Enterprise Architect - Finance, Fulfillment & Procurement

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Driven by a passion for operational excellence & innovation, The Digital & IT team partners with our internal business teams to provide the expertise and technologies to strengthen our operational foundations and enable the company to digitalize, simplify, and scale for the future.

Skillsoft is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead the definition, implementation, and continued improvement of technology capabilities for the Finance, Fulfillment & Procurement organizations. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop a strategic and cohesive technology roadmap that supports business outcomes. As an Enterprise Architect, you will play a critical role in driving innovation, optimizing processes, and ensuring alignment between business goals and technology solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact to steer our digital transformation journey by proactively identifying and assessing responses to disruptive forces and driving solutions toward the desired business vision and outcomes while evolving to a future-state architecture.

OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS:

• Business Strategy: Provide consultative advice, adapted to stakeholder context, to business leaders and organizational stakeholders on actionable recommendations to make investment decisions about business and operating model options, where technology can influence and advance capabilities
• System Integration: Identify opportunities for system integration and orchestration, enabling data flow and process automation across various Finance, Fulfillment & Procurement platforms.
• Technology Roadmap: Develop and maintain a technology roadmap for Finance, Fulfillment & Procurement inclusive of IT and business managed solutions, considering emerging technologies and industry best practices to drive digital transformation and improve customer experiences. Maintains the alignment, integration and coordination of architecture activities across different programs, projects and products as they evolve over time. Provide inputs and guidance into estimating process.
• Architecture Strategy: Define and execute the architecture strategy for Finance, Fulfillment & Procurement, aligning it with business objectives and driving innovation within the organization. Determine the relationship between people, processes, information, technology and other components of the enterprise operating model. Analyze trends and disruptions and assess their impact on targeted business outcomes and supporting technology footprint.
• Solution Design: Collaborate with stakeholders to design scalable and efficient technology solutions that enhance Finance, Fulfillment & Procurement operations, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and identifying opportunities for rationalization. Facilitate analysis of the IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.
• Solution Delivery: Develops and applies minimal viable aritectures, which can include a set of standards, reference architecture patterns, principles and guardrails, through the EA governance model, which is informed by the business strategy and corporate governance. Clarifies accountability and provides the focal point for agile, effective and efficient decision making. Collaborates with delivery teams to ensure consistency with the enterprise architecture, as well as to leverage shared technologies, tools and processes that impact speed to value and time to market.
• Enterprise Architecture Discipline: Promote the value of enterprise architecture, define and drive adoption of Architecture operating model and portfolio of services. Coach and mentor team members and business stakeholders to instill architectural thinking. Establish and participate in a collaborative community of architects to guide transformation and resolve any conflicts across technology dependencies and competing enterprise business outcomes.
• Data Management: Ensure the integrity, security, and accessibility of Finance, Fulfillment & Procurement data, collaborating with data teams to implement effective data management strategies and governance frameworks.
• Vendor Evaluation and Management: Evaluate third-party vendors and technologies, managing relationships and partnerships to ensure the selection and implementation of the most suitable solutions for the organization's needs.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Understanding of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and risk management.
• Insight into information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with integration technologies (e.g., API management, ESB) and experience in implementing data integration solutions.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect or in a similar role, designing and implementing technology solutions for back-office operations.
• Strong expertise in solution design and architecture principles, with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable and efficient technology solutions.
• Solid understanding of data management principles, including data governance, data privacy, and data analytics.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and services, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and experience with hybrid and multi-cloud architectures.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• In-depth understanding of back-office processes, such as finance, e-fulfillment, procurement, and legal operations, as well as related technologies and platforms.

Join Digital and Information Technology as an Enterprise Architect and be at the forefront of our organization's digital transformation journey. Apply now to play a leadership role in the optimization and advancement of our back office technology landscape and drive innovation throughout the organization.

Any Skillsoft team member traveling to the United States for business will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

MORE ABOUT SKILLSOFT:

Skillsoft delivers online learning, training, and talent solutions to help organizations unleash their edge. Leveraging immersive, engaging content, Skillsoft enables organizations to unlock the potential in their best assets – their people – and build teams with the skills they need for success. Empowering 36 million learners and counting, Skillsoft democratizes learning through an intelligent learning experience and a customized, learner-centric approach to skills development with resources for Leadership Development, Business Skills, Technology & Development, Digital Transformation, and Compliance.

Skillsoft is partner to thousands of leading global organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company features three award-winning systems that support learning, performance and success: Skillsoft learning content, the Percipio intelligent learning experience platform, which offers measurable impact across the entire employee lifecycle. Learn more at www.skillsoft.com.

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