Director, Enterprise Business Architecture & Transformation

Eaton Group; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 182,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Variable incentive program

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a Director of Enterprise Business Architecture to lead development of enterprise capabilities, value streams, and operating models. You will partner with CIO, CFO, and functional leaders to translate strategy into capability roadmaps and governance.

You will drive modernization programs, build a capability-driven planning culture, and mentor a team of architects across Finance, HR, Legal, Risk, and Shared Services. Strong executive communication is essential.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution 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.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or advanced degree

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Oracle

Workday

SuccessFactors

ServiceNow

Coupa

Ariba

OneTrust

TOGAF

BizBOK

Zachman

Job description

Eaton is seeking a Director of Enterprise Business Architecture to lead development of enterprise capabilities, value streams, and operating models. You will partner with CIO, CFO, and functional leaders to translate strategy into capability roadmaps and governance.

You will drive modernization programs, build a capability-driven planning culture, and mentor a team of architects across Finance, HR, Legal, Risk, and Shared Services. Strong executive communication is essential.