*By creating bearings and solutions for everything from industrial applications to vehicles, SKF plays an essential role in our everyday lives. In Q4 2026, SKF intends to spin off its Automotive business and list it as a separate company under the name of SKF Vertevo. A company created to support the future of the automotive market, and to co-drive the future of mobility faster.*
*This role will be a part of that current company. Would you like to join us, and move people further?*
APIM Architect- SKF Automotive Business
SKF Automotive's Data, AI & Integrations department is seeking a Architect for API Management to define the future of our SAP APIM ecosystem. In this pivotal role, you will be an API Management architect and builder of the foundational technology & platform. You will be responsible for creating the architectural blueprint and technology roadmap that will guide our evolution.
This is a role for someone who can design cohesive, secure, and cost-effective APIM architecture. You will be the technical north star for our data integration team,
empowering them to build with clarity, consistency, and a shared understanding of our long-term goals.
You will be a key player in enabling SKF automotive business to leverage the power of APIs for seamless integration, innovation, and digital transformation within the SAP landscape.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the API product roadmap, aligning features with business objectives and digital strategy, prioritize platform capabilities and domain APIs accordingly
- Lead the design and governance of API standards, including specification, versioning, and lifecycle management using OpenAPI conventions.
- Govern API lifecycle to ensure every API is in a valid state with complete metadata and manage deprecation notices and sunset policies.
- Curate the security control catalog (authentication, authorization, throttling and routing policies) in alignment with information security policies
- Design secure and scalable API s