Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture & Technology

Role overview A senior leadership role responsible for enterprise architecture strategy, governance, and standards across the organization. The position partners with technology and business executives to align technology investments with business priorities, manage enterprise risk, and foster a culture of innovation and operational excellence.

Responsibilities - Lead the development and evolution of enterprise architecture strategy, principles, standards, and governance practices. - Provide guidance and recommendations that align technology decisions with business objectives, risk tolerance, operational needs, and long-term strategy. - Establish and maintain architecture governance processes to support consistent, scalable technology decision-making. - Partner with executive and technology leaders to evaluate priorities, recommend technology direction, and support enterprise transformation initiatives. - Facilitate collaboration across architecture, engineering, security, data, infrastructure, cloud, and pillar architect communities to ensure alignment. - Assess enterprise technology roadmaps, identify overlaps and gaps, and develop architecture-informed recommendations. - Develop architecture talent, build organizational capabilities, and foster high-performing communities of practice.

Requirements - Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience, plus at least three additional years of experience in the functional area. - Minimum of six years of management experience with responsibility for hiring, training, assigning work, and managing direct reports. - Deep technology knowledge and the ability to define and mature enterprise architecture strategy, standards, principles, policies, guardrails, and target-state direction. - Working knowledge across integration, data, infrastructure, cloud, AI, security, and custom application architecture. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, plus strong business and leadership skills with the ability to collaborate effectively at the enterprise level.

Nice to have - Experience balancing enterprise guardrails with delivery speed, innovation, and practical implementation realities. - Continuous improvement orientation using metrics and feedback, plus engagement in remote or hybrid environments with strong virtual presence.

Benefits and work setup - Compensation range of $126,000 to $191,625, with potential eligibility for bonuses and commissions; final pay determined by experience and other job-related factors.