Business Process Architect

The Business Process Architect reports to the Enterprise Business Architect and serves as a global technology thought leader with deep expertise in ERP, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing domains. This role combines a strong understanding of contemporary and transformative technologies with a solid grasp of Eaton’s business model and the industries it  this global role, the Business Process Architect partners closely with business and technology leaders to define and govern ERP, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing technology strategies, standards, architecture blueprints, and patterns.

The role has enterprise wide responsibility for establishing and leading a Business Process Management (BPM) Center of Excellence, as well as providing architecture governance for initiatives across ERP, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing process excellence domains.

The Business Process Architect may lead and influence teams of digital, enterprise, solution, and process excellence architects through both direct and matrixed reporting relationships. This individual advises and influences IT senior leadership, delivery teams, and value stream partners to ensure effective technology acquisition, usage, process standardization, rationalization, and adoption of best practices aligned to Eaton’s business outcomes.

This role also evaluates emerging technology and market trends, assesses their potential enterprise impact, and architects scalable, enterprise wide solutions that span automation, integration, orchestration, process modeling, execution, and metrics. Throughout project execution, the Business Process Architect provides architectural oversight and guidance while educating teams on ERP, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing process mapping and performance measurement best practices.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $182000 - $266000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Job Summary:

Architecture Leadership & Thought Leadership Serve as a technical subject matter expert in ERP, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing architecture, enterprise architecture, technology standards, and architecture governance

Act as a thought leader in business process management, process excellence, and process metrics

Analyze emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities to improve business outcomes

Business Process Management & Center of Excellence Design, build, and lead an enterprise wide Business Process Management Center of Excellence (CoE)
Establish BPM frameworks, standards, tools, and best practices, and deploy them across value chains

Lead teams of process architects and practitioners, with matrixed ERP, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and solution architects

Strategy, Governance & Standards Partner with business leaders and IT Business Relationship Managers (BRMs) to understand business strategy and define ERP, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing technology strategy

Develop, govern, and maintain architecture artifacts, including reference architectures, blueprints, and patterns

Lead Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and ensure consistent adoption of architecture standards

Govern technology life cycles and evaluate vendor technical capabilities within the ERP, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and BPM domains

Solution Architecture & Delivery Enablement Architect enterprise wide solutions in response to business and IT requests, defining foundational frameworks and patterns

Lead architecture and solution discussions involving ERP, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing dependencies

Guide cross functional project teams throughout the delivery lifecycle, partnering with product and solution architects to ensure architectural integrity

Resolve architectural and technical disputes and drive consensus across stakeholders

Collaboration & Influence Facilitate cross functional discussions across IT and business teams to support key initiatives

Represent Architecture and IT in discussions with vendors, partners, and third…