Firmwide Outsourced Solutions and Managed Services Director, Senior Enterprise Architect - Location Flexible

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*All RSM locations and hybrid flexibility will be considered on this position.

Firmwide Outsourced Solutions and Managed Services Director, Senior Enterprise Architect

RSM’s Outsourced Solutions and Managed Services team provides a strategic bridge between business development, practice leadership, customers, and internal operations. This newly created team offers the opportunity to work in a startup type environment and help build the offering from the beginning and help shape the future of the Managed Services Practice.

We are currently seeking an experienced an Outsourced Solutions and Managed Services Director, Enterprise Architect. The Enterprise Architect (EA) is a strategic leader responsible for developing and maintaining the enterprise architecture that aligns business and IT strategies. This role requires a deep understanding of the organization's business objectives, processes, and technology landscape. The EA will leverage TOGAF and other architectural frameworks to guide the design, development, and implementation of enterprise solutions. 

The ideal candidate will work with our clients to design and implement robust, scalable, and efficient enterprise solutions. The individual will also work across our Consulting practice with various teams collaboratively to design new services and solutions for our practice. From concept to delivery, this position is critical to our mission of delivering high-quality services and achieving customer satisfaction. As an Enterprise Architect, you will collaborate with various stakeholders to understand business requirements, define solution architectures, and ensure that we can deliver what we design and develop.  

Key Responsibilities: 

The initial focus will be to build an enterprise-grade digital Service Delivery platform architecture compromised of full service, standardized systems, tools, standards, portals and methods to be used by RSM teams for all aspects of client delivery. This digital platform must allow for ease of integration between various tools and systems, analytics, and support the delivery processes on an end-to-end basis. This platform should support secure integration with client systems, internal operational systems and support the reporting requirements and performance requirements of the business. Re-use of existing systems, tools, integration should be a first priority. You will also be asked to: 

• Define and communicate the enterprise architecture vision, principles, and standards. 

• Create and maintain architectural blueprints, roadmaps, and artifacts. 

• Assess the current IT environment and identify opportunities for improvement. 

• Develop and implement strategies to modernize the IT infrastructure. 

Business and IT Alignment: 

• Collaborate with business leaders to understand their strategic goals and translate them into IT requirements. 

• Work across pursuit teams (including commercial, solution architecture, transition, sales, legal, etc.) to establish and ensure alignment on client opportunities. 

• Ensure IT investments are aligned with business objectives and deliver measurable value. 

• Facilitate communication and collaboration between business and IT teams. 

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