Enterprise Architecture Manager - Columbus, OH

Kimball Midwest; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) with match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Dress for Your Day

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Kimball Midwest in Columbus, OH is seeking an Enterprise Architecture Manager to lead a team of IT Architects and drive the company’s technology strategy. You will shape multi-year roadmaps, governance, and reference architectures, partnering with business and technology leaders to modernize platforms and enable long‑term growth.

You will guide architecture decisions, influence investments, and work with executives to ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of information technology experience with senior leadership exposure.
• 5+ years in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or related leadership roles.
• Experience guiding technology strategy, roadmaps, standards, and governance.
• Strong communication and leadership skills across business and IT.
• Ability to influence strategic decisions at multiple levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, develop, and retain a high-performing team of IT Architects.
• Set goals aligned to technology roadmaps and corporate objectives.
• Own and advance architecture practice including standards, governance, and roadmaps.
• Maintain North Star Architecture to support long-term strategy.
• Lead Architecture Review Board and enterprise decision-making.
• Collaborate with leaders to define future-state capabilities and multi-year roadmaps.
• Review solution architectures, platform choices, and integration strategies.
• Drive architecture maturity, standardization, and reuse across the enterprise.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and modernization opportunities.
• Oversee portfolio planning across Invest, Maintain, Transform, and Retire.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Leadership

Communication

Governance

Roadmaps

Strategic Thinking

Stakeholder Engagement

Tools

Microsoft technologies

Cloud platforms

ERP integrations

Data platforms

Job description

Kimball Midwest, a national distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation products, is searching for an Enterprise Architecture Manager for our Columbus, Ohio location.

As a Kimball Midwest associate, you'll be part of a company built on long‑term growth and strong values. From $1 million in sales in 1983 to over $500 million today, our success has been driven by our people. Despite our growth, we have stayed true to our family‑owned and operated roots, where associates are recognized as individuals and our culture remains a top priority.

This position serves as both a people leader and a practicing architect. The Enterprise Architecture Manager leads a team of IT Architects while remaining directly involved in the company's most strategic technology decisions, enterprise roadmaps, architecture governance, and complex solution designs.

This is a highly visible leadership role with the opportunity to shape the future technology landscape of Kimball Midwest. You will partner with business and technology leaders to modernize platforms, guide strategic technology investments, and establish the architectural direction that supports the company's long‑term growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, develop, and retain a high‑performing team of IT Architects.
• Set clear goals and objectives for the Architecture team aligned to technology roadmaps, organizational priorities, and corporate objectives.
• Own and advance the Enterprise Architecture practice, including architecture standards, governance processes, reference architectures, technology roadmaps, and architectural guardrails.
• Maintain and evolve the North Star Architecture to support long‑term business and technology strategy.
• Lead the Architecture Review Board and facilitate enterprise technology decision‑making.
• Serve as the senior architectural advisor for the organization's most complex and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to define future‑state capabilities, technology strategies, and multi‑year roadmaps.
• Review and influence solution architectures, platform selections, integration strategies, and technology investment recommendations.
• Drive architecture maturity, standardization, simplification, and reuse across the enterprise.
• Lead evaluation of emerging technologies, industry trends, and modernization opportunities that create business value.
• Own enterprise application and technology portfolio planning, including Invest, Maintain, Transform, and Retire recommendations.
• Support technology planning, forecasting, prioritization, and strategic investment discussions.
• Ensure architectural decisions support scalability, security, supportability, and long‑term organizational growth.

Why Join Us

• Lead and grow an established team of IT Architects.
• Influence technology strategy across the enterprise.
• Partner with executive, business, and technology leadership.
• Drive modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Define the future‑state architecture supporting Kimball Midwest's long‑term growth.
• Make a lasting impact on how technology enables the business.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive information technology experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or related technology leadership roles.
• Experience leading technical professionals, architects, engineers, or technology teams.
• Demonstrated experience developing technology strategies, roadmaps, architecture standards, and governance processes.
• Strong communication, facilitation, consulting, and leadership skills.
• Experience influencing strategic decisions across business and technology organizations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading an Enterprise Architecture practice or architecture team.
• Experience with Microsoft technologies, cloud platforms, ERP solutions, integrations, analytics, and data platforms.
• Experience supporting digital transformation, modernization, and technology portfolio management initiatives.
• TOGAF, Microsoft, AWS, or related architecture certifications.
• Experience leading architects, technical leads, or technology strategy initiatives is strongly preferred.

Additional Information

This is a fully on‑site position reporting to the office Monday through Friday.

We offer a benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance, company‑sponsored life, optional life and disability insurance, Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts, a 401(k) plus match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), a Dress for Your Day dress code, and paid holidays.

Kimball Midwest is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a program of recruitment of females, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, qualifying veterans, and any other classification that is protected by federal, state, or local law. We Participate in E‑Verify. Participamos en E‑Verify.