Senior Manager, IT Architecture

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.

The Senior Manager, IT Architecture is responsible for leading a team in end-to-end lifecycle management of an assigned strategic IT Portfolio capability. Accountable for strategic planning, delivery and operation of services, products and processes, as well as people leadership, vendor and contract management. They continuously innovate the product or service, and contribute to achieving IT and Enterprise Strategies and KPIs.

• Leadership:
  Lead and manage the performance and development of staff, vendors and contractors. Provide leadership as needed across multiple sites, and in alignment with Union or other contracts.
• Relationship Management:
  Understand the customers' needs, and partner to deliver innovative solutions. Partner with Supply Chain, Finance, Enterprise Security, Audit/Compliance and other internal groups to drive results.
• Product Management:
  Ensure products and services operate in a lean, stable, and adaptable manner. Ensure product delivery and operation are cost effective and within budget.
• Strategy and Planning:
  Develop, propose and manage long and mid-term strategic technology plans and roadmaps for assigned products and services.
• Operations Management:
  Drive continuous improvement in IT performance. Proactively prevent and support prompt restoration of service disruptions.

• Bachelor's degree in Technology, Science, Business or related field, or 4 years of experience equivalent to the position.
• Five years of prior people leadership experience.
• Ten years of experience with end-to-end service lifecycle, business process, project or product management.
• Five years of experience with strategic planning, portfolio prioritization, delivery execution, and operations.
• Excellent communication skills, effective with varying organizational levels and skill sets.
• Excellent Relationship Management and collaboration skills, with a track record of working as one team cross‑organizationally to drive innovation and business results.
• Experience working within a highly regulated industry.
• Ability to deliver value in compliance with policies and regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to apply a customer focus, problem solve, and drive continuous improvement to solutions, systems and processes.
• Demonstrated ability to drive, adopt, and lead others through change in a diverse and dynamic environment.
• Experience with Sourcing and Contract Management.
• Proven ability to attain and hold in-depth acumen in business process, technical knowledge, and architectural topology.

• Demonstrated ability to operate as both a people leader and an enterprise architect, combining organizational leadership with deep, hands‑on architecture engagement and technical thought leadership.
• Ability to simplify and communicate complex technical ecosystems into clear, structured, executive‑ready narratives and visuals, including end‑to‑end customer journeys, system flows, and architecture blueprints, tailored to audiences ranging from engineers to senior executives.
• Demonstrated experience presenting complex technical topics to executive leadership, including CEO, CCO, and CTO audiences, with the ability to simplify technical depth into clear business context, implications, and actionable recommendations.
• Experience developing utility regulatory testimony content for presentation to commissions and regulatory audiences, with the ability to explain complex technical, operational, and customer impacts in a clear, credible, and business‑relevant manner.
• Strong understanding of Utility Financial Business model and business processes, including how accounting, billing, revenue, regulatory, and customer operations intersect within Customer systems in a utility environment.
• Proven experience within the Customer and ERP domains, with accountability for shaping and governing end‑to‑end…