Chief Digital Transformation Officer

The Enterprise Architect plays a crucial role in shaping the overall architecture and strategy of an organization's platform.

As a senior leader, they are responsible for providing a broad, strategic view of how the platform fits into the enterprise IT landscape, ensuring that platform solutions support long-term business objectives.

This role involves leading the strategic design, development, and governance across the enterprise, aligning platform capabilities with the company's technology roadmap and digital transformation goals.

• Platform Architecture & Roadmap: Define and maintain the enterprise-wide platform architecture and technical roadmap, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with business strategy.
• Governance & Best Practices: Develop and enforce governance frameworks, design principles, and coding standards for the platform. Oversee architecture reviews and change control processes to ensure consistency and compliance across the life cycle of the implementation.
• Integration & Interoperability: Lead the integration of the proposed platform with other enterprise systems to ensure seamless data flow and interoperability.
• Technical Leadership: Provide deep technical leadership and mentorship to solution architects, developers, and admins. Guide teams in designing high-quality solutions, and offer oversight on complex configurations and custom development to ensure they meet performance and security requirements.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Stay up-to-date with latest releases and features. Evaluate new platform functionalities and third-party modules, and recommend their adoption to drive improvement and innovation on the platform.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business leaders, IT executives, and architects to translate business objectives into platform solutions.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Work Experience: ~10+ years of experience in IT, including several years in an architecture leadership role. At least 5 years of hands-on experience with the platform, designing and implementing enterprise-level platform solutions across multiple modules.
• Platform Expertise: Proven experience architecting platform implementations at scale – including designing platform architecture, data models, integrations, and customizations.
• ITSM/Process Knowledge: Strong understanding of IT Service Management and ITIL frameworks. Experience aligning platform processes with ITIL best practices and overall business workflows.
• Technical Skills: Broad knowledge of enterprise technology stacks and architecture principles. Familiarity with web technologies and integration methods relevant to the platform.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving: Ability to analyze complex business requirements and translate them into an architectural blueprint for the platform.

• Advanced Education: Master's degree in a relevant field or MBA is a plus.
• Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: Familiarity with enterprise architecture methodologies and how the platform aligns within those frameworks.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience implementing the platform in multiple industries or large/global environments.
• Legacy Systems & Cloud: Background in integrating the platform with legacy systems or modern cloud services.
• Leadership Experience: Prior experience in a leadership role such as Lead Architect or Platform Owner.

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to envision how the platform can enable future-state business processes and digital transformation.
• Communication & Influence: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Proven leadership and team-building skills. Comfortable leading cross-functional teams and coordinating between technical staff, project managers, and business stakeholders.
• Adaptability: Hands-on and adaptable, with a willingness to dive into details when necessary.
• Innovative Mindset: A continuous learner who keeps abreast of technology trends and identifies opportunities to leverage them via the platform.
• Customer/Business Focus: Strong business acumen and user-centric mindset.