Chief Enterprise Architect, Corporate Functions

Why choose Stryker Corporation?

Our comprehensive rewards package includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, and service and performance awards. We also offer various social and recreational activities, tailored to each location.

What we're looking for:

Dedicated professionals. Individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments and strive to ensure projects are completed and meet regulations and expectations.

Effective communicators - People who can communicate with stakeholders at different levels, translate feedback, and turn it into actionable, achievable goals.

Analytical problem solvers. Those who go beyond fixing issues to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future problems.

Goal-oriented individuals. People who keep the customer and requirements in focus, delivering safe and robust solutions.

Detail-oriented process improvers. Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes, simplifying, standardizing, and automating where possible.

Job responsibilities:

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• Drive EA strategy and planning guidance within IT project/solution activity to ensure understanding and adherence to EA principles and business/IT objectives.
  
• Provide strategic guidance and cross-functional alignment within EA assessment and governance activity.
  
• Perform EA assessment activity to ensure EA principles are properly represented and enforced within IT solutions.
  
• Develop and maintain E2E architectural design documentation that accurately and comprehensively represents current and target-state landscape information.
  
• Identify cross-functional architectural collision points and synergy opportunities across IT demand and active projects.
  
• Drive the coordination, alignment, and communication of architectural design strategies and decisions across EA, Portfolio Project Management (PPM), Delivery, and Business Partner (BP) teams.
  
• Partner with EA strategy and planning stakeholders to perform analysis of the current IT environment.
  
• Leverage institutional EA toolsets and systems to capture and maintain EA landscape/information updates.
  
• Lead the development, sustainment, and ongoing improvement of functional capabilities, best practices, processes, and operating procedures associated with EA design and governance.
  
• Represent Enterprise Architecture design and governance input within M&A activity.
  
• Monitor regulatory guidelines and compliance-related guidance to determine impact and resolution guidance on enterprise information architecture.
  

Requirements:

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• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or General Business (or equivalent).
  
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in Information Technology, Application/Technology Management, Portfolio Management, IT Governance, and/or Enterprise Architecture focus.
  
• Experience supporting human resources, corporate marketing, corporate finance, legal, and compliance business domains.
  
• Knowledge of EA methodologies, e.g., TOGAF, FEAF, or Zachman framework.
  
• Experience in all phases of an established SDLC methodology.
  
• Experience of building an Information Security system and control framework within a complex, global, federated organization.
  
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization structure with significant emphasis on collaboration and communication.