Director, Enterprise Architecture

We seek a visionary leader capable of defining and executing a robust enterprise architecture (EA) strategy. The ideal candidate must clearly articulate what enterprise architecture is in practical terms and demonstrate how it directly supports business goals and strategy. You will be responsible for defining the architectural roadmaps and ensuring project solutions align with the strategic vision, collaborating closely with our product owners and business and IT leaders.

Furthermore, you must possess the ability to guide an organization’s strategy and apply strategic architectural thinking to deliver measurable business results.

Success in this role requires outstanding personal qualities for leadership, influence, and communication. You must effectively engage and mediate with stakeholders and possess the skills to sell the benefits of architectural initiatives to executives, including the ability to justify projects and calculate the return on investment (ROI) for both overall EA programs. A critical function will be to evangelize architectures and strategies to executives and drive business initiatives by promoting cross-organizational participation.

We require a track record of successfully leading enterprise change and effectively mediating opposing architectural viewpoints.

The candidate must demonstrate deep technical acumen, including a thorough understanding of architectural patterns. You should be comfortable identifying and proposing solutions that satisfy numerous business requirements, and be able to provide examples to handle complex projects in a leadership role, including the ability to point out weaknesses in technical plans.

Please note:

Our current onsite work schedule requires attendance from Monday through Thursday each week, with remote work permitted on Fridays.

• Application Rationalization and Optimization: Conduct an initial audit of the existing application portfolio to identify redundancies, underutilized systems, and opportunities for consolidation. Develop process to evaluate on an ongoing basis and in partnership with business line product owners.
• Application retirement or replacement: Develop and present business cases for application retirement or replacement, targeting a 10-15% reduction in application count within the next 18 months.
• Define clear functional and non-functional requirements and checklists for new or enhanced applications, ensuring alignment with overall enterprise architecture.
• Technology Standards and Governance: Establish and maintain a clear set of technology standards and guidelines for software development, infrastructure, and data management.
• Architecture review and governance: Implement a formal architecture review process for all new projects and major system enhancements, ensuring adherence to established standards and architectural principles.
• Metrics and governance tracking: Develop and track key metrics (e.g., compliance rates, technical debt reduction) to measure the effectiveness of architectural governance.
• Solution Architecture and Design Leadership: Lead the design and architecture of 2-3 critical business initiatives annually, providing hands-on guidance to development teams and ensuring robust, scalable, and secure solutions.
• Documentation and architecture artifacts: Create detailed solution architecture documents, including data flow diagrams, integration patterns, and deployment models for key projects.
• Mentorship: Mentor and guide junior architects and technical leads, fostering a culture of architectural excellence and best practices.
• Cloud Strategy and Implementation: Partner and incorporate the organization's cloud strategy, including a roadmap for migrating on-premise applications to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Data Architecture and Management: Define and govern the organization's data architecture, including data models, data integration patterns, and data quality standards.
• Data collaboration: Collaborate with data engineering teams to design and implement robust data pipelines and data warehousing solutions.
• Data governance: Develop strategies for data governance, ensuring compliance with data privacy…