Roles and responsibilities
In this role, you are accountable for the following core responsibilities, which are essential to shaping and governing ING Belgium’s target architecture, in close alignment with business strategy, global enterprise architecture, and regulatory requirements.
Target Architecture Ownership
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Define, own and communicate the target architecture for ING Belgium, aligned with ING group standards and principles
Strategic Translation & Road mapping
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Translate business and technology strategy into clear architectural choices and multi‑horizon roadmaps
Architectural Decision‑Making
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Steer architectural decisions to support digital transformation, customer experience, resilience, and cost efficiency
Landscape Simplification & Technical Debt Reduction
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Actively reduce technical debt and drive simplification of the IT landscape
Structural Change Across Domains
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Guide and oversee structural changes across tribes and domains, ensuring coherence and reuse
Business & Portfolio Governance
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Provide architectural input to quarterly business reviews, highlighting priorities, dependencies, risks, and trade‑offs
Architecture Community Leadership
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Lead, develop and sustain a high‑performing architecture community through a strong chapter model
Group Alignment & Representation
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Represent Tech Belgium within Group Architecture, contributing to global alignment, learning, and reuse of best practices
Next to the above, you role‑model ING’s Orange Leadership behaviours:
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You set the direction by translating strategy into clear architectural direction and making deliberate, transparent choices for ING
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You lead by lifting others through trust, coaching and constructive challenge, fostering collaboration and open dialogue
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You equip your team for win after win by setting clear outcomes, addressing root causes, and taking ownership of architectural decisions