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We are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do.We are a collegial, collaborative firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realize their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm’s client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm.\nIf you thrive in a collaborative environment that values exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptabililty, we invite you to consider joining our Information Technology department in our Chicago, New York, or London office as a Senior Manager: Enterprise Architecture.\nThe Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture leads the strategic design, governance, and evolution of the firm's technology landscape to support business objectives, modernization priorities, and long-term technology sustainability. The role serves as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders, aligning business capabilities, technology investments, vendor solutions, and AI-enabled opportunities with the firm's strategic direction.\nThe position is responsible for developing enterprise roadmaps, establishing architecture standards and governance processes, and providing forward-looking visibility into technology lifecycle, modernization, integration, and technical debt considerations. The role evaluates emerging technologies, guides technology and solution decisions, and helps ensure investments support both immediate business needs and long-term enterprise objectives.\nIn this capacity, the Senior Manager leads enterprise, solution, and integration architecture activities, collaborates with infrastructure, application, data, security, and governance teams, and drives architectural consistency, technology rationalization, and reusable design practices across the enterprise.\nResponsibilities\nEssential Functions:\nStrategic Architecture & Alignment\nDevelop and oversee future-state technology architecture and modernization strategies aligned with business objectives, capital planning and firm growth\nDesign enterprise architecture frameworks, governance models, and technology standards that translate business strategy into actionable technology roadmaps\nEnsure alignment between business capabilities, technology investments, and enterprise architecture principles through stakeholder engagement and governance processes\nModernization & Transformation Leadership\nLead IT modernization initiatives to reduce technical debt and support digital innovation\nGuide organizational responses to disruptive forces (including AI, cloud, and integration challenges) by assessing the impact of change initiatives on business outcomes\nLead application and platform modernization initiatives to reduce technical debt and improve business agility\nEvaluate AI-enabled technologies and solution patterns to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, governance requirements, and strategic objectives\nAdvance enterprise architecture practices to address AI governance, AI-enabled operating models, and responsible adoption of emerging technologies\nIntegration Architecture\nLead integration architecture and interface design across enterprise platforms, applications, and data domains\nEstablish integration standards and reusable patterns that reduce implementation risk and accelerate delivery\nMaintain enterprise integration inventories, architectural dependencies, and reference architectures\nIT Estate Management & Compliance\nAssess the health, sustainability, and strategic fit of the enterprise technology portfolio, recommending modernization, consolidation, and retirement plans\nEnsure architecture decisions align with cybersecurity requirements, regulatory obligations, and enterprise governance standards\nEvaluate architecture trade-offs across cost, risk, performance, security, and business value\nArchitecture Repository Management\nMaintain enterprise architecture repositories documenting systems, applications, technologies, integrations, processes, ownership, and dependencies\nTrack technology lifecycles, including adoption, support status, upgrade requirements, end-of-support milestones, and retirement planning\nDocument critical application attributes, ownership, classifications, vendor information, technical debt, service dependencies, and architectural relationships\n\nTechnology Portfolio & Lifecycle Management\nEstablish technology portfolio strategies that reduce redundancy, improve standardization, and optimize technology investments across the enterprise\nKey Deliverables:\nEnterprise business capabilities and technology roadmap\nArchitecture governance framework and compliance dashboard\nBusiness-IT alignment and architecture review program\nAI-enabled reference architectures and modernization roadmap\nTechnology change horizon and lifecycle dashboard\nPerforms other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives\nQualifications, Experience and Personal Attributes\nEducation/Training/Certifications:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Technology, or a related field\nProfessional certifications such as TOGAF, Certified Enterprise Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, or comparable architecture and cloud certifications are preferred\nStrategic & Technical Expertise\n10 years of IT and enterprise architecture experience, with 3+ years in leadership or senior individual contributor roles\nDeep expertise in enterprise architecture principles, governance frameworks, and business-technology alignment methodologies\nDemonstrated experience developing enterprise architecture artifacts, capability maps, technology roadmaps, reference architectures, and integration strategies\nExperience managing technology portfolios, technology lifecycles, and modernization strategies across complex environments\nExperience evaluating vendor technologies and conducting architectural due diligence\nStrong knowledge of enterprise applications, cloud architecture, and infrastructure \nSolid understanding of IT security, risk management, and regulatory compliance\nProficiency in Microsoft Office products\nBusiness & Financial Acumen\nProven ability to translate business strategy into technology recommendations and roadmaps\nExperience evaluating technology investment trade-offs, lifecycle costs, technical debt, and modernization priorities\nExperience working with C-suite and business unit leaders to align technology decisions with enterprise objectives\nAI Literacy & Modern Skill Set\nWorking knowledge of AI capabilities, AI governance principles, emerging AI technologies, and responsible adoption practices\nAbility to evaluate AI solutions for feasibility, risk, and strategic fit\nTrack record of adopting and applying emerging technologies\nInterpersonal & Strategic Leadership\nExceptional stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills\nStrong communication ability, can translate complex technical concepts for business audiences and vice versa\nDemonstrated ability to influence technology strategy, investment decisions, and architectural direction across organizational boundaries\nPerformance Traits:\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with all levels of the Firm and outside vendors\nAbility to work in a diverse team environment and effectively support the demanding needs of the Firm\nAbility to work under pressure, meet deadlines with shifting priorities\nMust be a self-starter with a high level of initiative\nStrong customer service skills, able to anticipate needs and exercise independent judgment \nStrong attention to detail, organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects \nMaintains confidentiality and exercises discretion\nExercises solid strategic thinking and problem-solving skills\nManagement Accountabilities:\nManages processes for direct reports in regards to performance appraisals, annual compensation, goal setting and performance counselling\nDemonstrated leadership and supervisory experience\nOperational budget analysis and recommendations\nConducts analysis of staffing levels and participation in the recruitment process\nAble to determine and implement change processes to improve workflow efficiencies\nProcess- and service-oriented with strong leadership and project management skills\nAble to set priorities and delegate in an efficient manner\nGeneral Duties\nPerforms other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives\nPhysical Requirements:\nMay require occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs. \nMay require travel to other offices as needed \nThis description is not exhaustive, and the Firm may modify it at any time at its sole discretion; nothing herein creates an employment contract or alters the at-will nature of employment.\nWe offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance, 401(k) savings plan, back-up childcare and eldercare, generous paid time off (PTO), as well as opportunities for professional development and growth.\nWe are committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with 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To request an accommodation related to the application process or interview, please email . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.\nMayer Brown works with select external search firms that have been vetted against our standards. Firms without a contract or agreement with Mayer Brown are not authorized to represent that they are working with the Firm, nor are they entitled to placement fees. Mayer Brown does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruiters. 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