VP of Enterprise Architecture

Reward Gateway, part of Edenred, is a global leader in benefits and employee engagement. We help businesses attract, engage, and retain top talent through strategic reward, recognition, and well-being solutions. Guided by our shared missions - ‘Making the World a Better Place to Work’ and ‘Enriching Connections, For Good’ - we’re committed to transforming workplaces and improving people’s daily lives. Our team embodies entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and respect. We push boundaries, speak up, and stay human, fostering a culture where imagination thrives. Your role in our Mission: We are looking for a VP of Enterprise Architecture to help shape the future architecture strategy for our Engagement Business Unit globally. Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, Edenred Engagement, this role sits within the Office of the CTO and will play a key part in defining how we evolve our application landscape, data architecture, and engineering practices across the business. This is an opportunity for an experienced architecture leader who enjoys working at the intersection of strategy, technology, and delivery. You'll partner closely with global architecture and engineering leaders, influence technical direction at scale, and help establish the standards, patterns, and governance that support long-term growth. Some of Your Responsibilities & Core Duties will include: Define and champion the architecture vision for Engagement BU applications, data streaming, and AI-enabled engineering practices Partner with Global Architecture & Engineering teams to drive platform convergence and standardised deployment approaches Lead architecture governance and establish reusable patterns, frameworks, and assets Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver scalable APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems Support the adoption of AI and agentic engineering tools across software development, testing, automation, and quality assurance Drive continuous improvement across software delivery practices, CI/CD pipelines, and product lifecycle management Lead architecture and engineering initiatives through to completion, ensuring alignment and momentum across stakeholders Represent the Engagement Business Unit within the Global Architecture CODIR and Engagement CTO leadership team Mentor architects and engineering leaders, helping to strengthen technical capability and architectural thinking across the organisation The Experience and Key Skills you will have: We're interested in hearing from technology leaders with strong experience in: Application architecture: API design (REST, GraphQL), microservices, event-driven and distributed systems Data streaming and processing: platforms like Kafka for real-time data pipelines and integration Enterprise architecture: domain-driven design, architecture governance, reusable components and patterns AI for software engineering: leveraging AI/agentic tools for coding assistance, pipeline automation, testing, and developer productivity improvements Engineering lifecycle: CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, product lifecycle management, Agile and DevOps practices Strong understanding of cloud-native applications and distributed systems aligned with enterprise standards Nice to have: Familiarity with AI-driven DevOps/engineering tools (e.g., AI code review, testing bots, pipeline automation) Experience with infrastructure-as-code and deployment automation Certifications in software or enterprise architecture or Agile methodologies Background in regulated or payment/engagement domain platforms Your interview journey: Screening call with our UK Senior Talent Acquisition Partner First stage interview with CTO Edenred Engagement Second stage interview with Group Director of Architecture (Chief Architect) Third stage interview with another Group Architectural Lead Final stage interview with VP of Product Engineering At Reward Gateway | Edenred we are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you have any specific requirements or need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment journey, please let your Talent Acquisition Partner know. Your needs are important to us, and we want to ensure an equitable experience for every candidate. Be comfortable. Be you. We want every employee to feel comfortable bringing their passion, creativity, and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, because we believe diversity drives innovation and makes us stronger. Our approach to hiring and building teams is about more than filling roles - it’s about creating an environment where everyone can thrive, feel supported, and contribute to our mission of making the world a better place to work.