Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture
Location
United States
Posted
10 days ago
Salary
$200K - $265K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture
Foot Locker
Role Description The Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture (EA) leads a modern, AI-driven and execution-oriented enterprise architecture capability. This role focuses on translating business and technology strategy into working guardrails, reusable platform patterns, and measurable outcomes. The emphasis is on hands-on, practical architecture that accelerates delivery, reduces risk and complexity, and embeds architectural thinking directly into product and engineering workflows. What Success Looks Like (Outcomes) - Enterprise Architecture is embedded in delivery, not operating as an ivory-tower or documentation-only function. - AI and platform decisions are standardized through enterprise reference architectures and paved roads. - Architecture standards, guardrails, and decisions are enforced through automation and AI-enabled governance. - Measurable improvements are realized in delivery rework reduction, modernization velocity, solution quality, cost optimization, and risk reduction. Responsibilities - AI-Driven Enterprise Architecture - Define and evolve the enterprise AI architecture across user experience, governance, agent orchestration, verification and safety, models and LLMOps, data and knowledge, and runtime layers. - Establish responsible AI, security, privacy, observability, and cost controls as architectural defaults across platforms. - Partner with engineering and product leadership to ensure AI solutions are scalable, reusable, governed, and enterprise-safe. - Executable Enterprise Architecture - Drive adoption of executable EA practices where architecture is machine-readable, automatable, and enforceable. - Establish architecture-as-code and policy-as-code patterns using version-controlled standards, ADRs, and automated CI/CD checks. - Shift governance left into delivery pipelines, reducing reliance on manual review boards. - Applied Architecture & Delivery Enablement - Work hands-on with product and engineering teams on priority initiatives. - Participate directly in roadmap planning, backlog refinement, solution design, and architectural tradeoff discussions. - Ensure modernization efforts leverage standard cloud-native, API-first, and event-driven patterns. - Standards, Guardrails & Architecture Community - Own enterprise architecture standards delivered as practical assets: templates, reference implementations, and guardrails. - Operate architecture through an inner-source model that encourages contribution from architects and engineers. - Lead and mature the architecture community of practice to drive consistency, reuse, and continuous learning. - Establish architecture governance frameworks and ensure adherence to security, privacy, and regulatory standards such as SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA. - Lead architecture governance forums and define principles, standards, and best practices to ensure consistency and compliance. - Landscape Optimization & Value Realization - Use architectural insight and AI-driven analysis to identify cost, risk, and simplification opportunities. - Establish transparency into application lifecycle, dependencies, and modernization readiness. - Translate architecture insights into tangible financial and operational outcomes. Qualifications - Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Master’s degree preferred. - 10+ years of experience in enterprise, platform, solution, or domain architecture roles within large-scale, complex organizations. - Demonstrated leadership in AI-driven architecture, including enterprise AI platforms, generative AI, LLM-based systems, RAG, embeddings, prompt orchestration, or agent-based solutions. - Strong understanding of modern AI system architecture, including model lifecycle management, LLMOps/MLOps, knowledge architectures, and human-in-the-loop decision patterns. - Proven experience defining and operationalizing enterprise guardrails such as architecture standards, reference architectures, and automated governance. - Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, data ecosystems, and modern integration patterns (API-first, event-driven, domain-oriented). - Ability to translate AI and architecture tradeoffs into business outcomes including cost optimization, risk reduction, and delivery acceleration. Leadership & Interpersonal Skills - Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders without formal authority. - Build and mentor a high-performing architecture team, fostering innovation, collaboration, and alignment across the enterprise. - Ability to translate complex technical, architectural decisions and trade-offs effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership. - Collaborative, pragmatic, and delivery-oriented leadership style. - Strong mentoring, coaching, and architecture community-building mindset. Benefits - The annual base salary range is $200,000 - $265,000. - This role is also eligible to receive short and long term incentives that align with individual and company performance. - Salary will be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. - Foot Locker Benefits: - Employee Discount - Paid Time Off - Medical | Dental | Vision Coverage - 401(k) | Roth 401(k) - Stock Purchase Plan - Life Insurance - Flexible Spending Account - Opportunities for Advancement - Tuition Reimbursement for Qualified Courses - Strong Company Culture - Employee Resource Groups
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