Director, Enterprise Architecture

Responsibilities

• Technology Strategy & Execution: Define and deliver enterprise technology and architecture strategies that enable business growth, innovation, and healthcare digital transformation. Ensure technology roadmaps are aligned with corporate strategy and product priorities.
• Enterprise Architecture Governance: Establish and enforce architecture standards, principles, and reference architectures to ensure consistency, security, and scalability. Support the Architecture Review Board and ensure major initiatives comply with enterprise architecture guidelines.
• Technology Decision Leadership: Provide strategic guidance on key technology decisions, from solution architecture to enterprise platforms. Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and vendors, balancing innovation with risk, cost, and long-term sustainability.
• Integration & Modernization: Lead enterprise integration and modernization efforts, including APIs, data interoperability, clinical data exchange, and cloud transformation. Reduce technical debt and modernize legacy platforms to improve agility and speed to market.
• Thought Leadership & Innovation: Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation and business value. Represent the organization's technology vision with external partners and industry peers.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with business and IT leaders to align architecture with strategic objectives. Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and facilitate early architectural alignment on major initiatives.
• Risk, Security & Compliance: Embed security, compliance, and risk management into all architecture decisions. Collaborate with Information Security and Risk teams to ensure alignment with regulatory and cybersecurity standards.
• Financial Stewardship: Guide cost-effective architectural decisions that maximize platform reuse and optimize total cost of ownership. Provide architectural input into IT investment and budget planning.
• Solution Design & Delivery Support: Provide oversight and guidance to solution architects to ensure scalable, secure, and resilient designs. Engage early in the delivery lifecycle to address complex design challenges and ensure alignment with standards.
• People Leadership & Development: Lead and develop a high-performing architecture team through clear goals, mentorship, and continuous learning. Build leadership capability and succession within the architecture function.
• Metrics & Value Realization: Define and track architecture KPIs to measure impact and value. Communicate outcomes in terms of business value, risk reduction, and cost efficiency to demonstrate return on investment.
• What You Bring
• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, with 15+ years of progressive IT experience, including at least 5 years in technology leadership roles(Director or above). A master's degree is preferred but not required.
• Domain Expertise: Demonstrated success leading technology strategy and enterprise architecture in complex environments, within healthcare, including experience with payer and provider organizations. Experience with healthcare standards such as X12/FHIR/HL7.
• Strategic & Analytical Capability: Strong strategic planning and analytical skills, with a track record of developing multi-year technology roadmaps aligned to business objectives. Experienced in evaluating emerging technologies and making informed build, buy, or reuse decisions.
• Leadership & Influence: Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to mentor technical teams and influence executive and senior stakeholders

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Additional Information

Job Description Job Description Summary The Director, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Strategy will oversee architecture as a centralized, strategic function, ensuring that technology selection, integration, and innovation are approached holistically across the enterprise. This version emphasizes high-level strategic influence and governance, making it ideal for situations where enterprise technology decisions must align closely with business growth and innovation goals. The role serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, promoting architectural best practices and emerging technologies to enhance competitive advantage. Job Description

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