Enterprise Architect for Operations is responsible for designing architecture for WRI operations across the Institute. Defining overall organizational system and application architecture and providing vision, problem anticipation and resolution to the Institute.Participates in creating strategies and policies to meet overall mission and business goals.  

Oversees implementation of architecture system and advises adjustments to management.Creates functional strategies and objective for the sub-functions.  Provides budget/policies/procedures to support functional infrastructure.Supports and promotes governance model and technical infrastructure.  Has deep knowledge of the managed sub-functions and departmental functions. Forecasts and plans strategies for data and technology transitions, future goals and needs.

Enterprise Architecture Global Strategy Development and Delivery

• Lead the development of the Enterprise Architecture guard-rails, strategy, and roadmap and ensure integration with the overall IT and enterprise strategic plans through coordination management.
• Lead the identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers to derive enterprise business, information, technology and solution architecture requirements; analyzing industry, technology and market trends to determine their potential impacts on the Institute.
• Partner with verticals, leaders and subject matter experts to assess current-state business architecture and identify gaps between the current and desired future-states.
• Lead and participate in the development and management of high-level projects or initiatives to close the gaps between the current and future–state architectures, including technology road maps, proposed change projects and target metrics.
• Define a clear vision that enables business innovation for the organization through the use of technology.
• Ensure alignment between business and IT needs and objectives while focusing on best practices, awareness of emerging trends and striving towards innovative solutions that create a competitive advantage.
• Assess technologies and implement technical architectures to increase business agility and manage complexity.
• Lead, develop and coach the Enterprise Architecture team to continually improve IT capabilities necessary to increase performance of the organization. Provide timely and constructive feedback on a regular basis to ensure employees have a clear understanding of their work, roles and the business.
• Work with employees on their career development. Provide leadership, coaching and direction to the Enterprise Architecture team.
• Manage performance issues when necessary.
• Ensure that all Enterprise Architecture services and processes (including those of external service providers) are conducted in line with policies and applicable standards, legislation, and regulations (e.g. TTB, Sarbanes-Oxley, GDPR, HIPAA etc.)
• Work with the IT leadership team to plan future skill needs to acquire and develop the appropriate mix of business, data and process knowledge, technical skills and competencies.

• Experience of leading qualification and implementation of enterprise-wide business solutions such as Microsoft O365, ERP, EPM, HCM, etc. for a global organization.
• Strong ability to represent and document business processes, interactions and data flows, use cases, and test cases.
• Strong knowledge of solution development methodologies (e.g. Agile)
• This position requires many skillsets from project management, requirements gathering, testing training, and post deployment support.
• Knowledge of applicable practices and laws relating to data privacy and protection.
• Deep and practical understanding of the IT architecture discipline, processes, concepts, and best practices
• Strong strategic planning capabilities (processes, tools, deliverables, collaboration with architecture) and credible relationship management experience
• Knowledgeable in designing and constructing business processes, functions and organizational structures
• Understanding of Cloud based ERP solutions.
• Knowledge of finance, accounting, and metrics development
• Understanding in innovative business model, vision and processes
• Familiarity with basic graphical modeling approaches
• Ability to translate business needs into Enterprise Architecture requirements.
• Ability to rapidly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new trends and technologies.
• Ability to remain neutral towards technology, vendor and product choices, as well as to be more interested in results than in personal preferences.