Director - Enterprise Architecture & Business Integration

Specific Duties

• Oversee and lead the core capability of Enterprise Architecture including its development, utilization, and influence within CAP.
  • Ensure support and alignment between the technology strategy and business strategy.
  • Set Information Services (IS) division’s technical direction.
  • Provide core architectural services including: strategic and scenario-based planning, development of technical strategies and roadmaps, and leadership in the establishment of CAP architectural standards.
  • Anticipate industry, technology, and market trends to determine their potential impacts on the enterprise business strategy, direction, and technical direction.
  • Execute change to enable desired enterprise outcomes.
• Oversee and lead the core capability of IS Governance Capabilities including its development, utilization, and influence within CAP.
  • Oversee and lead the IT and business integration and relationship management function.

Knowledge And Skills Required/Preferred

• Personal: Able to demonstrate and model leadership competencies; seeks to strengthen leadership competencies in self and others.
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills including an ability to interact and communicate effectively at various levels of the organization.
  • Demonstrated capability to produce clear, concise, and compelling written documents and presentations.
  • Prominent competency and desire to inform, advise, and educate stakeholders on IS capabilities, as well as strategy, tactics, and plans.
  • Organized work habits and personal follow-up skills.
• Professional: Long- and short-range strategy and planning skills.
  • Working knowledge of industry, major business processes, and metrics.
  • IS/enterprise strategy development and execution experience.
• Technical: Solid management level understanding of technologies implemented at the CAP.
  • Strong technical leadership and problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and manage internal and external strategic and technical teams to deliver consistent, high quality results.
  • Strong program/project management skills.
  • Demonstrated expertise in Enterprise Architecture using a recognized discipline or framework (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman, Archimate, etc.).

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science/business administration or related field; equivalent work experience will be considered.
• Approximately 10 years substantive experience in IS management and technical roles.
• Approximately 10 years substantive experience in people and team management roles.
• Experience with, or substantial exposure to, general management roles related to strategy including strategic planning and financial management (especially of technology and technology investments).

Additional Criteria

• Weekend and evening work required when necessary; expected to be modest.
• Travel required when necessary; expected to be less than 10%.
• Onsite in-office work required minimum three days per week.

Location

This position is based out of the Northfield, IL office. Candidates must reside within 75-miles of the Northfield office.

Pay

$170,000 - $220,000

Equal Opportunity Employer

The CAP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, age, ancestry, disability or genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship status, order of protection status, homelessness, or any other characteristic protected by federal law and the applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act Equal Employment Opportunity Employee Polygraph Protection Act