Managing Director, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Strategy

BDO USA; United States; On-site; USD 195,000 - 295,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO USA is seeking a Managing Director to lead the enterprise architecture function across applications, data, integration, cloud, and security. This role shapes the target-state blueprint to enable a federated operating model and growth from $3B to $6B, chairs the EA Review Board, and guides strategic technology investments.

The candidate brings 15+ years in IT/EA, 10+ years in leadership, and proven ability to deliver portfolio rationalization and governance in a large, federated environment.

Qualifications

• TOGAF/Zachman or equivalent EA certification preferred.
• Bachelor's in CS/IS/Engineering or IT; Master's preferred.
• 15+ years IT/EA experience; 10+ years leadership in federated/regulated environment.
• Proven in application portfolio rationalization and reducing technical debt.
• Experience governing enterprise architecture and integration strategies.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for enterprise architecture across applications, data, integration, cloud, and security.
• Establish and maintain reference architectures, patterns, and standards for federated teams.
• Chair EA Review Board; document architecture decisions and rationale.
• Review major technology investments to align with target-state architecture.
• Own portfolio strategy including retain, modernize, retire, replace decisions.
• Define enterprise integration, API, data, AI, and cloud standards with stakeholders.
• Partner to embed security and zero-trust patterns across solutions.
• Lead M&A tech due diligence and integration planning.
• Establish developer platform and CI/CD standards; govern technical debt.
• Lead architecture community of practice and advise executive leadership.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Enterprise architecture

Governance

Executive communication

Azure architecture

Cloud strategy

Data architecture

M&A due diligence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Azure

API Management

MuleSoft

Boomi

ServiceNow

Microsoft 365

Power BI

Visio

Job description

Job Description

The Managing Director is responsible for leading BDO's enterprise architecture function across applications, data, integration, cloud, and security. The Enterprise Architect bridges the needs of our business stakeholders with a comprehensive technical plan to reduce redundancy and establish a future forward roadmap. This role owns the target-state technology blueprint that enables the firm's governed federated operating model and supports BDO’s growth from $3B to $6B.

Job Duties

• Provides strategic leadership and direction for BDO’s enterprise architecture function, including ownership of the target-state blueprint across applications, data, integration, cloud, and security
• Establishes and maintains enterprise reference architectures, design patterns, and standards that govern federated business technology teams while enabling speed, scalability, and disciplined execution
• Chairs the Enterprise Architecture Review Board and ensures architecture decisions, exceptions, and rationale are documented, communicated, and consistently applied across National IT and federated teams
• Reviews major technology investments, vendor selections, and platform decisions to reduce duplication, control technical debt, and ensure alignment with the firm’s target-state architecture and business priorities
• Owns enterprise application portfolio strategy, including retain, modernize, retire, and replace decisions, in partnership with Enterprise Platforms, Data & AI, and business stakeholders
• Defines and establishes enterprise integration, API, data, AI, and cloud architecture standards in partnership with Data & AI and Infrastructure & Cloud Operations, including event-driven patterns, master data strategy, Azure standards, landing zones, and platform guardrails
• Partners with many of our executive leaders across the firm to ensure embed security and identity architecture are built into solution design, ensuring zero-trust principles, secure-by-default patterns, and appropriate control coverage across the technology estate
• Leads M&A technology due diligence and integration architecture planning for acquisitions, including target-state integration blueprints, application rationalization, and cutover planning
• Establishes developer platform and CI/CD standards; maintains architecture standards, decision records, and documentation; and implements technical debt governance and reporting to support secure delivery, transparency, and remediation prioritization
• Builds and leads an architecture community of practice, evaluates emerging technologies, and advises not only the CIO and IT senior leadership team but also business line leaders on architecture trade-offs, investment decisions, adoption priorities, and enterprise technology strategy
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly manages enterprise architects, application architects, data architects, integration architects, and security architecture liaisons; provides coaching, performance management, and career development
• Leads architecture team capacity planning, hiring, onboarding, and capability development; builds a team of senior architecture talent aligned to the firm’s growth strategy
• The role also has direct people management responsibility for leading enterprise, application, data, integration, and security architects, including coaching, performance management, workforce planning, recruitment, and capability building

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or IT, required
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Technology Management, preferred

Experience

• Fifteen (15) or more years of progressive IT experience spanning enterprise architecture, application development, cloud, integration, and/or data platforms, required
• Ten (10) or more years of leadership experience with direct responsibility for enterprise architecture within a large, federated, or regulated organization, required
• Five (5) or more years of people leadership experience, including team oversight, coaching, and performance management, required
• Proven success leading application portfolio rationalization efforts that delivered measurable reductions in software spend and technical debt, required
• Experience leading enterprise architecture governance, including chairing architecture review boards, influencing large-scale technology investment decisions, and defining integration and API strategies across event-driven architecture and enterprise integration platforms, required
• Experience working within a large, complex, federated, regulated, or professional services environment with $5B+ in revenue or comparable scale, preferred
• Experience leading M&A technical due diligence and integration architecture, and partnering with data leadership to establish enterprise data architecture and master data standards; exposure to AI/ML reference architectures, model management, and enterprise AI governance, preferred

License(s)/Certification(s)

• TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent enterprise architecture certification, preferred
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (or AWS/GCP equivalent), preferred

Software

• Hands-on experience designing and governing enterprise Azure architecture, including landing zones and platform engineering standards, while proficient with all of Microsoft Azure at an enterprise scale, required
• Experience with any integration platforms (Ex: Azure API Management, MuleSoft, Boomi, or comparable), preferred
• Experience with any enterprise collaboration and productivity tools including ServiceNow, Microsoft 365, Power BI, Visio, or Lucidchart, preferred

Language(s)

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong strategic mindset with the ability to connect enterprise architecture decisions to firm strategy, growth objectives, and measurable business outcomes
• Ability to translate business priorities into architecture roadmaps, standards, and execution plans that can be adopted effectively across federated teams
• Strong executive presence, influence, and communication skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders around a common target state
• Ability to apply governance in a balanced and pragmatic way, establishing standards while preserving appropriate autonomy for federated teams
• Comfort working through ambiguity and bringing structure and clarity through frameworks, decision processes, and architecture documentation
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking capabilities, with the ability to identify patterns, interdependencies, and systemic issues across a complex enterprise portfolio
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop executive-ready architecture briefings and board-level materials

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range: $195,000 - $295,000

Maryland Range: $195,000 - $295,000

NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $195,000 - $295,000

About Us

At BDO, how we show up matters. We build strong relationships by supporting one another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment to helping one another grow and succeed. Here, you’ll find meaningful work, leaders invested in your success, and opportunities to build a career around what matters most to you.

Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and achieve what matters most. Our values guide how we bring that purpose to life each day. Together, they shape how we work with one another, serve our clients, and create meaningful impact.

BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. No matter your role, you’ll be part of a team helping clients navigate complexity and move forward with clarity.

We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. It also reinforces an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we’re building together.

Learn more about our benefits: BDO Total Rewards encompass more than traditional benefits.

• Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

"BDO USA, P.A. is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability"