Sr Manager Enterprise Architect

Academy Sports & Outdoors • Katy, TX

67d

About The Position

The Senior Manager Enterprise Architect plays a strategic leadership role in aligning technology architecture with business goals. This position drives enterprise-wide architecture standards, governance, and innovation, ensuring consistency across solutions and delivery teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Management, or a relevant field required.
• 12+ years of experience in architecture roles with increasing responsibility.
• Experience managing architecture governance and standards across an enterprise.
• Proven leadership in driving technology roadmaps and portfolio alignment.
• Deep understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in architecture tooling and modeling languages (e.g., ArchiMate, Abacus).
• Ability to align architecture with business strategy and product roadmaps.
• Experience with cloud platforms and integration technologies.
• Strategic thinking and decision-making capabilities.

Nice To Haves

• Retail experience preferred.
• Professional certifications are a plus (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman).

Responsibilities

• Define and enforce architecture principles, patterns, and guardrails.
• Lead the Architecture Review Board and ensure compliance across solutions.
• Own and maintain technology roadmaps and reference architectures.
• Align enterprise architecture with business strategy and product portfolios.
• Collaborate with PMO to provide architectural input during intake and prioritization.
• Guide federated architects and ensure consistency across delivery towers.
• Drive innovation initiatives and oversee prototyping efforts.
• Present architecture strategy, risks, and opportunities to the CIO/CTO.
• Manage architecture artifacts and ensure quality and accessibility.
• Participate in the innovation practice by governing the innovation pipeline, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy and architectural guardrails.
• Prioritize innovation initiatives in collaboration with the Distinguished Architect and business stakeholders.
• Oversee the transition of successful innovations from prototype to enterprise-scale implementation.
• Establish metrics and KPIs to measure the impact of innovation initiatives.
• Champion a culture of innovation across architecture and delivery teams.
• Duties may change; team members may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Full time
• Equal Employment Opportunity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees