Principal Enterprise Architect - Mergers & Acquisitions; Remote

Position: Principal Enterprise Architect - Mergers & Acquisitions (Remote)
Principal Enterprise Architect
- Mergers & Acquisitions (Remote) page is loaded## Principal Enterprise Architect
- Mergers & Acquisitions (Remote) locations:
Wayne, PA, Unites States of America:
Parsippany, New Jersey, United States of America:
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America:
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R1534296###
** Job Description Summary
** IQVIA’s
** AI & Technology Solutions (ATS)
** organization is seeking a
** Principal Enterprise Architect – Mergers & Acquisitions
** to define, govern, and evolve enterprise‐wide architecture strategy, standards, and roadmaps across a large, global technology landscape.

This role sits within the
** Architecture & Standards (A&S)
** group and partners closely with
** Corporate Development, the M&A IT Office, Enterprise Technology Solutions, Information Security, Data Privacy, Legal/IP, Finance, and Business Units
** to support IQVIA’s strong M&A strategy—covering active integrations, backlog acquisitions, and future deal pipeline.

You will serve as the
** architectural authority driving the evolution toward AI‐agent‐driven M&A IT integration**, transforming complex discovery, risk assessment, and application rationalization processes into a high‐velocity, automated and scalable capability. This role requires deep, hands‐on experience across
** pre‐close and post‐close M&A integrations**.###
** Key Responsibilities
** The
** Principal Enterprise Architect – M&A
** is a senior, highly specialized role responsible for leading all architectural dimensions of IQVIA’s mergers and acquisitions initiatives.

You will:
* Serve as a senior architectural authority during:  + Deal evaluation and pre‐LOI assessments  + Technology due diligence  + Integration planning and execution  + Post‐close stabilization and optimization
* Define and govern enterprise architecture strategies that:  + Enable rapid, scalable M&A integrations  + Reduce technology risk and complexity  + Maximize value realization and synergy targets
* Lead technology landscape assessments, including:  + Current‐state evaluation of infrastructure, applications, and data  + Identification of gaps, risks, and compliance issues  + Architectural boundary definition for carve‐outs and divestitures
* Design integration and migration strategies, roadmaps, and target‐state architectures
* Partner with senior leaders to:  + Influence technology investment and integration decisions  + Communicate architectural risks and opportunities to executive and C‐suite stakeholders
* Drive application portfolio rationalization, standardization, and system retirement
* Ensure alignment with enterprise security, privacy, and compliance standards (e.g., NIST, ISO)
* Act as a trusted advisor to:  + Corporate Development  + CIO and CISO organizations  + Business and technology executives###
** Success Measures (First 12 Months)
*** Measurably reduce the time required to produce M&A technology assessments through improved playbooks and reusable tooling
* Drive application rationalization initiatives that deliver post‐merger synergy targets
* Establish scalable, repeatable architecture patterns for M&A integrations
* Mentor and develop at least
** two senior architects
** in M&A‐specific architecture practices###
** Required Qualifications**
* ** 15+ years
** of experience in enterprise or solution architecture roles
* ** 4+ years
** leading technology due diligence and/or integration architecture in M&A environments
* Proven experience across the
** full M&A lifecycle**, including:  + Pre‐LOI screening  + Due diligence  + Day 1 readiness  + Post‐merger integration and stabilization
* Deep expertise in:  + Enterprise architecture frameworks  + Application portfolio management  + Integration and migration strategies
* Strong working knowledge of:  + Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)  + Hybrid and distributed integration patterns  + Data architecture and governance
* Experience with
** carve‐outs and divestitures**, including Transition Service Agreements (TSAs)
* Solid understanding of
** cybersecurity and risk assessment frameworks** (NIST, ISO 27001, SOC
2) as applied to…