Enterprise Architecture Lead

We are seeking a visionary Enterprise Architecture Lead focused on Business Process Engineering to drive transformative change across our organization. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker who thrives on identifying inefficiencies, designing breakthrough solutions, and leveraging emerging technologies to unlock new levels of performance.

You will work across departments from Market Operations to Grid Reliability to reimagine how we deliver value to stakeholders while ensuring strategic alignment, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise process architectures to provide visibility into business capabilities, process interdependencies, and system integrations.
• Analyze and map existing business processes across departments to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and redundancies.
• Lead cross-functional teams to uncover opportunities for continuous improvement and breakthrough innovation.
• Design and implement reengineered processes that align with strategic goals, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
• Evaluate and recommend technology-driven solutions (e.g., automation, predictive analytics, intelligent workflows) to enhance operational efficiency and decision-making.
• Develop business cases and ROI models for process transformation initiatives, including AI adoption.
• Monitor post-implementation performance and continuously refine processes based on feedback and analytics.
• Champion a culture of innovation, agility, and data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Design future-state processes that align with enterprise architecture principles, NERC/FERC compliance, and our strategic roadmap.

• Serve as a change agent and thought leader, promoting a culture of innovation, agility, and data-driven decision-making.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field (Master s preferred).
• Requires minimum 8 years of experience in business process improvement, enterprise architecture, or transformation
• Requires excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Prefer ISO/RTO or utility experience
• Prefer experience with BPR methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, BPMN) and EA frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman).
• Prefer familiarity with regulatory frameworks (FERC, NERC, PUCT) and their impact on process and system design.
• Prefer deep understanding of Energy Grid operational and market functions.
• Risk management understanding is a plus