Managing Director, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Strategy

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 requiredSupervisory Responsibilities: 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, preferredLicense(s)/Certification(s) Here, you'll find meaningful work, leaders invested in your success, and opportunities to build a career around what matters most to you. 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.

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