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Bain & Company · 22 hours ago

Director, Enterprise Architecture

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$191K/yr - $230K/yr

8+ years exp

Bain & Company is a top consulting firm recognized for its exceptional workplace culture and focus on diverse teams. They are seeking a Director of Enterprise Architecture to drive the evolution of their business and technology architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals and fostering innovation through strategic platform decisions and robust technical frameworks.

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Responsibilities

Develop and ensure the alignment of IT strategy and planning with the firm's business goals and objectives

Partner with business and technology leaders to define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision and strategy in alignment with business priorities

Act as a bridge between business and technology, ensuring architectural decisions support strategic objectives and deliver business value

Promote shared infrastructure and applications to both optimize costs and improve information flows, ensuring projects do not duplicate functionality or diverge from business and IT strategies

Develop an enterprise-wide blueprint for major domain interactions, highlighting crucial integration points and ensuring compatibility between current systems and new initiatives

Develop and communicate roadmaps for key architectural domains (data, application, infrastructure, security) to align stakeholders and guide execution

Design the cross-domain blueprint for the Enterprise, including capabilities, functions and services required

Establish and enforce architectural frameworks, principles, standards, and best practices to ensure consistency, scalability, and security across the enterprise

Lead the design of high-level architectures to guide and govern design and development for core systems, integrations, and platforms, ensuring a cohesive and efficient technology ecosystem

Govern and review technology initiatives to ensure alignment with architectural standards and long-term strategies, while addressing risks and gaps

Collaborate with data architecture teams to provide optimal information usage, integration, storage and retrieval across the enterprise to improve efficiency, promote transparency and enable business insight and advantage

Define strategies for data democratization and interoperability, breaking down silos and enabling seamless access and integration across teams and systems

Advise on design of APIs, integration layers, and scalable data architectures to support real-time data sharing and advanced analytics

Develop and maintain a high-level data capability map to document critical datasets, ownership, and opportunities for better connectivity

Collaborate with solutions and infrastructure architecture teams to provide strategic enterprise software/infrastructure that is scalable, adaptable and aligned with the changing business needs, and which drives innovation and value throughout enterprise projects

Conduct research and evaluate emerging technologies, identifying trends and opportunities that can drive business innovation and fill gaps in the existing technology stack

Assess and recommend new tools, platforms, and solutions by balancing technical feasibility with business impact

Drive proof-of-concept initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate and implement new technologies

Contribute to creation of playbook and other materials/artifacts that capture Enterprise Architecture strategy, progress, etc

Create and maintain a vision for the architecture team and roles, with potential to manage Enterprise Architecture professionals and their professional development

Manage the risks associated with information and IT assets through the appropriate standards and security policies

Qualification

Enterprise ArchitectureData ArchitectureTechnical LeadershipCloud PlatformsAPI DevelopmentGovernance FrameworksAnalytical SkillsCollaboration SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

8-10 years of proven and progressive experience in IT

2+ years of technical leadership in a large enterprise/professional services company

Extensive experience managing a global team of varying levels and areas of technical expertise

Experience defining strategy and operationalizing enterprise architecture practices by establishing standards, best practices, and maintaining EA tools to ensure consistent execution across the organization

Proven work experience as an Enterprise Architect or similar role

Ability to define, articulate, and communicate a cohesive enterprise architecture strategy that aligns with organizational goals and priorities

Exceptional ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, fostering understanding and support for architectural decisions

Strong ability to influence for impact, including making a compelling business case

Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to assess risks, identify gaps, and propose effective architectural solutions

Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams, business leaders, and technical teams to drive alignment and deliver impactful solutions

Proven ability to quickly come up to speed on existing architecture, processes, and systems, and identify areas for improvement to drive immediate and long-term enhancements

Deep understanding of Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture best practices and frameworks, including their application across business, data, technology, and application domains

Strong understanding of modern technology stacks, including cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), AI/ML technologies, and API ecosystems

Expertise in designing horizontally integrated, scalable data architectures and strategies for data democratization, interoperability, and API development

Proficiency in establishing, applying, and understanding governance frameworks, standards, and policies for architecture and technology initiatives

Awareness of trends in enterprise technology, including innovation in data analytics, automation, digital transformation, and security best practices

Benefits

401(k) plan with an annual employer contribution based on years of service

Annual discretionary performance bonus

4.5% 401(k) company contribution, which increases after 3 years of service and is 100% vested upon start date

Bain pays 100% individual employee premiums for medical, dental and vision programs

Generous paid time off, including parental leave, sick leave and paid holidays

Paid Life and Long-Term Disability insurance

Annual fitness reimbursements

Company

Bain & Company

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Bain & Company is a global management consulting firm, a top advisor to the world's leading private, public and non-profit organizations.

Founded in 1973

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.bain.com

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