Digital Architect

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the end-to-end digital architecture for the G&B Digital Ecosystem, covering

Grooming and Beauty product lines.

• Collaborate closely with interdisciplinary teams (e.g. product, engineering, and UX-design) to conceptualize and implement cutting-edge solutions for personal care and health applications.
• Discuss tradeoffs with all involved internal stakeholders and external suppliers or partners,

ensuring alignment with present and future features and architectural principles.

• Evaluate and mitigate technical uncertainties by devising innovative strategies to enhance efficiency, resilience, and productivity, while participating in the development of thorough risk management.
• Drive architectural decisions involving cloud platforms, microservices, API-management, and device integration specific to Grooming and Beauty ecosystems.
• Lead technology evaluations and pilot projects, including Grooming and Beauty product connectivity, with expertise in BLE, IoT device integration, and personalized user experiences.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory frameworks, data privacy and security best practices to ensure robust, scalable, and secure applications in the personal care and health domain.
• Collaborate on digital development/operational activities internally with the Bangalore software team and regional IT team, and supervise the same externally with 3rd party suppliers.
• Mentor engineering teams on architectural principles, mobile and web application design, and technology implementation.
• Support performance optimization, reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives for app ecosystem components.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration by facilitating communication among engineering, product,

and design teams located in Amsterdam/Drachten/Bangalore to align on strategic goals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 12 years of experience in software architecture, especially with app ecosystems or digital platforms, with hands on experience in Coding
• Strong expertise in Cloud-native architectures, microservices, and API-design.
• Experience designing mobile and web application architectures tailored for consumer health and personal care domains.
• Proven ability to deliver scalable, secure, and user-centric digital solutions across product lines.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills within agile, cross-functional teams.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools.

Preferred Skills

• Hands on experience in IOS/Android and Cloud
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into grooming and beauty apps.
• Knowledge of IoT ecosystems and smart device connectivity in personal care products.
• Prior experience with similar consumer product ecosystems.
• Working experience in global, distributed teams