Careers at Linfox

Here at Linfox, we believe together, anything is possible. Use sophisticated technology to deliver everyday essentials and natural resources for Australia’s biggest companies. Work with major customers in retail, healthcare, government, and defence. Shape the future of logistics with industry leading innovations in safety, sustainability, and efficiency. Create a career to be proud of. Expect all this and more when you join Linfox.

What does the job look like?

The primary objective of the Head of Architecture is to develop and support the delivery of a customer-led IT strategy that establishes information technology as a key strategic advantage for Linfox. This role primarily serves Linfox Logistics Australia but may also extend to other areas of the business across Asia and New Zealand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enterprise Architecture: Develop and maintain an enterprise architecture capability within Linfox, aligning IT strategy with business unit strategies under the direction of the GM Strategy & Data Integration.
• Solution Architect Capability: Enhance the solution architect capability, ensuring all IT projects have appropriate architectural oversight to derive business benefits efficiently while minimizing technical debt.
• Application Roadmaps: Develop and maintain application roadmaps to implement target architecture.
• Industry Evaluations: Provide industry evaluations and recommendations on solution gaps at Linfox.
• Architecture Reviews: Perform architecture reviews and assess compliance with architecture and organizational standards.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner closely with business unit GMs and Presidents to understand stakeholder and customer needs.
• Team Alignment: Lead and inspire the architecture team, ensuring they are aligned with the relevant IT GMs and business domains, delivering the desired outcomes.
• Direct reports: 5 to 7

Are you the one? You need to have:

• Proven leadership and strategic management experience and the ability to explain, present and influence complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences at various levels.  
• At least 15 years’ experience working in the IT function with a significant amount of time spent in an architecture role within a services-oriented organisation, ideally with experience in SAP transformations
• Experience in establishing and monitoring architectural governance frameworks.
• Ability to develop and maintain application roadmaps.
• Experience building and leading a customer focused IT team (nationally and globally) 
• Experience in performing architecture reviews and ensuring compliance with standards.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to align team members with business domains and deliver desired outcomes.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends.

Sound like you? Please click the apply button to submit your application and resume.

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Further information

You will be required to meet Linfox's employment criteria which will include but not be limited to a criminal history check and full medical with a drug and alcohol test.

To find out more about opportunities at Linfox, visit www.linfox.com/careers

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