Principal Enterprise Architect: AI & Enterprise Platform Builder

Workiva Inc.; Ames (IA); Remote; USD 177,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Workiva seeks a Principal Enterprise Architect to design the core architectural framework and champion enterprise AI initiatives. You will report to the CIO, partnering with business technology, data, and security leaders to define standards and a baseline architecture for our AI-powered enterprise platform.

This builder role starts as individual contributor with a roadmap to recruit and lead an EA team as the function matures, shaping governance, cloud strategy, and system consolidation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT with architecture leadership experience.
• Experience building or maturing an Enterprise Architecture function.
• Hands-on AI integration into enterprise systems and data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the Enterprise Architecture operating model and roadmaps.
• Lead AI architecture strategy including models, copilots, and platform buildouts.
• Define data architecture standards and integration frameworks.
• Influence executive leadership and drive governance across security and cloud.

Skills

Enterprise architecture leadership

Strategic collaboration

Executive stakeholder communication

AI architecture & security

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering

Tools

TOGAF framework

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

AI governance frameworks

Job description

Workiva seeks a Principal Enterprise Architect to design the core architectural framework and champion enterprise AI initiatives. You will report to the CIO, partnering with business technology, data, and security leaders to define standards and a baseline architecture for our AI-powered enterprise platform.

This builder role starts as individual contributor with a roadmap to recruit and lead an EA team as the function matures, shaping governance, cloud strategy, and system consolidation.