Product Family Architect (m/f/d)

About the role

The Product Family Architect will lead the evolution of target architectures, roadmaps and application portfolios for BASF's Product and Trade Solutions family. Working from the BASF Digital Hub in Madrid, you will ensure that digital solutions align with business objectives, enterprise‑architecture principles and the company’s overall strategy.

Key responsibilities

• Define and continuously mature business capabilities, architectural roadmaps and data products in close collaboration with business stakeholders, product teams and solution architects.
• Conduct architecture reviews for demands, change requests and projects, advising on best practices, technology choices, risk mitigation and technical debt management.
• Evolve the integration and data landscape using modern integration patterns, APIs, event‑driven architectures and scalable data‑sharing capabilities.
• Lead the adoption of data and AI capabilities across the product family, enabling AI‑driven business use cases.
• Represent Enterprise Architecture in governance bodies, acting as a trusted advisor and translating strategic objectives into pragmatic architectural decisions.

Required profile

• More than 10 years of experience in IT across various technical roles.
• Proven experience in enterprise architecture, solution design and digital transformation.
• Strong ability to collaborate with business and IT stakeholders and to influence architectural decisions.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Required skills

• APIs and modern integration patterns
• Event‑driven architecture
• Data integration and data‑sharing platforms
• Artificial intelligence and AI‑enabled solutions
• Enterprise architecture principles and governance

What we offer

• Inclusive workplace that values diversity and equal opportunity.
• Opportunities to work on innovative digital solutions for a global chemical leader.
• Collaboration with a diverse, global team focused on creativity and continuous learning.