Director - Enterprise Architecture - NBC Universal - New York City

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ResponsibilitiesJob Summary

NBCUniversal is looking for a unique person – a passionate change agent who can influence and lead with ideas to join the new Strategy and Architecture organization within the NBCU Technology Organization. This individual will be a key source and will be the go to resource for technology related thought leadership for business stakeholders.


The EA’s Job Is To Optimize IT Along Three Dimensions

Across the enterprise to enable business outcomes
Throughout the technology portfolio to ensure technologies work together
Over time as technologies and the demands of the business evolve

The Director Enterprise Architect will be responsible for the definition, communication and governance of target Enterprise Architecture blueprints (including Principles, Standards, Reference Architecture Models, Patterns, Guidelines etc.). This requires the ability to facilitate architecture decisions on topics and gaps and sponsoring the development of common reusable enterprise IT assets for use across the full breadth of different business units within NBCUniversal.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides guidance to NBCUniversal in Enterprise Architecture principles, helps lead the organization in implementation of standard processes and procedures
• Works closely with leadership in the development of the Global IT strategic plan
• Ensure compliance processes supporting NBCUniversal’s system applications, data integrity and IT operating controls
• Tracks appropriate metrics to gauge success of department goals and service levels

Specific Responsibilities

• Responsible for the definition and communication of the Target Enterprise Architecture blueprints (including Principles, Standards, Reference Architecture Models, Patterns, Guidelines etc.)
• Facilitate architecture decisions on topics and gaps
• Development and support of Governance and Compliance processes
• Sponsor the development of common reusable enterprise IT assets for use across different business solutions.
• Review proposed technology platform changes for alignment and conformance with architectural guidance (blueprints, principles, etc.)
• Assess the efficiency and effectiveness of methods and practices across IT functional disciplines and drive continuous improvement
• Contribute to security and risk assessment activities
• Contribute to the ongoing refresh of the IT Strategy
• Contribute to the ongoing optimization of the staffing model of projects through recommendations of in house, contractor and outsourced staffing models of IT functional disciplines

Business Insights And Leadership

• Build strong relationships with cross functional team members and project sponsors
• Propose recommendations and utilize best practices to improve processes with a focus on control efficiency.
• Work closely with business partners to obtain buy in and assist the business in implementing proposed changes.

Qualifications

• Assist with the facilitation of discussions with business owners and subject matter experts to gain a detailed understanding of business processes Qualifications/Requirements• Bachelors degree in computer science, engineering or related field or equivalent experience required

• Experience in an EA position within a global corporation
• Minimum of 10 years of related experience in technology architecture positions
• Strong broad-based architectural focus, technical vision and technical leadership skills
• Extensive experience developing architectural models, viewpoints and blueprints with depth in one or more of the subdisciplines of business architecture, application architecture, information architecture and technical architecture and breadth across all disciplines
• Knowledge of, and in depth experience with, more than one major IT discipline (e.g., distributed computing, networks, financial applications design and development, IT security and business recovery).
• Experience working with off-shore development teams
• Experience performing business systems analysis
• Demonstrated success in delivering projects on time, on budget and according to client expectations
• Strong project management, analytical, problem-solving, and decision making skills
• Knowledge of IT processes, general controls, project management (Agile) and system development life cycles
• Excellent management and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders – Business partners, IT project team members
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Strong motivator and team player
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally

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