Lead Technology Manager, IT Enterprise Architecture

Position Title: Lead Technology Manager IT Enterprise Architecture
Reports To: Head of Technology - Enterprise Platforms and Architecture
Department: IT
Term: Permanent Full-Time


Work Arrangements: This is a hybrid role. You will work in our office in Waterloo ON a minimum of two (2) assigned consecutive days every other week plus a fifth (5th) assigned day per month. You are welcome to work from the office more than the minimum requirement and there may be some roles that are required to work in our office more than the minimum requirement.


The Opportunity: Equitable is growing! We are looking for a Lead Technology Manager IT Enterprise Architecture to join our IT Team! The Technology Manager role will manage and direct a cross-functional team that identifies recommends develops implements and supports IT solutions to support and enable strategic and tactical business goals and objectives. The role will manage and steward a set of technology assets within a technology platform in collaboration with business and IT roles on solution design and development of systems and applications that may depend on or are used by other platforms. The role will create and drive technical strategy and roadmaps for a set of technology assets within a technology platform. Now is an exciting time to join one of the Waterloo Areas Top Employer for 2025 and Southwestern Ontarios Top Employers for 2024!


What you will be doing:

• Own Platform assets:
  
  

• Sets technical vision and roadmap for assigned assets within a platform to support and enhance business outcomes
• Own the technical roadmap and deliver milestones for assigned assets by working closely with business development operations teams and Technical Platform Owner.
• Monitor steward and advance the technical health and performance of assigned assets
• Works with architects to develops the technology capability roadmap of assigned assets
• Manage the lifecycle of vendor platforms and overall vendor relationships
  
  

• Lead Solution Development or Service practicesprocesses:
  
  

• Enable and guide team to deliver high quality solutions and/or services in a sustainable and optimized manner
• Identify document continuously improve and implement end-to-end software/service development quality delivery and support processes
• Accountable to ensure technical standards guidelines and principles are upheld by team
• Own the technology KPIs and prioritization of assigned assets
  
  

• Team Talent Management:
  
  

• Sets direction and vision for the team.
• People management including hiring coaching recognizing mentoring and performance managing team members.
• Hold team members accountable for deliverables and high-quality work.
• Coordinate team member activities
• Monitor team productivity quality and morale.
• Spearheads and guides team through process implementation/changes.
  
  

What you will bring:

• 5 years hands of relevant business technology experience specifically in the Investments will be given to individuals who have worked with trading or benchmarking tools and Investments vendors such as StateStreet.
• 5 year of hands on experience supporting an enterprise platform and contributing to KPI monitoring and maintaining the health of technology.
• 2 years in a team leadership/management role;
• Strong understanding of the different types of investments.
• Post-secondary degreeor combination of equivalent education/experiencein the following or related discipline: computer science computer systems engineering software engineering
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Certification in Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as Zachman or TOGAF
• Enterprise Architecture platforms such as Abacus LeanIX Sparx Ardoq
• Visualization software such as MS Visio PowerPoint MIRO
• Experience in solution design within multiple technology layers from infrastructure middle wear digital front end integrations cloud security
• Experience in IT system management service level agreements vendor assessments setting key performance outcomes platform service options (SaaS PaaS).
• Ability to analyze business problems and align to technical requirement

Whats in it for you:

• A healthy work-life balance with employee wellness top of mind
• Annual bonus program annual vacation allowance and company-paid benefits program
• An additional paid volunteer day each year so you can spend time giving back to the community
• Immediate enrollment in the companys pension program with employer matching
• Employee resource groups that support an inclusive work environment
• Tuition support and specialized program assistance
• An onsite full-service cafeteria with a variety of daily options
• Discounts on company products and services and access to exclusive employee perks
• Regular EQ Together events focused on company togetherness and collaboration
  
  
  

As part of the recruitment/offer process you will be required to:

• Provide two professional references (minimum one supervisor and above)
• Undergo a criminal background check

This role is open due to an existing vacancy.

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