Enterprise Architecture Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, develop, and retain a high-performing team of IT Architects.
• Set clear goals and objectives for the Architecture team aligned to technology roadmaps, organizational priorities, and corporate objectives.
• Own and advance the Enterprise Architecture practice, including architecture standards, governance processes, reference architectures, technology roadmaps, and architectural guardrails.
• Maintain and evolve the North Star Architecture to support long-term business and technology strategy.
• Lead the Architecture Review Board and facilitate enterprise technology decision-making.
• Serve as the senior architectural advisor for the organization's most complex and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to define future-state capabilities, technology strategies, and multi-year roadmaps.
• Review and influence solution architectures, platform selections, integration strategies, and technology investment recommendations.
• Drive architecture maturity, standardization, simplification, and reuse across the enterprise.
• Lead evaluation of emerging technologies, industry trends, and modernization opportunities that create business value.
• Own enterprise application and technology portfolio planning, including Invest, Maintain, Transform, and Retire recommendations.
• Support technology planning, forecasting, prioritization, and strategic investment discussions.
• Ensure architectural decisions support scalability, security, supportability, and long-term organizational growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive information technology experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or related technology leadership roles.
• Experience leading technical professionals, architects, engineers, or technology teams.
• Demonstrated experience developing technology strategies, roadmaps, architecture standards, and governance processes.
• Strong communication, facilitation, consulting, and leadership skills.
• Experience influencing strategic decisions across business and technology organizations.
• Able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading an Enterprise Architecture practice or architecture team.
• Experience with Microsoft technologies, cloud platforms, ERP solutions, integrations, analytics, and data platforms.
• Experience supporting digital transformation, modernization, and technology portfolio management initiatives.
• TOGAF, Microsoft, AWS, or related architecture certifications.
• Experience leading architects, technical leads, or technology strategy initiatives is strongly preferred.