Enterprise Architecture Manager

Kimball Midwest•Prairie Township, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Kimball Midwest, a national distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation products, is searching for an Enterprise Architecture Manager for our Columbus, Ohio location. As a Kimball Midwest associate, you'll be part of a company built on long-term growth and strong values. From $1 million in sales in 1983 to over $500 million today, our success has been driven by our people. Despite our growth, we have stayed true to our family-owned and operated roots, where associates are recognized as individuals and our culture remains a top priority. This position serves as both a people leader and a practicing architect. The Enterprise Architecture Manager leads a team of IT Architects while remaining directly involved in the company's most strategic technology decisions, enterprise roadmaps, architecture governance, and complex solution designs. This is a highly visible leadership role with the opportunity to shape the future technology landscape of Kimball Midwest. You will partner with business and technology leaders to modernize platforms, guide strategic technology investments, and establish the architectural direction that supports the company's long-term growth.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive information technology experience.
5+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or related technology leadership roles.
Experience leading technical professionals, architects, engineers, or technology teams.
Demonstrated experience developing technology strategies, roadmaps, architecture standards, and governance processes.
Strong communication, facilitation, consulting, and leadership skills.
Experience influencing strategic decisions across business and technology organizations.
Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading an Enterprise Architecture practice or architecture team.
Experience with Microsoft technologies, cloud platforms, ERP solutions, integrations, analytics, and data platforms.
Experience supporting digital transformation, modernization, and technology portfolio management initiatives.
TOGAF, Microsoft, AWS, or related architecture certifications.
Experience leading architects, technical leads, or technology strategy initiatives is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, develop, and retain a high-performing team of IT Architects.
Set clear goals and objectives for the Architecture team aligned to technology roadmaps, organizational priorities, and corporate objectives.
Own and advance the Enterprise Architecture practice, including architecture standards, governance processes, reference architectures, technology roadmaps, and architectural guardrails.
Maintain and evolve the North Star Architecture to support long-term business and technology strategy.
Lead the Architecture Review Board and facilitate enterprise technology decision-making.
Serve as the senior architectural advisor for the organization's most complex and strategic initiatives.
Collaborate with business and technology leaders to define future-state capabilities, technology strategies, and multi-year roadmaps.
Review and influence solution architectures, platform selections, integration strategies, and technology investment recommendations.
Drive architecture maturity, standardization, simplification, and reuse across the enterprise.
Lead evaluation of emerging technologies, industry trends, and modernization opportunities that create business value.
Own enterprise application and technology portfolio planning, including Invest, Maintain, Transform, and Retire recommendations.
Support technology planning, forecasting, prioritization, and strategic investment discussions.
Ensure architectural decisions support scalability, security, supportability, and long-term organizational growth.