Sr Mgr IT Architecture

Medline Industries, LP • Northbrook, IL

2d • $154,000 - $231,000

About The Position

The Senior Manager of Enterprise Architecture is a leadership role within the Enterprise Architecture organization and reports to the Head of Enterprise Architecture. The role leads the Enterprise Architecture Office (EAO) and develops a high-impact Domain Architecture capability across the organization. This position provides direct leadership to Domain Architects and maintains dotted-line alignment with Solution Architects across IT portfolios operating in a federated model. The role ensures enterprise architecture governance, standards, and modernization initiatives are executed consistently across the enterprise while elevating modern architecture adoption.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field required.
• 12+ years of progressive IT experience, including 8+ years in enterprise or solution architecture roles.
• Experience with digital platforms and enterprise business application ecosystems.
• Experience mentoring senior technical professionals.
• Strong architectural judgment paired with excellent communication, influence, and conflict-management skills.
• Strong executive presence and ability to communicate with senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, drive outcomes, and operate effectively in evolving and complex environments
• Ability to influence senior delivery leaders and peer Enterprise Architects laterally across portfolios without relying on direct authority
• Ability to balance enterprise rigor with pragmatic delivery realities.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, or medical device environments strongly preferred.
• Experience leading architecture teams in Fortune 500 or large consulting environments delivering complex enterprise platforms across SAP, Tier 1 Supply Chain, Sales, Ecom, Manufacturing and Quality systems and Microsoft ecosystems preferred.
• Certified Enterprise Architect (TOGAF or equivalent) preferred.
• Cloud or Azure certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct leadership, coaching, and performance management for Domain Architects.
• Provide architectural direction and alignment for Solution Architects operating in a dotted-line relationship across IT portfolios.
• Establish clear decision rights and architecture accountability across enterprise, domain, and portfolio teams.
• Collaborate with senior IT and business leadership to align technology direction with enterprise strategy.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on enterprise technology direction, risk, and modernization priorities.
• Establish and operate enterprise architecture governance processes and review boards.
• Define and track EA KPIs, review coverage, and maturity metrics.
• Govern architecture standards lifecycle, exception management, and technical debt visibility.
• Maintain architecture policies, templates, and enterprise communication frameworks.
• Drive capability-based planning and Application Portfolio Management maturity.
• Ensure consistent enterprise architecture engagement across portfolios.
• Application Portfolio Management and LeanIX maturity.
• TIME-based rationalization and modernization efforts.
• Technology standards lifecycle management.
• Azure Cloud governance and compliance alignment.
• EA artifact and documentation standardization.
• Enterprise architecture maturity roadmap and reporting.
• Ensure design quality and readiness before governance forums.
• Strengthen executive communication and business framing skills.
• Instill enterprise-first thinking, lifecycle awareness, and ownership of outcomes.
• Increase collaboration and consistency across architecture teams.
• Guide a federated community of Portfolio Solution architects operating in dotted-line alignment to the role.
• Build credibility and voluntary alignment across the architecture community.
• Address architectural misalignment early through clear expectations, data driven decision frameworks minimizing the need for escalation
• Balance delivery velocity with long-term enterprise sustainability.
• Ensure architectural alignment with security, compliance, and regulatory expectations.
• Improve visibility into enterprise architecture risk and technical debt.

Benefits

• Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
• Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
• For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level