Director, Enterprise Architecture

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Job Description In this compelling leadership position, you will plan and direct the work of a team who design and implement components of technological structures, create solutions with a process-driven view, and maintain and/or update existing structures.

The Director, Enterprise Architecture is a senior leadership role responsible for advancing Fannie Mae’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) capability through Application Portfolio Management (APM), Technology Portfolio Management (Tools Rationalization), and AI-enabled architecture practices.

This leader will manage EA Platforms and drive transformation towards a model-driven enterprise design, enabling improved decision-making, reduced portfolio complexity, and accelerated delivery through automation, AI, and standardized architectural models.

This role partners with business and technology leadership to align investments to enterprise capabilities, reduce fragmentation, and enable modernization through platform strategies and portfolio optimization.

Key Responsibilities Application and Technology Portfolio Management (APM/TPM)
Lead APM enablement and drive enterprise engagement to assess application fit (business, technical, cost) and identify elimination, consolidation, and modernization opportunities

Drive rationalization of fragmented tools, EUCs, and vendor platforms

Define platform strategies (e.g., consolidation to shared platforms such as valuation, analytics, or ERP)
Drive simplification of the technology landscape by rationalizing and standardizing Technology tools

Establish portfolio governance frameworks that can turn recommendations into decisions and monitor execution of rationalization and modernization over time Drive data-driven decision-making by providing clear, actionable performance insights to senior leadership

Ensure continuous tracking of outcomes (e.g., application reduction, cost savings, platform consolidation, AI adoption impact)
Partner with Finance and Technology leaders to align portfolio outcomes to measurable business value

Data-Driven Architecture Advance EA as a data-driven discipline (capabilities, processes, information, applications, infrastructure, and security)
Lead the development and governance of the enterprise business capability model, ensuring consistency, non-duplication, and alignment across portfolios

Ensure consistent use of enterprise models across portfoliosAI-Enabled EA & EA-Enabled AIEmbed AI into EA workflows (e.g., asset mapping, capability alignment, insights generation)
Enable intelligent decision support for portfolio and architecture governance

Champion AI integration into enterprise design and architecture processes

Define and evolve business capability models to support autonomous, AI-driven processes

Enable agentic operating models by championing an event-driven and capability-oriented enterprise business architectureEA Platform & Tooling Leadership Lead strategy, governance, and adoption of EA tools (e.g., Alfabet, ARIS)
Ensure integration of EA platforms with portfolio, data, and reporting ecosystems

Drive standardization of architecture artifacts and repositories

Drive full leverage of AI capabilities in EA Tooling and processes

Leadership & Influence Build and lead a high-performing EA and Business Architecture team Influence of senior leadership on enterprise architecture and CIO strategies

Define and operationalize Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) aligned to enterprise strategy for EA, APM, and portfolio transformation

Establish and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track portfolio health, rationalization progress, cost optimization, and platform adoption

Required Qualifications 8 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, and Technology Strategy Proven leadership in Application Portfolio Management (APM) and portfolio rationalization

Experience driving technology portfolio consolidation and cost optimization initiatives

Strong experience with enterprise capability modeling and model-driven architecture

Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and lead cross-functional transformation

Experience working in large, complex financial services or enterprise…