Senior Enterprise Architecture Director - Enterprise Payments & Wholesale Technology

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Job Grade:

114

Please review the following job description:

Leads enterprise architecture (EA) teams dedicated to delivering architecture management and governance capabilities aligned to technology delivery divisions (Enterprise Payments; Wholesale Technology) including: (a) accountability for division level architecture governance and control function responsibilities including conduct of divisional architecture reviews and fulfillment of EA Service Requests and EA Design Approval requests and responsibility for development, management, and updates to division level target state architectures to enable the divisions’ strategic plans and business objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job.  Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below.  Specific activities may change from time to time.  

1. Work with divisional technology leaders to evaluate the capabilities required for and implications of strategic planning (e.g., significant changes to architecture) on the divisions’ and Truist’s overall technology landscape 
2. Lead and manage technology division centered architecture governance and control activities including architecture working groups and timely fulfillment of EA Service Requests and EA Design Approvals
3. Design target state architectures to accommodate technology changes in a way that maximizes value across function, cost, and risk while minimizing issues associated with changes 
4. Display strong thought leadership in pursuit of modern architecture principles and technology modernization while driving continuous improvement to minimize technical debt
5. Manage teams of existing enterprise architects across multiple technology divisions including goal setting, regular feedback, and annual review processes
6. Develop enterprise architect talent through mentoring of existing architects, identification of emerging architects, and onboarding of strong experienced, architects. 
 

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Bachelors degree in STEM or Business, or equivalent education and related training.
2. Fifteen years of architecture/design/delivery experience which includes ten years of enterprise architecture experience or fifteen years' solution architecture experience in technology with a minimum of ten years in the banking/financial services domain.
3. Comprehensive experience with various architectural domains such as application, data, infrastructure, security, and integration.
4. Demonstrated experience leading development of strategic technology direction and architecture vision for a large organization.
5. Experience in developing technology target state and roadmaps that align to Short- and Long-term business goals.
6. Five years of previous management experience.
7. Skilled in providing mentorship to senior architecture leaders.
8. Strong grasp of value creation and business capability models.
9. Demonstrated ability to drive decisions.
12. Strong analytical and broad architectural skills.
13. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
14. Strong negotiation/facilitation skills (both internally and with external Vendors).
15. Significant knowledge of current and emerging architecture principles, methodologies, and tools.
16. Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking with ability to differentiate feasible from academic solutions.
17. Demonstrated thought-leadership skills with the ability to translate high-level business planning information into application needs/solutions.

18. Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products. 

19. Ability to travel, occasionally overnight. 

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.