Senior Manager - Enterprise Architecture in Energy & UtilityServices (m/w/d)

About Baringa:
We set out to build the world's most trusted consulting firm - creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups, in every sector.

You'll find us collaborating shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organisations tick - slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges.

We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world - from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there's a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made.

Our Digital & Technology practice are looking for a Senior Manager (m/w/d) to jointhe team in either Düsseldorf, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt/Main or Hamburg.

In Digital& Technology, we bring extensive experience in the strategic development,design, delivery, and assurance of major IT transformations across energy,commodities, and utilities. Our approach emphasizes the skills, capabilities,and offerings needed to achieve the ideal balance of innovation, speed, andcontrol in technology-driven change. We are dedicated to delivering value,tackling our clients' most complex and high-impact challenges. As a trustedpartner in enterprise architecture, we also take pride in providing practicalassistance with operational industry solutions).

What you will be doing

• Maximise business value for our clients through the definition and delivery of effective and robust technology architectures.
• Analyse existing landscapes, identify areas for improvement, and help implement changes to the IT landscape.
• Substantiate the technology strategy with leading architecture andoptimise with the leadership.
• Identify and evaluate suitable technologies, frameworks, and protocols for innovative but robust energy solutions.
• Drive the strategic roadmap and the tactical product execution for creating an integrated product portfolio.
• In agile working environments, take ownership of managing internal and external collaborators. Play a key role in the growth of our business and architectural practice by monitoring market trends through horizon scanning and research.

Your skills and experience

• Extensive Industry Experience: At least 6 years of experience working with corporate IT and technology in the energy, commodity, or utilities industries.
• Market Insight: Experience in commercial structures and assessing routes to market within the German market.
• Enterprise Architecture Expertise: Proven experience in enterprise architecturedesign and assessment.
• IT Optimisation: Experience in optimizing IT architecture to enhance business value.
• Solution Design: Previous experience in solution and functional design with relevant industry systems or SAP, ideally in renewable energy generation, trading, retail, or networks.
• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated project management, business acumen, analytical capabilities, and excellence in people management and career development.
• Modern Technologies: Strong foundation in modern digital technologies such as cloud, microservices, containerization, distributed ledgers, low-code, and robotic automation solutions.
• Innovative Mindset: Creative and entrepreneurial mindset with a collaborative approach to achieve the best outcomes for our clients.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Language Proficiency: Advanced C1 proficiency in both German and English is essential.

What a career at Baringa will give you

Putting People First.
Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
• Flexible Working: We know that the 'ideal' work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.
• Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We've introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
• Career Progression: No one develops at the same pace. That's why we have quarterly rather than annual promotion reviews. We don't have any quotas: if you're ready and delivering at the right level, you'll get that promotion.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company's success.

Diversity and Inclusion.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.

An award-winning workplace.
You can be a part of our 'Great Place to Work' - with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we've achieved this.

Using business as a force for good.
At Baringa we believe that everyone creates a lasting impact when you put people - customers, employees, investors, suppliers, and society - first. Our award-winning people-first philosophy makes us distinctive - Be Kind. Be Curious. Be Great at Work.

We're proud of our recent exploration of kindness and its role in business in our first-ever brand campaign: Economics of Kindness. You can see some additional recent impact work by clicking here.

Join us

All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.