Executive Director, Enterprise Architecture

OSTTRA • Charlottesville, VA

5d • $200,000 - $250,000

About The Position

About the Role: The Team: The Enterprise Data Organization (EDO) is a unified team focused on transforming our exceptional data assets. Unity is built and reinforced at each layer of the organization, a principle that helps to establish our core purpose: ensuring coordination, collaboration, and transparency across the entire EDO Technology team EDO Enterprise Architecture is responsible for ensuring a unified technology strategy that aligns with the goals of the EDO as a whole. This does not mean EDO Architecture will act as a singular body for reviewing individual solutions' architecture choices. Instead, this group will act as the centralization point for information sharing to minimize or eliminate repetition, drift, and other common problems with systems architecture at scale.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with S enior Product, Technology, and Business leaders to align technology & architectural decisions with investment prioritization.
• Deep expertise in one or more core architectural domains: Data Architecture, Cloud Platforms ( GCP, AWS, or Azure ) , Microservices, or API-led architecture.
• Strategic partnership lens, with understanding of entire data & software lifecycle, to enable comprehensive support of Enterprise Data Organization needs.
• Expertise in developing clear Points of View on technology, industry, and market trends, and determining their quantifiable potential impact on the enterprise.
• 15+ years of experience in en terprise architecture or related fields, demonstrating a strong track record of leading architectural initiatives and driving business value through technology alignment.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related discipline

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or MBA is a plus.
• Relevant architecture certifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, maintenance, and governance of enterprise-wide architectures across business, capability, information, technical, and solution domains , including c ollaborat ing with senior executives to define the enterprise architecture vision and strategy.
• Guide and govern the delivery of architecture guidance to project teams and establish architectural direction for key strategic initiatives across the EDO .
• Develop architectural approach & principles and manage large-scale transformation programs.
• Provide architecture guidance for initiatives and solution designs, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, principles, patterns , blueprints, etc. and escalate decisions to EARB, as required .
• Ensure DAB decisions, rationales, and approved architecture standards are clearly documented, published, and communicated effectively, in alignment with the tooling and repository recommendations.
• Identify gaps in architecture assets to provide solution guidance for enhancing architecture frameworks, blueprints, roadmaps , and design patterns.
• Conduct quarterly capability matrix reviews, which will contribute to a summarized EARB capability review for the TLT view.
• Support architecture asset owners to develop standards and resolve challenges with their application.
• Engage with the central EA office to drive community engagement, capability roadmaps and knowledge sharing.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director