Head of Enterprise Architecture
U.S. Bank
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $214,795 - $252,700 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
CloudJavaNode.jsPython
About the role
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive enterprise architecture strategy aligned with banking business objectives
- Modernize the architecture practices, methods and digitize the architectural processes within the organization
- Develop the framework for reference architectures, patterns and best practices to enable rapid solution delivery
- Ensure architectural compliance with financial regulations (e.g., FFIEC, PCI-DSS, GDPR)
- Establish and enforce architecture standards, policies, and governance frameworks
- Partner with business units, risk management, and compliance teams to align technology with operational needs
- Facilitate architecture review boards and guide solution architects across banking domains (e.g., retail, commercial, payments)
- Evaluate and implement emerging technologies such as AI/ML in fraud detection, blockchain for secure transactions, and cloud-native banking solutions
- Drive innovation in areas like open banking, API ecosystems, and real-time payments
- Lead a team of enterprise and solution architects, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence
Requirements
- Servant leader / team player adept in cross-organizational collaborations
- An enterprise architect who is successful and fluid in working with application architects
- Proven success in demonstration of applied execution
- Depth of experience in digitizing Agile Architecture; e.g. adding agility to architecture
- In related role minimum of 5-6 years
- Proven success in working and leading on cutting to bleeding edge of Agile
- Adept in their understanding of the practice of enterprise architecture
- Successful in use of key technologies to digitize and “architecturalize”
- Career track which includes a background in engineering / application development, working in architecture as a practitioner, management of a team and a formal enterprise architecture position
- Rich experiences in industries such as banking or other regulated industries (e.g. pharmaceutical, healthcare) and/or “Big Four” consultancy experience
- Full stack team / hands-on and leadership experience in Java, Node, C++, Python environments, database or middleware, UX
- Ability to excel in performing and leading in an environment of high expectations
- Clear and genuine passion, energy and enthusiasm for the work; readiness to enhance capabilities
- Confidently collaborative without arrogance; ability to put others first, stay a step ahead and do the right thing
- Cannot have thin skin
- Background in building an enterprise architecture from scratch vs having inherited the work
Benefits
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Basic term and optional term life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
- Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
- Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
- Adoption assistance
- Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
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Hard skills
enterprise architectureAgile ArchitectureJavaNodeC++PythondatabasemiddlewareUXAI/ML
Soft skills
servant leaderteam playercross-organizational collaborationinnovationtechnical excellencepassionenthusiasmcollaborativeleadershipcommunication