Enterprise Architect, Corporate

Enterprise Architect

Ready to build whats next with one of the worlds most iconic brands

Why Join Subway

At Subway we are not standing still. We are building.

This is a business focused on what matters most: growing franchisee profitability strengthening our brand and creating long-term value. The people who thrive here are the ones who want to make a real impact.

You will not just do the work. You will shape it.

We move fast. We think like owners. We make decisions that matter. We hold ourselves to a high standard because what we do directly impacts thousands of franchisees around the world.

If you bring energy accountability and a bias for action you will fit right in.

We take the work seriously but we also know the best results come from teams that support each other celebrate wins and show up ready to build something better every day.

This is your chance to be part of whats next.

About the Role:

The Enterprise Architect enables business and IT leaders to make investment decisions that balance and prioritize current operational demands disruptions and opportunities with the organizations longer-term strategic vision. Expertise in finance coupled with knowledge of legacy systems and modern ERP platforms will be instrumental in driving innovation and efficiency across our corporate technology landscape. The Enterprise Architect defines the technology strategy for the enterprise and the individual business domains based on Subways business strategy. Furthermore the Enterprise Architect develops principles standards roadmaps guidance and best practices to effectively support the delivery of that technology.

Enterprise Architecture Strategy

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of the current technology landscape including applications infrastructure data architecture and integration points.
• Develop a strategic roadmap for modernizing corporate technology assets prioritizing initiatives based on business value risk and feasibility.
• Work directly with business and IT leaders to understand long-term business needs and help them understand how technology tradeoffs influence strategy.
• Direct the research and evaluation of emerging technologies industry and market trends.
• Lead the development of enterprise architectures to support emerging business strategies.
• Develop and manage enterprise capability models & technology roadmaps.

Enterprise Architecture Development

• Develop and manage Enterprise Reference Architectures.
• Facilitate the co-creation of conceptual logical and physical architectures across cloud network security and privacy.
• Develop and communicate Enterprise Architecture principles standards and guidelines across IT delivery teams.
• Develop and maintain current & target state Enterprise Architectures.
• Develop and maintain Enterprise Architecture roadmaps.

Enterprise Architecture Governance

• Develop and communicate architectural policies standards guidelines and procedures.
• Conduct project solution architecture assessments to ensure that the standards and best practices are being followed. Provide recommendations to address non-compliance items.
• Develop and maintain strategic technology evaluation and technical debt tracking processes.
• Lead Architecture Review Board and ensure that solutions are compliant with target-state architecture models.
• Actively participate in architecture communities of practice and workgroups for Subway functional (e.g. finance digital restaurant tech) and architecture domains (e.g. data security cloud infrastructure & operations).

Solution Development

• Coordinate with Solution Architects across IT domains to ensure alignment with target state architecture and partner with project teams to solve complex architectural challenges within the existing business constraints.
• Review project/product architectures and make design decisions collaboratively with the domain Solution Architects.
• Advise on options risks costs versus benefits system impacts and technology priorities.
• Collaborate with project/product management and IT leaders to ensure progress towards architectural alignment with project goals and requirements.
• Develop and promote best practices patterns and reference implementations for application security.
• Support corporate and customer IAM platform architecture development.

Enterprise Architecture Reporting

• Report on progression of capabilities in relation to the future state architecture.
• Develop and report on the utilization of design patterns re-usable services and acceleration of velocity.
• Define and report on health of technology landscape.

Qualifications (some examples listed below):

• Education: Bachelors Degree required in Computer Science or related field; Masters Degree preferred
• 10 years of professional experience as a developer and/or manager in an Application Systems Database or Integration Team in different industries
• 5 years of experience working with system architecture from legacy on-premise web cloud and modern as-a-service with foundational technologies and multiple (1000s) outlets
• 10 years of relevant work experience including consulting and general industry experience
• 3 years of experience managing staff preferred
• Deep understanding of corporate finance principles including Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) general ledger management and financial reporting
• Familiarity with modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as SAP S/4HANA Oracle Cloud ERP or Workday Financial Management
• Advanced level production-proven technical competency in one of the major enterprise development platforms (.NET Java etc.)
• Advanced level System Architecture and Design skills and experience
• Advanced level Systems Integration skills and experience
• Advanced interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to effectively communicate abstract concepts in verbal written and visual forms at most levels in the organization
• Ability to translate technical information into business language and concepts
• Ability to effectively collaborate in a geographically distributed environment
• Well-developed understanding of and appreciation for organizational mission values and goals and consistent application of this knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to develop technology strategies that support IT and business strategies
• Experience identifying analyzing and proposing IT investment opportunities
• Experience in the discovery analysis and application of industry trends
• Experience identifying analyzing and mitigating technology risks
• Effective at working with external partners and vendors
• Excellent Team Player

What do we offer

• Insurance Plans (Medical Life)
• Pension/401K/RSP (country specific)
• Competitive Bonus
• Mobility Allowance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Company Holidays
• Volunteering time
• And More..

Compensation: The base pay range for this role is $158900- $198600 annually

Pay within this range will be determined in good faith based on job-related factors which may include skills experience education/training location and internal equity.

Required Experience:

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