Manager Job

ROLE PURPOSE

The aim is to state the overall significance of the job from the organization’s perspective.

To lead and manage Corporate Architecture activities by defining enterprise architecture direction, governing solution architecture practices, and ensuring alignment between technology solutions and business objectives. The role oversees architecture standards, technology selection, and architectural governance to support scalable, secure, and cost-effective technology capabilities across Elm.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & ACTIVITIES

This section describes the principal outputs required from the job.

Key Accountabilities

Key Activities

1. Enterprise Architecture Strategy & Governance

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture strategy, principles, and standards aligned with organizational objectives.
• Ensure alignment and compliance of technology solutions with enterprise architecture frameworks and governance standards.
• Lead architecture governance activities and ensure adherence to approved architectural practices.

2. Solution Architecture Oversight

• Oversee the design and review of technology solutions across projects and initiatives.
• Guide implementation teams to ensure alignment with approved solution architectures.
• Ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance of technology solutions.

3. Technology Optimization & Innovation

• Optimize technology stacks and architecture components to improve efficiency and reduce complexity.
• Lead the evaluation and selection of technologies, platforms, and architecture solutions.
• Support the integration of emerging technologies into the enterprise landscape.

4. Architecture Risk & Compliance Management

• Identify and manage architecture-related risks and dependencies.
• Ensure technology solutions comply with architecture standards, security requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Support mitigation planning for architecture and technology risks.

5. Strategic Projects & Transformation Support

• Support major projects and transformation initiatives through architectural guidance and oversight.
• Ensure architecture considerations are embedded throughout project lifecycles.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business and operational needs.

6. Architecture Roadmaps & Repository Management

• Maintain enterprise architecture roadmaps and ensure alignment with technology direction and strategic priorities.
• Oversee architecture repositories, standards, and documentation.
• Ensure architecture artifacts are accurate, updated, and auditable.

7. People Management

• Manage the activities and work of subordinates and evaluate their performance by providing formal and informal feedback to ensure that all work within a specific area is carried out in an efficient manner and in accordance with set individual targets.
• Stimulate subordinates and manage the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices taking into account ‘international best practice’, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.

8. Policies, Processes & Procedures

• Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
• Comply with all relevant safety, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment

9. Information Security

• Comply with all relevant information Security practices and standards to ensure data integrity and confidentiality