Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture

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The Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture will provide overall leadership to the Architecture capability within IT and create, develop and further enhance the entire technology landscape across Adtalem infusing new leading-edge technologies with existing technologies and constantly looking at ways to simplify our tech estate yet keeping it modern and relevant as well as to an extent future-proof. Develop an enterprise IT architecture vision and strategy that aligns with the business strategies of Adtalem Group business areas and meets both the operational and strategic requirements of the group.

This role is remote but does require minimal travel to onsite meetings.

Responsibilities:

• Develop an enterprise IT architecture vision and strategy that aligns with the business strategies of Adtalem Group business areas and meets both the operational and strategic requirements of the Group.
• Evaluate and communicate alternative strategies along with business benefits of each to the IT Leadership and other teams within IT in order to determine the strategy that is most appropriate to IT and the Group business needs.
• Derive inputs from standard business information models to understand the business direction and needs, and align architecture and standards with these to drive business success.
• Direct development of enterprise-wide architecture and processes, guide technology directions, and set appropriate strategies, policies, standards and practices to govern the IT landscape of the Group.
• Direct the development of technology standards for IT and the Group.
• Work with IT Leadership and Extended leadership to produce proposals for introduction of new technologies, and ensure these are reviewed by a cross-organizational set of senior stakeholders for approval.
• Be accountable for the approval and sign off of any proposals for introduction of new technologies, new products acquired, and new applications developed in IT after ensuring that there is enough impact analysis.
• In conjunction with relevant technology experts, enable transformation of technology in the Group through introduction of new technologies or retirement of obsolete technologies through appropriate investment justification and recommendations to senior management.
• Lead and direct a team of solution architects, technical architects and systems architects that delivers all information, application and technology architecture designs to the IT project delivery and development teams and ensure these are aligned to the overall Enterprise Architecture principles and framework.
• Establish a collaborative relationship with Software Engineering to ensure that the Engineering function develop technical designs and solutions that are strongly aligned to solution architecture.
• Ensure that Architecture guides and assists Software Engineering to produce solution designs that follow best architectural practices and the architectural principles defined for the Group.
• Contribute to IT strategy by providing inputs on matters relating to Enterprise Architecture and standards. Ensure that feedback from the rest of the IT teams related to architecture is incorporated in the input to IT Strategy in order to ensure that changes in IT Strategy truly reflect the needs of the overall IT user community.
• Implement and manage the technology solutions lifecycle process across all applications and technologies in order to effectively manage the introduction and retirement of applications and technologies as well as their lifecycle.
• Collaborate very closely with DPM and Portfolio Technology Product Leadership to develop business architecture for the Group business areas. Ensure the various business architectures are collated to develop the enterprise level business architecture for the Group that will act as the base reference architecture for all business IT activity, as well as align with the other areas of enterprise architecture.
• Manage Architecture functional capacity, costs and scalability to balance cost of delivering services with quality of services and a scalable resource model to flex with delivery / demand growth and or reduction.
• Provide technical leadership to architects and engineers
• Develop architectural and engineering capabilities towards a more automated, scalable, effective and efficient IT operating platform and delivery capabilities
• Lead innovation and exploitation of leading-edge technology and digital concepts working closely with head of innovation
• This is a high-impact role responsible for bringing fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, data storage, data observability, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and self-service enablement
• Overall accountability of the IT Architecture capability ensuring that the company has the optimal level of Architecture capability and talent, driving upskilling, cross-skilling and overall development of talent keeping them relevant and aligned with Technology evolution of our technology stack and infrastructure
• Collaborate with leaders across IT and the Company to align on technology strategy and clearly communicate to stakeholders on the technology vision, roadmap, progress and more.
• Co-owner of decisions for all introduction of all new technologies and technology solutions into the Company’s technology landscape, evaluating fit for purpose vs future growth, cost vs value and overall integration and re-use.
• Stay current & relevant with new approaches, emerging technologies, industry best practices, standards, relevant architectural principles, and patterns and synthesize those that apply to the company to provide business value and differentiation
• Continuously review the strategic technology needs of Adtalem and our supported business functions relative to new technological developments and trend
• Completes other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree in related field preferred
• Minimum of 12 years progressive technology leadership experience in Enterprise and Solution Architecture
• Track record of success with technology modernization and rationalization including transforming technology architecture towards a cloud based, scalable, API / Microservices based architecture
• Experience providing technology architecture thought leadership (e.g., tool selection, standards, strategic direction, etc.) having functioned as an Enterprise Architect or Chief Architect within a large organization 
• Hands-on enterprise application architect implementing architecture integration roadmaps through all phases of the project lifecycle. 
• Experience managing IaaS, PaaS and SaaS integration infrastructure and environment. 
• Experience architecting holistic integration blueprints and enabling these with REST and SOAP API and or microservices based architecture
• Ability to create and maintain architectural models and technical design documentation, which includes current and future state process flows, applications/database objects, specifications that detail proposed database and/or data integration implementations. 
• Experience architecting data platforms, data operating models, data collection, dataflow management, master data management, data quality, and security. Experience designing and developing scalable data pipelines, automated workflows/hand-offs, and API integrations.
• Technical depth and understanding of holistic integration of software products and platforms with technology infrastructure toward delivery of digital services and products that enable business growth
• History of introducing new/emerging technology to disrupt business models
• Proven success creating business-enabling 3-year technology roadmaps
• Experience architecting scalable technology solutions that adjust to cyclical business patterns
• Strong talent management skills including talent development, coaching, mentoring, and team motivation.
• Proven track record of effective working relationships with executives and key business partners to drive change agendas
• Ability to identify, communicate, and connect with key decision-makers and using strong influential skills while partnering with cross-functional teams to drive and implement change
• Strategic thinking
• Awareness of latest trends and shifts within the Technology and Digital space
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills.
• Organizational skills, including ability to prioritize and execute complex tasks.
• Creativity, innovation, analysis and implementation skills and experience
• A demonstrated strategic thinker, leader, and visionary.
• Ability to work effectively in areas of ambiguity and capable of creating solutions to complex problems.

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $133,831.82 and $241,870.90. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including: 

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance 
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match 
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy 
• 12 Paid Holidays

For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits

You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At Adtalem, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.