Key Focus Areas:

• Develop and connect business and IS strategies.
• Lead business model innovation, architecture governance, and strategic technology planning.
• Build and evolve Enterprise Architecture (EA) services and capabilities.
• Influence business leaders and ensure architecture drives measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Business Alignment
  • Collaborate with business and IS leadership to develop strategy and architecture aligned with market and technology trends.
  • Evaluate disruptive forces and emerging technologies; provide scenario planning and readiness assessments.
  • Translate strategic intent into actionable roadmaps for execution across business and technology domains.
• Enterprise Architecture Development
  • Lead development and maintenance of enterprise-wide architecture frameworks, including business, solution/application, data, and technology architectures.
  • Establish EA governance and standards for architecture design, delivery, and compliance.
  • Drive consistency through architecture templates, documentation, tooling, and standards.
• Solution & Application Architecture
  • Collaborate with Solution Architects and Engineering teams to design and guide the delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performing application solutions.
  • Serve as a key consultant in architectural reviews and evaluations, including vendor and technology assessments.
  • Provide guardrails and guidance to delivery teams using minimum viable architecture (MVA) principles.
• Business Architecture
  • Lead analysis and modeling of current and future-state business capabilities, value streams, and operating models.
  • Support application rationalization and capability maturity assessments.
  • Manage enterprise business capability models and link to technology investments and innovation portfolios.
• Collaboration & Relationship Management
  • Build strong partnerships with business and IS stakeholders; serve as a trusted advisor on architecture matters.
  • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across product management, delivery, security, operations, and infrastructure.
  • Promote the EA practice as a value-added internal consultancy.
• Innovation & Emerging Technology
  • Identify and assess trends, innovations, and disruptions (technology and non-technology) with potential enterprise impact.
  • Lead pilots for innovative technologies and integrate successful solutions into enterprise operations.
  • Advise leadership on technology-enabled competitive threats and opportunities.

Qualifications and Skills

• Education & Experience
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 8+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, strategic planning, or business/IS consulting.
  • Proven experience across at least three disciplines (e.g., application, data, infrastructure, business analysis).
• Technical & Strategic Skills
  • Strong knowledge of architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, ArchiMate), modeling tools, and best practices.
  • Understanding of cloud, microservices, APIs, SaaS/PaaS/IaaS, SOA, and integration patterns.
  • Familiarity with healthcare insurance technology and regulatory environment preferred.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise business models, financial modeling, and risk management.
• Soft Skills & Competencies
  • Demonstrates thought leadership and innovation mindset.
  • Strategic thinker with a practical, execution-focused mindset.
  • Strong consulting, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Acts as a change agent and cultural influencer across the organization.
  • Comfortable in dynamic environments with competing priorities.
  • Supports agile and product-centric delivery environment