Senior Manager Enterprise Architecture (EA)

City National Bank • Los Angeles, CA

4d • $154,000 - $280,000

About The Position

The Manager of Enterprise Architecture (EA) is the most senior architecture manager in the bank and is responsible for managing the overall IT architecture by developing and maintaining a holistic, long term view of all systems and technologies to support CNB's technology strategy. This role will help drive the technology vision for City National Bank to support integrated experiences for clients and colleagues and to support an efficient operating environment. This managerial role will be responsible for developing a high performing and effective team which includes setting strategic direction with responsibility for people, budget, and outcomes. The major initial focus of the role will include conducting strategic planning activities for the information systems landscape, and communicate the outcomes in terms of future-state architectures, strategies and roadmaps.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Minimum 15 years of experience in an architecture role required
• Minimum 10 years of managerial experience required
• Strong knowledge of Enterprise Architecture concepts and frameworks including TOGAF and Zachman or similar TOGAF certification is a plus.
• Knowledge of IT Infrastructure library (ITIL) principles and practices.
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills as well as strong managerial and interpersonal skills.
• Experienced influencing (ultimately to enforce) architecture disciplines and standards and persuasive in pushing forward new, standardized and innovative technologies and methods.
• Pragmatic, with an ability to identify, prioritize and weigh different options and recommend constructive solutions; has a successful track record of maintaining a big-picture view while making progress in small steps.
• Senior level experience including advising, influencing and developing solution architectures in complex organizations with heterogeneous technology environments.
• Ideal candidate will have experience developing target architectures and roadmaps which influence IT and business direction.
• Ability to identify and collaboratively select IT solutions to business problems.
• Strong project management skills.
• Familiarity with Architecture governance including chairing design authorities, setting and communicating IT standards, EA tools, and maintaining shared knowledge repositories etc.
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to map business vision to strategy.

Nice To Haves

• At least 5 years of banking or financial services experience preferred.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain both a current state and future state architecture for the bank. Ensure that future-state architectures and roadmaps are complete, consistent and feasible. Own building towards the future state architecture and work with IT stakeholders to execute on the strategy. As part of project teams, assess and make recommendations regarding the target state of architecture.
• Ensure IT programs and projects are aligned with the future state architecture and adhere to appropriate standards, to ensure all aspects of the technology landscape (e.g. applications, data, technology etc.) work together effectively and that project and operational costs are minimized.
• Work with internal and external (to BATS) key business partners to assess their views on the state of systems and target operating needs. Build out the future state architecture to support these needs. Balance time-to-market desires with strategic, long-term perspectives.
• Define and maintain an architecture governance process to ensure that IT projects and activities adhere to standards, to future state architectures and support overall architectural strategies. Governance will consist of early-state advice activities as well as explicit approval steps, with the aim of maximizing the re-use of application systems and shared services, and reducing time and risks in project delivery.
• Work with direct reports and the team overall to ensure that staff have clear direction, feedback on their performance, appropriate training and feel that they are well managed. Responsible for staffing decisions (hiring, promotion, discipline, organization, etc.).
• Provide expert IT consultancy and advice to business units to enable the correct choice and appropriate design of IT solutions to support the future-state architecture. Create project assessments and associated technology recommendations.
• Gather research and perform experimentation related to relevant new technologies.
• Prepare written assessments and create presentations to reflect current architecture status and to advocate for the future state architecture.
• Establish and implement policies and standards related to application and database support.
• Establish and maintain relationships with senior colleagues across IT and the bank.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including Medical, Dental and Vision plans, available the first of the month following start date
• Generous 401(k) company matching contribution
• Career Development through Tuition Reimbursement and other internal upskilling and training resources
• Valued Time Away benefits including vacation, sick and volunteer time
• Specialized health and family planning benefits including fertility benefits, and cancer, diabetes and musculoskeletal support programs
• Career Mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team
• Colleague Resource Groups to support networking and community engagement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees