Senior Manager Enterprise Architect

The Senior Manager Enterprise Architect plays a strategic leadership role in aligning technology architecture with business goals. This position drives enterprise‑wide architecture standards, governance, and innovation, ensuring consistency across solutions and delivery teams.

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Management, or a relevant field required.
• Work Experience: 12+ years in architecture roles with increasing responsibility; experience managing architecture governance and standards across an enterprise; proven leadership in driving technology roadmaps and portfolio alignment. Retail experience preferred.
• Skills: Deep understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies; strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills; expertise in architecture tooling and modeling languages (e.g., Archi Mate, Abacus); ability to align architecture with business strategy and product roadmaps; experience with cloud platforms and integration technologies; strategic thinking and decision‑making capabilities; professional certifications are a plus (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman).

• Define and enforce architecture principles, patterns, and guardrails.
• Lead the Architecture Review Board and ensure compliance across solutions.
• Own and maintain technology roadmaps and reference architectures.
• Align enterprise architecture with business strategy and product portfolios.
• Collaborate with PMO to provide architectural input during intake and prioritization.
• Guide federated architects and ensure consistency across delivery towers.
• Drive innovation initiatives and oversee prototyping efforts.
• Present architecture strategy, risks, and opportunities to the CIO/CTO.
• Manage architecture artifacts and ensure quality and accessibility.
• Participate in the innovation practice:
  • Govern the innovation pipeline, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy and architectural guardrails.
  • Prioritize innovation initiatives in collaboration with the Distinguished Architect and business stakeholders.
  • Oversee the transition of successful innovations from prototype to enterprise‑scale implementation.
  • Establish metrics and KPIs to measure the impact of innovation initiatives.
  • Champion a culture of innovation across architecture and delivery teams.
• Duties may change; team members may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

• Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties.
• Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures, and rules governing professional staff behavior.
• Regular office attendance is required.
• Flexible work schedule to support business needs.