Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture & Governance

The Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture & Governance is a pivotal leadership role responsible for shaping and driving the enterprise architecture vision and establishing a robust, organization-wide IT governance framework. This position ensures IT systems and processes are secure, scalable, and strategically aligned with business objectives while fostering governance practices that enhance risk management, regulatory compliance, and decision-making accountability. The incumbent will lead transformative change, influence cross-functional stakeholders, champion architectural and governance best practices, and drive measurable business value by aligning IT initiatives with enterprise goals in a dynamic, evolving environment.

What You Will Do:

Enterprise Architecture Leadership

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive enterprise architecture framework encompassing business, application, data, technology, and security domains, tailored to an organization with evolving standards.
• Define, communicate, and enforce architecture principles, guidelines, and multi-year roadmaps aligned with strategic business objectives.
• Provide architectural oversight and technical guidance throughout the IT solution lifecycle, from ideation to implementation.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies (e.g., AI, blockchain, IoT) to drive innovation, conducting structured assessments to balance risk and opportunity.
• Lead enterprise-wide technology portfolio management to optimize IT investments and ensure alignment with business priorities.

Governance and Standards

• Establish and manage comprehensive IT governance frameworks based on COBIT, ITIL, ISO/IEC 38500 or other relevant standards.
• Develop, implement, and maintain IT policies, standards, and procedures to guide operational and strategic decision-making across the enterprise.
• Drive adherence to architecture and governance standards across IT initiatives, projects, and platforms, ensuring consistency and accountability.
• Chair the Architecture Review Board (ARB) to oversee the evaluation and approval of technical solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles, policies, and standards.
• Evaluate change management processes to ensure effective adoption of governance policies and standards across technical teams.
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure solutions are developed in accordance with established policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.

Compliance, Risk & Assurance

• Identify and mitigate architectural and operational risks, ensuring robust controls support business continuity, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance (e.g., SOX, GDPR, NIST).
• Collaborate with audit, security, and risk management teams to design and implement compliance frameworks and internal controls.
• Lead IT-related audit activities, including preparation, response, and remediation, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk management goals.
• Develop and monitor disaster recovery and business continuity plans to ensure operational resilience and compliance with regulatory standards.

Performance Monitoring & Optimization

• Define and track KPIs and measurement frameworks to evaluate architecture effectiveness, governance maturity, and IT alignment with business outcomes, leveraging data-driven insights.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives across architecture, governance, and IT delivery models, utilizing advanced analytics and reporting tools.
• Optimize IT processes and architectures to enhance efficiency, reduce technical debt, and improve system performance.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Engage business, IT, and compliance stakeholders to align architecture and governance strategies with enterprise goals, fostering a culture of collaboration.
• Facilitate workshops, governance councils, and executive briefings to drive consensus and communicate strategic priorities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on enterprise technology strategy, risk management, scalability, and innovation.
• Lead organizational change management efforts to embed architecture and governance practices, overcoming resistance in environments with minimal existing standards.

Digital Transformation and Innovation

• Lead enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives, integrating emerging technologies (e.g., AI, blockchain) to drive business innovation and competitive advantage.
• Oversee the modernization of legacy systems to align with modern architectural standards and business needs.
• Collaborate with business units to identify and implement innovative technology solutions that e