Director, Enterprise Business Architecture-Corporate Functions

Eaton; Waukesha (WI); Presencial; USD 182 000 - 266 000; Tempo integral

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Competitive compensation

Resumo da oferta

Eaton is seeking a Director of Enterprise Business Architecture to lead the development and governance of enterprise business architecture practices and modernization initiatives. You will partner with senior leaders to align capabilities with strategy, guide operating models, and enable data-driven investment decisions.

The role requires strong executive communication, deep capability modeling expertise, and the ability to drive large-scale transformation across Finance, HR, Legal, Compliance,

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Business Transformation, and/or Strategy.
• Minimum 5 years leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives across business functions.
• Minimum 5 years of experience influencing senior executives and leading cross-functional programs in a large, matrixed organization.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsabilidades

• Lead evolution and adoption of the Enterprise Business Capability Model (EBCM), capability taxonomies, value streams, and operating model frameworks.
• Translate complex business and technology strategies into actionable business architecture roadmaps.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Product, Engineering, Data, and Business leaders to align capabilities, domains, applications, APIs, and data assets.
• Establish and maintain enterprise business architecture standards, methodologies, and governance processes.
• Lead business architecture efforts supporting enterprise-wide modernization initiatives, including operating model transformation, platform rationalization, M&A integration, technology modernization, and multi-year investment planning.
• Conduct capability assessments, value stream analysis, and process architecture reviews to identify opportunities for simplification, standardization, and growth.
• Develop and maintain enterprise capability maps, value streams, process models, domain maps, and investment frameworks.
• Guide the organization through future-state business and operating model design.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives on business architecture strategy, enterprise transformation, and capability investments.
• Represent Business Architecture in executive reviews, governance forums, investment councils, and transformation steering committees.
• Develop executive-level presentations, decision frameworks, and strategic recommendations.
• Drive alignment across business and technology functions regarding priorities, operating models, and enterprise capabilities.
• Collaborate across Product, Engineering, Operations, Data, and Business functions to enable capability-driven planning and delivery.
• Define capability ownership, domain boundaries, and governance models that support enterprise scaling and modernization.
• Influence strategic portfolio planning and roadmap development through capability-based prioritization.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of business architects and analysts.
• Establish best practices, standards, tools, and repeatable frameworks that improve organizational maturity and consistency.
• Promote adoption of Business Architecture as a strategic capability across the enterprise.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies to improve business performance and operating effectiveness.
• Partner with technology leaders to integrate innovative capabilities into business processes and operating models.
• Evaluate market trends and emerging business architecture practices to continuously improve organizational effectiveness.
• Define and monitor KPIs, OKRs, and other measures that demonstrate business architecture impact and value realization.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise governance, risk management, and compliance requirements.
• Establish measurement frameworks that support informed decision-making and continuous improvement.

Conhecimentos

Executive communication

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive sponsorship

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The Enterprise Business Architecture (EBA) team serves as the connective foundation across the enterprise, creating a unified view of business capabilities, value streams, customer journeys, and operating models. The team connects business strategy to technology execution by establishing and evolving the Enterprise Business Capability Model (EBCM), enabling more effective investment decisions, stronger governance, and accelerated digital transformation.

Operating at the intersection of business strategy, product management, technology, and operations, the EBA team aligns enterprise objectives, customer outcomes, and technology capabilities into a scalable framework that drives consistency, reuse, and enterprise-wide value realization.

The Director, Business Architecture is responsible for leading the development and adoption of enterprise business architecture practices, frameworks, and governance. This leader partners with business and technology executives to define enterprise capabilities, guide modernization initiatives, optimize operating models, and enable strategic decision-making across Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Compliance, and other corporate functions.

This role provides thought leadership in business architecture, capability modeling, process transformation, enterprise modernization, and emerging technologies. The Director may lead a team of business architects and analysts while serving as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, ensuring business strategies, operating models, technology investments, and transformation initiatives remain aligned to enterprise objectives.

What You'll Do

Enterprise Business Architecture Leadership

• Lead the evolution and adoption of the Enterprise Business Capability Model (EBCM), capability taxonomies, value streams, and operating model frameworks.
• Translate complex business and technology strategies into actionable business architecture roadmaps.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Product, Engineering, Data, and Business leaders to align capabilities, domains, applications, APIs, and data assets.
• Establish and maintain enterprise business architecture standards, methodologies, and governance processes.

Enterprise Modernization & Transformation

• Lead business architecture efforts supporting enterprise-wide modernization initiatives, including operating model transformation, platform rationalization, M&A integration, technology modernization, and multi-year investment planning.
• Conduct capability assessments, value stream analysis, and process architecture reviews to identify opportunities for simplification, standardization, and growth.
• Develop and maintain enterprise capability maps, value streams, process models, domain maps, and investment frameworks.
• Guide the organization through future-state business and operating model design.

Executive Engagement & Strategic Advisory

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives on business architecture strategy, enterprise transformation, and capability investments.
• Represent Business Architecture in executive reviews, governance forums, investment councils, and transformation steering committees.
• Develop executive-level presentations, decision frameworks, and strategic recommendations.
• Drive alignment across business and technology functions regarding priorities, operating models, and enterprise capabilities.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Collaborate across Product, Engineering, Operations, Data, and Business functions to enable capability-driven planning and delivery.
• Define capability ownership, domain boundaries, and governance models that support enterprise scaling and modernization.
• Influence strategic portfolio planning and roadmap development through capability-based prioritization.

Organizational Leadership

• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of business architects and analysts.
• Establish best practices, standards, tools, and repeatable frameworks that improve organizational maturity and consistency.
• Promote adoption of Business Architecture as a strategic capability across the enterprise.

Innovation & Emerging Technology

• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies to improve business performance and operating effectiveness.
• Partner with technology leaders to integrate innovative capabilities into business processes and operating models.
• Evaluate market trends and emerging business architecture practices to continuously improve organizational effectiveness.

Value Realization & Governance

• Define and monitor KPIs, OKRs, and other measures that demonstrate business architecture impact and value realization.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise governance, risk management, and compliance requirements.
• Establish measurement frameworks that support informed decision-making and continuous improvement.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $182000 - $266000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Business Transformation, and/or Strategy.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives across business functions.
• Minimum 5 years of experience influencing senior executives and leading cross-functional programs in a large, matrixed organization.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or advanced degree.
• Experience developing business capability models, value streams, business process architectures, or operating model frameworks.
• Experience in Enterprise Architecture and technology strategy organizations.
• Knowledge of business and enterprise architecture frameworks, including TOGAF, BizBOK, Zachman, or similar methodologies.
• Deep expertise in capability modeling, value stream design, business process architecture, domain modeling, and strategic planning.
• Experience in creating executive-level communications, board materials, and enterprise transformation roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of enterprise platforms, APIs, integration architecture, data models, and digital operating models.
• Experience supporting enterprise functions such as Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Procurement, or Shared Services.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture blueprints, standards, and target-state architecture supporting platforms such as SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, Workday, SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, Coupa, Ariba, OneTrust, or related enterprise technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executives and build alignment across complex stakeholder groups.
• Proven track record leading large-scale modernization, transformation, or enterprise operating model initiatives.
• Exceptional communication, executive storytelling, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear business outcomes.

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