boards, and decision-making to ensure consistent use case delivery, platform alignment, and harmonization of the AI, analytics, and data landscape. Partner with business and technology leaders to accelerate value creation and enable scalable, enterprise-wide adoption of data and AI capabilities. How you will make an impact <ul><li>Evolve and govern the DAAI target architecture, capability roadmap, standards, and architectural principles.</li><li>Lead the DAAI Architecture Board, ensuring effective architecture governance, decision-making, and exception management.</li><li>Establish and maintain reference architectures, reusable patterns, architecture decision records (ADRs), and governance frameworks.</li><li>Own architecture reviews, design gates, advisory services, and solution governance across Data, Analytics, and AI initiatives.</li><li>Guide use case routing and ensure alignment with approved platforms, delivery models, and architecture standards.</li><li>Define and enforce architectural guardrails covering security, responsible AI, FinOps, and cost-efficient solution design.</li><li>Drive the operationalization of architecture standards through close collaboration with Data and AI Platform teams.</li><li>Govern and rationalize the Data, Analytics, and AI application landscape, reducing duplication and improving technology alignment.</li><li>Monitor and report architecture governance effectiveness, compliance, pattern adoption, and landscape harmonization outcomes.</li><li>Lead, develop, and mentor a team of Enterprise and Solution Architects while providing strategic architectural leadership across the organization.</li></ul> Your background <ul><li>10+ years of experience in Enterprise or Solution Architecture, with a proven track record of leading architecture governance in complex global organizations.</li><li>Strong experience defining and governing target architectures, capability roadmaps, standards, and enterprise-wide technology strategies.</li><li>Proven expertise in architecture governance, including architecture boards, design reviews, decision management, and exception handling.</li><li>Experience establishing Responsible AI, security-by-design, and FinOps-by-design principles for AI and data-driven solutions.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to translate architectural vision into scalable, platform-aligned capabilities and practical reusable enterprise solutions.</li><li>Strong knowledge of cloud, data, analytics, and AI platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure AI services, Microsoft AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric, and Databricks.</li><li>Experience managing enterprise application landscapes, including dependency mapping, technology rationalization, and capability assessment.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior business and technology leaders across a global organization.</li></ul> More about us We believe great work thrives in an environment where people feel genuinely supported and fairly rewarded. Our benefits are designed to create real value for every individual – fueling engagement, performance, and growth. By prioritizing well‑being, we build a workplace where personal and organizational success grow together.Our benefit offering is tailored based on your country of employment and generally includes:<ul><li>Competitive salary and incentives</li><li>Well-being and care</li><li>Paid and unpaid leave</li><li>Flexible work options</li><li>Benefits that support your financial security</li></ul>You will receive more specific information during the recruitment process. Accessibility and reasonable accommodationQualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a <a href="https://www.hitachienergy.com/contact-us/general-inquiry?type=I+have+a+General+question">general inquiry form</a> on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process. This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response. Use of Al and automated tools in recruitmentAs part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as <a href="https://www.hitachi.com/en-us/gdpr">Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice.</a> Background Screening and Security ChecksAs part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world&rsquo;s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries.

Global Data, Analytics & AI Architecture Manager

Location:Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandJob ID: R0146500Date Posted:2026-10-15Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY HOLDINGS LTDProfession (Job Category):IT, Telecom &amp; InternetJob Schedule: Full timeRemote:NoJob Description:The opportunity Lead the Data, Analytics, and AI (DAAI) Architecture function, shaping the target architecture, standards, and capability roadmap to enable company goals by leveraging data, analytics, and AI. Drive architecture governance, review boards, and decision-making to ensure consistent use case delivery, platform alignment, and harmonization of the AI, analytics, and data landscape. Partner with business and technology leaders to accelerate value creation and enable scalable, enterprise-wide adoption of data and AI capabilities. How you will make an impact <ul><li>Evolve and govern the DAAI target architecture, capability roadmap, standards, and architectural principles.</li><li>Lead the DAAI Architecture Board, ensuring effective architecture governance, decision-making, and exception management.</li><li>Establish and maintain reference architectures, reusable patterns, architecture decision records (ADRs), and governance frameworks.</li><li>Own architecture reviews, design gates, advisory services, and solution governance across Data, Analytics, and AI initiatives.</li><li>Guide use case routing and ensure alignment with approved platforms, delivery models, and architecture standards.</li><li>Define and enforce architectural guardrails covering security, responsible AI, FinOps, and cost-efficient solution design.</li><li>Drive the operationalization of architecture standards through close collaboration with Data and AI Platform teams.</li><li>Govern and rationalize the Data, Analytics, and AI application landscape, reducing duplication and improving technology alignment.</li><li>Monitor and report architecture governance effectiveness, compliance, pattern adoption, and landscape harmonization outcomes.</li><li>Lead, develop, and mentor a team of Enterprise and Solution Architects while providing strategic architectural leadership across the organization.</li></ul> Your background <ul><li>10+ years of experience in Enterprise or Solution Architecture, with a proven track record of leading architecture governance in complex global organizations.</li><li>Strong experience defining and governing target architectures, capability roadmaps, standards, and enterprise-wide technology strategies.</li><li>Proven expertise in architecture governance, including architecture boards, design reviews, decision management, and exception handling.</li><li>Experience establishing Responsible AI, security-by-design, and FinOps-by-design principles for AI and data-driven solutions.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to translate architectural vision into scalable, platform-aligned capabilities and practical reusable enterprise solutions.</li><li>Strong knowledge of cloud, data, analytics, and AI platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure AI services, Microsoft AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric, and Databricks.</li><li>Experience managing enterprise application landscapes, including dependency mapping, technology rationalization, and capability assessment.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior business and technology leaders across a global organization.</li></ul> More about us We believe great work thrives in an environment where people feel genuinely supported and fairly rewarded. Our benefits are designed to create real value for every individual – fueling engagement, performance, and growth. By prioritizing well‑being, we build a workplace where personal and organizational success grow together.Our benefit offering is tailored based on your country of employment and generally includes:<ul><li>Competitive salary and incentives</li><li>Well-being and care</li><li>Paid and unpaid leave</li><li>Flexible work options</li><li>Benefits that support your financial security</li></ul>You will receive more specific information during the recruitment process. Accessibility and reasonable accommodationQualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a <a href="https://www.hitachienergy.com/contact-us/general-inquiry?type=I+have+a+General+question">general inquiry form</a> on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process. This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response. Use of Al and automated tools in recruitmentAs part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as <a href="https://www.hitachi.com/en-us/gdpr">Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice.</a> Background Screening and Security ChecksAs part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.

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