Director, Enterprise Architecture

MasterBrand, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

MasterBrand Cabinets LLC seeks a Director of Enterprise Architecture to shape and advance the company’s technology strategy, aligning investments with business goals and supporting long-term growth. The role bridges business strategy and tech execution, guiding modernization across applications, data, cloud, and AI.

You will lead a team of architects, influence executive leaders, and drive governance, standards, and roadmaps to deliver scalable, secure solutions that enable growth and digital

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, digital transformation, or leadership roles.
• 5+ years leading architects, engineers, or technical teams directly or through a matrix organization.
• Proven success developing enterprise technology strategies, governance frameworks, standards, and roadmaps.
• Experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives across applications, cloud, data, integration, and processes.
• Strong ability to align technology investments with business objectives and communicate with executives.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders to evaluate opportunities, manage risk, and prioritize initiatives.
• Demonstrated success simplifying complex technology environments and delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Experience influencing decisions across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate the enterprise technology vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmaps aligned with business goals.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leaders on technology investments, transformation initiatives, risk management, and business capabilities.
• Lead enterprise modernization across applications, cloud platforms, data, AI, automation, and digital technologies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to identify opportunities delivering business value and competitive advantage.
• Establish success metrics and measure the impact of technology investments and architectural decisions.
• Define and maintain enterprise architecture standards, governance processes, and roadmaps.
• Lead architecture review processes to ensure scalable, secure solutions aligned with long-term objectives.
• Drive simplification to reduce complexity and optimize total cost of ownership.
• Guide lifecycle management, platform rationalization, and modernization strategies.
• Partner with business leaders to translate priorities into technology capabilities and solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes through standardization, automation, and AI-driven capabilities.
• Facilitate cross-functional planning and decision making for alignment between business and technology teams.
• Communicate complex concepts in clear business terms.
• Establish strategies and roadmaps for enterprise applications and platforms.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and delivery teams to ensure solutions meet current and future needs.
• Promote reusable, scalable designs that enable growth and innovation.
• Lead, coach, and develop architects and technical professionals.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Technology Strategy

Digital Transformation

Stakeholder Management

Cloud & Data

Leadership

Strategic Roadmapping

Governance & Standards

Cost Optimization

AI & Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

For more than 70 years, MasterBrand has been shaping the places where people come together, enriching lives and creating meaningful memories for our customers. We are the #1 manufacturer of residential cabinets in North America, and our associates produce the most comprehensive portfolio of superior cabinetry products for the kitchen, bath and other parts of the home. Come see why our associates love working at MasterBrand.

Job Description:

The Director, Enterprise Architecture is responsible for shaping and advancing the company’s technology strategy, ensuring technology investments align with business objectives and support long term growth. This leader serves as a critical bridge between business strategy and technology execution, partnering with executive stakeholders to simplify complex technology environments, drive digital transformation, and build future ready capabilities across applications, data, integration, infrastructure, security, and AI.

The Director will lead a team of architects while influencing cross functional technology and business teams to establish technology standards, guide major investment decisions, modernize enterprise platforms, and deliver scalable, secure, and business focused solutions. This role requires a combination of strategic leadership, relationship management, business acumen, and technical depth to help drive enterprise transformation and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Enterprise Transformation

• Develop and communicate the enterprise technology vision, strategy, and multi year roadmaps aligned with business goals.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leaders on technology investments, transformation initiatives, risk management, and business capabilities.
• Lead enterprise modernization efforts across applications, cloud platforms, data, AI, automation, and digital technologies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities that create business value and competitive advantage.
• Establish success metrics and measure the impact of technology investments and architectural decisions.

Enterprise Architecture & Governance

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture standards, principles, governance processes, and technology roadmaps.
• Lead architecture review processes to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned with long term business objectives.
• Drive simplification initiatives that reduce technology complexity, eliminate redundancy, and optimize total cost of ownership.
• Guide technology lifecycle management, platform rationalization, and modernization strategies across the enterprise.

Business Partnership & Process Improvement

• Partner with business leaders to understand strategic priorities and translate them into technology capabilities and solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes through standardization, automation, digital transformation, and AI driven capabilities.
• Facilitate cross functional planning, prioritization, and decision making to ensure alignment between business and technology teams.
• Communicate complex technology concepts and tradeoffs in clear, business focused language.

Application & Technology Portfolio Leadership

• Establish strategies and roadmaps for enterprise applications and business platforms.
• Assess opportunities to modernize, consolidate, replace, or enhance technology solutions based on business value and organizational needs.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and delivery teams to ensure technology solutions support current and future business requirements.
• Promote reusable, scalable, and flexible technology designs that enable growth and innovation.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a high performing team of architects and technical professionals.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Influence and lead cross functional teams through complex transformation initiatives, often without direct authority.
• Build strong relationships across business functions, technology teams, vendors, and strategic partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, digital transformation, or related technology leadership roles.
• 5+ years of experience leading architects, engineers, or technical teams directly or through a matrix organization.
• Proven success developing enterprise technology strategies, governance frameworks, standards, and multi year roadmaps.
• Experience leading large scale business and technology transformation initiatives, including enterprise applications, cloud technologies, data, integration, and process improvement.
• Strong ability to align technology investments with business objectives and communicate effectively with executive stakeholders.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders to evaluate opportunities, manage risk, and prioritize strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrated success simplifying complex technology environments and driving measurable business outcomes.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Experience influencing decisions across cross functional teams and complex organizational structures.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and best practices.
• Experience within manufacturing or industrial environments preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 15%.

Equal Employment Opportunity

MasterBrand Cabinets LLC is an equal opportunity employer. MasterBrand Cabinets LLC's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. MasterBrand Cabinets LLC also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasterBrand Cabinets LLC's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Reasonable Accommodations

MasterBrand Cabinets LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment, please contact us at [e-mail].