Enterprise Semantics & Knowledge Graph Architect (f/m/d)

Frankfurt am Main

Your career at Deutsche Börse Group

Your area of work:

• Deutsche Börse Group is strengthening its position as a leader in creating the marketplace of the future.
• The Enterprise Architect reports to the Head of Enterprise Architecture & Digital Innovation and plays a pivotal role in advancing our Data & AI vision by ensuring alignment between Business and Technology Strategy, while acting as a change and transformation agent.
• In this role, you will lead the definition of group-wide standards, scalable platform architectures, and end-to-end services and operating models, while fostering innovation through the exploration and evaluation of emerging technology trends.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead the definition and design of an enterprise context layer, including semantics and ontologies architecture and the associated business case.
• Create baseline and target enterprise architecture roadmaps, identify and define strategies to close architecture and capability gaps, and lead the technical implementation of those roadmaps.
• Align with Business, Architecture, Operations, Governance, and Security subject matter experts to maintain and shape the future of how AI and Data intersect across the organization.
• Monitor key business performance indicators to ensure activities remain aligned to business objectives, define and control appropriate metrics, and provide guidance and support on architecture and engineering concerns to programs and projects.
• Assess industry, technology, and market trends early in the adoption lifecycle to determine their potential impact on the Enterprise.

Your profile:

• Outstanding background in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Data Engineering, AI, or a comparable discipline — or equivalent senior-level experience gained through complex platform development, enterprise architecture, or technology strategy consulting.
• Proven ability to shape and industrialize platform, architecture, and governance practices across large-scale, regulated, and internationally distributed organizations.
• Deep, hands-on understanding of modern cloud ecosystems and platform patterns, with substantial experience in at least one major hyperscaler (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Several years of senior professional experience designing, delivering, and steering highly scalable, resilient, secure, and high-performing systems, combined with profound knowledge of IT infrastructure, enterprise software, data platforms, and services — ideally within financial services or another highly regulated industry.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively, influence senior decision makers, and translate complex architecture topics into clear business value; fluent English is required, German language skills are an advantage.

Why Deutsche Börse Group?

We are committed to providing a work environment where everyone feels welcome and can reach their full potential. Our standards go far beyond simply matching candidates with the right position.

Mobility

We enable you to move freely with our job tickets, job (e-)bikes and free parking opportunities.

Work environment

Collaboration, communication, or deep focus – in our modern office buildings you will find the perfect work environment. Free drinks and food and meal allowances included.

Health and wellbeing

We care for your health and wellbeing and besides various health promotion measures we offer you a group accident insurance and additional insurance offers at discounted rates.

Financial stability

We provide financial stability by offering attractive salaries, company pension schemes, participation in our Group Share Plan, as well as bonuses, subsidies and discounts.

Hybrid work

Collaborate and exchange on-site or work remotely several days a week in line with business needs and local regulations. Our hybrid working model combines the best of both worlds.

Flexible working hours

We want your job to fit your life situation and offer flexible working time models, childcare allowance, or the possibility to study alongside your job.

Internationality

Our market infrastructures are globally connected. Working with us means collaborating with like-minded colleagues across over 60 locations from more than 100 nations.

Development

We promote individual development by offering internal development programmes, mentoring, further education and training budgets.