Architecture Chapter Lead

Accesa is a leading technology company headquartered in Cluj-Napoca, with offices in Oradea and 20 years of experience in turning business challenges into opportunities and growth.

A value-driven organisation, it has established itself as a partner of choice for major brands in Retail, Manufacturing, Finance, and Banking. It covers the complete digital evolution journey of its customers, from ideation and requirements setup to software development and managed services solutions.

With more than 1,200 IT professionals, Accesa also has a fast-growing footprint, establishing itself as an employer of choice for IT professionals who are passionate about problem-solving through technology. Coming together in strong tech teams with a customer-centric approach, they enable businesses to grow, delivering value for our clients, partners, industry, and community.

 

High-Level Description

The Architecture Chapter Lead is a strategic leadership role responsible for developing and governing the Architecture practice within the company. The role operates in two major dimensions:

• People & Capability Leadership – Building, mentoring, and evolving the community of Architects through structured career paths, competency development, and alignment with current and emerging technology trends.

• Business & Delivery Impact – Driving architectural excellence across presales and delivery, contributing to business growth, ensuring high-quality solution design, and positioning Architects as trusted senior advisors to clients.

This role ensures the Architecture function delivers measurable value internally and externally, while remaining aligned with market evolution and company strategy.

Key Responsibilities

1. Architecture Community & People Leadership

• Line management of Architects (performance management, coaching, career development).

• Define and maintain competency frameworks and career paths.

• Identify skill gaps and drive structured upskilling initiatives.

• Build a strong Architecture community culture (knowledge sharing, standards, mentoring).

• Workforce planning and capacity management aligned with business demand.

• Drive recruitment strategy for Architects in collaboration with HR.

2. Practice & Governance

• Define and evolve architectural standards, principles, and best practices.

• Ensure consistency of solution design approaches across projects.

• Establish review mechanisms for solution quality and risk management.

• Promote modern architectural paradigms (cloud-native, microservices, data-driven, AI-enabled systems, DevOps, security by design, etc.).

3. Business & Presales Contribution

• Contribute to presales activities (solution shaping, estimations, client presentations).

• Lead or support architectural PoCs and discovery phases.

• Support bid strategy and large deal structuring from an architectural perspective.

• Position Architects as senior consultants in customer engagements.

• Strengthen strategic relationships with key clients from a technical leadership standpoint.

4. Financial & Strategic Oversight

• Understand and manage P&L impact related to the Architecture practice.

• Contribute to forecasting (capacity planning, revenue potential, cost structure).

• Optimize architect allocation to maximize utilization and margin.

• Support pricing strategies with realistic architectural estimations.

• Align architecture strategy with company growth objectives.

Must have

• Minimum 7 years of proven experience in enterprise and solution architectures.

• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in managing senior technical professionals including architecture roles

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience in presales, estimations, and solution shaping

• Experience building and scaling technical communities or chapters.

• Solid understanding of P&L concepts and margin drivers, experience with forecasting and capacity planning.

Nice to Have

• Experience defining internal frameworks, accelerators, or reusable assets used in services Presales.

• Certifications in enterprise architecture (e.g., TOGAF) or major cloud platforms.

• Experience with AI-driven architectures and emerging technology trends.

• Experience working with strategic technology partners (e.g., hyperscalers).

 

As a people-first organisation, we believe diversity strengthens our teams and drives innovation. All employment decisions are based on merit, skills, and performance, without discriminating based on any personal characteristic. This reinforces our commitment to providing an inclusive and respectful workplace

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Enjoy our holistic benefits program that covers the four pillars that we believe come together to support our wellbeing, covering social, physical, emotional wellbeing, as well as work-life fusion.

• Physical Wellbeing: Our wellbeing program includes medical benefits, gym support, and personalised fitness options for an active lifestyle, complemented by team events and the Healthy Habits Club.
• Work-Life Fusion: In very dynamic industries such as IT, the line between our professional and personal lives can quickly become blurred. Having a one-size-fits-one approach gives us the flexibility to define the work-life dynamic that works for us.
• Emotional Wellbeing: We believe that to maintain our overall health, we need to invest in our mental wellbeing just as much as we do in our physical health, social connections or in achieving work-life balance.
• Social Wellbeing: As a growing community in a hybrid environment, we want to ensure we remain connected not just by the great work we do every day but through our passions and interests.