Enterprise Business Architecture Lead

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 133,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Exceptional healthcare benefits

Strong 401(k) matching

Job summary

Ladders is seeking an Enterprise Business Architecture Lead to join a leader in the Aerospace & Defense space. This remote US-based role focuses on linking strategy to operating models and technology directions, shaping architecture governance, methods, and outputs for the organization.

You will collaborate with technical architecture leaders and executives to translate goals into actionable priorities, guide roadmaps, and drive architecture governance across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of experience, or Master’s with 7+ years, or PhD with 4+ years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret level security clearance.
• Experience in business/enterprise architecture or strategy-to-technology alignment roles.
• Proven leadership in managing teams focused on business analysis or transformation planning.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder-management skills across business and technology organizations.
• Experience in shaping enterprise roadmaps and business transformation priorities.
• Knowledge of TOGAF ADM or other architecture frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise business architecture function under the Head of Strategy and Architecture.
• Define and manage business architecture methods and expected outputs.
• Translate enterprise strategy and operating model needs into business architecture direction.
• Partner with technical architecture leaders to align business direction with architecture priorities.
• Guide business capability decomposition and process architecture analysis.
• Support executive decision-making by clarifying business outcomes and capability dependencies.
• Establish repeatable business architecture operating rhythms and governance inputs.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Architecture governance

Strategy-to-technology alignment

Enterprise architecture

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/IS/IE or related

Master’s degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

TOGAF ADM

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Enterprise Business Architecture Lead to join the team of a leader in the Aerospace & Defense space.

This role will lead enterprise business architecture efforts that connect strategy, operating model priorities, and technology direction. You will shape the methods, governance, and outputs used to guide business architecture across the organization. The position also partners closely with technical architecture leaders and executive stakeholders to translate enterprise goals into actionable architecture priorities.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $133,200 – $199,800 annually

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise business architecture function under the Head of Strategy and Architecture
• Define and manage business architecture methods and expected outputs
• Translate enterprise strategy and operating model needs into business architecture direction
• Partner with technical architecture leaders to align business direction with architecture priorities
• Guide business capability decomposition and process architecture analysis
• Support executive decision-making by clarifying business outcomes and capability dependencies
• Establish repeatable business architecture operating rhythms and governance inputs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, or related field with 9+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 7+ years, or a PhD with 4+ years
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret level security clearance
• Experience in business architecture, enterprise architecture, or strategy-to-technology alignment roles
• Proven leadership in managing teams focused on business analysis or transformation planning
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder-management skills across business and technology organizations
• Experience in shaping enterprise roadmaps and business transformation priorities
• Knowledge of TOGAF ADM or other architecture frameworks

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and a 9/80 work schedule option
• Exceptional healthcare benefits and a strong 401(k) matching program
• Opportunities for professional development and exposure to diverse projects
• Supportive team environment with a focus on innovation

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.