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
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 4 days per week.
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.
Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.
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About Philips
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