Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture & Innovation

About the role

Taylor Corporation is seeking a Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture & Innovation to shape the company's application portfolio and drive modernization efforts.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture (EA) frameworks, standards, and reference architecture across business domains.
• Collaborate with Governance Committee and Architecture Review Board (ARB) to ensure compliance with standards.
• Develop and enforce architecture principles, design patterns, and technology selection criteria.
• Align IT strategy with business capabilities, creating capability maps and future-state architecture roadmaps.
• Provide architectural oversight for major programs, ensuring scalability, interoperability, and long-term sustainability.
• Lead the development and adoption of enterprise reference architectures for on-prem and cloud applications, data, integration, security, and digital platforms.
• Standardize technology stacks, APIs, and integration patterns (e.g., microservices, event-driven architecture).
• Define best practices for hybrid/multi-cloud environments and platform engineering.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory, compliance, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Establish a unified DevSecFinOps model integrating development velocity, security posture, and cost optimization across Taylor.
• Drive adoption of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), automated testing, and release management frameworks.
• Embed security controls into development workflows and SDLC processes.
• Drive FinOps discipline, including cloud cost governance, usage optimization, and financial transparency.
• Define KPIs and dashboards for engineering productivity, security posture, and cost optimization.
• Assess current application landscape and define modernization strategies (rehost, replatform, refactor, retire, replace).
• Lead transformation toward cloud-native, API-first, and composable architectures.
• Reduce technical debt and eliminate redundant or underperforming systems.
• Partner with business stakeholders to prioritize modernization initiatives based on value and risk.
• Establish modernization playbooks, tooling, and migration frameworks.
• Identify, evaluate, and incubate emerging technologies (Spec-Driven Development, AI/ML, Agentic AI, automation, data platforms, etc.).
• Drive innovation programs, including proofs of concept (POCs) and pilot initiatives.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to translate innovation into scalable solutions.
• Build partnerships with technology vendors, startups, and system integrators.
• Partner with CIO, CISO, and other IT/Business leaders to align architecture strategy with organizational goals.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
• Lead architecture communities of practice and promote knowledge sharing.
• Influence executive decision-making with data-driven insights and architectural trade-offs.

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or senior engineering leadership roles.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale digital transformation and modernization initiatives (preferably associated with Oracle Fusion or other large ERP systems).
• Experience in manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, eCommerce, or enterprise SaaS environments.
• Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), microservices, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Demonstrated success implementing DevOps and integrating security and financial governance practices (DevSecFinOps).
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, compliance, and risk management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications in cloud platforms or architecture frameworks.
• Familiarity with data architecture, analytics platforms, and AI/ML integration.
• Experience working with global teams and complex organizational structures.