Director of Enterprise Architecture; Principal​/Manager

The Director of Enterprise Architecture works closely with business and technology leaders to ensure architecture enables enterprise strategy, strengthens the organization’s ability to serve members, and supports long‑term organizational success. Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, this role defines and governs the organization’s target‑state architecture, technology standards, and architecture roadmaps.

This senior technical leader guides technology decisions that improve operational efficiency, scalability, resiliency, and regulatory compliance. The role will lead the enterprise integration and platform architecture strategy across SaaS solutions, Azure cloud services, enterprise data platforms, and on‑premises systems, establishing architectural patterns, standards, and governance that enable secure, scalable, and adaptable technology capabilities while supporting future analytics, AI, and personalization initiatives.

Worksite

Location:

Hybrid; 2–3 days in the office – Eau Claire, WI

Pay Range: Up to $200K salary + 15% bonus. No work visa sponsorship available; no C2C.

• Health, dental, vision insurance
• Vacation, sick, and holiday paid time off
• 15% annual bonus
• 401k match
• Education assistance

• Partner with business leaders to understand strategic objectives and define architecture that enables key business capabilities and long‑term direction.
• Architect and optimize an ecosystem that includes core banking and lending platforms, Microsoft Azure ecosystem, enterprise data platforms, and CRM/digital ecosystem.
• Define and communicate enterprise architecture principles, standards, and roadmaps aligned to business strategy and financial institution requirements.
• Establish and lead effective architecture governance (e.g., architecture review board), including standards adoption, exception management, and technical debt visibility.
• Educate and influence leaders and delivery teams to gain alignment on architectural direction, standards, and solutions.
• Gain buy‑in on proposed roadmaps, strategies, standards, and solutions from stakeholders.

• Define and lead enterprise integration and platform architecture strategy to ensure systems operate as a cohesive, scalable ecosystem.
• Establish integration patterns and guardrails across SaaS, cloud, and on‑premises systems, moving toward API‑led, event‑driven, and reusable data integration approaches.
• Establish interface governance, including naming standards, schema and contract stewardship, documentation expectations, and service catalogs.
• Ensure integrations and platforms meet enterprise requirements for security, availability, resiliency, and operational readiness.
• Partner with Security, Infrastructure, Data, and Engineering teams to align platforms and integrations with enterprise architecture standards and long‑term strategic direction.
• Reduce the number of point‑to‑point integrations.

• Lead the establishment of architectural patterns and governance supporting AI initiatives across the organization.
• Define enterprise standards and guardrails for AI‑enabled solutions.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to evaluate AI use cases and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and risk posture.
• Teach and coach others on practical, safe, and effective prompt engineering for LLMs/GenAI tools.

• Provide architectural leadership and oversight for complex, cross‑domain technology initiatives, ensuring solutions align with enterprise standards and long‑term direction.
• Evaluate and recommend technology solutions across build‑vs‑buy decisions, emphasizing scalability, maintainability, and architectural fit.
• Partner across infrastructure, applications, data, and integration domains to ensure cohesive and efficient architecture.
• Drive reduction in overall system complexity through thoughtful design and consolidation.
• Build out architectural roadmap by building consensus.

• Build and mature the enterprise architecture practice, including operating models and ways of working.
• Develop and…