Consulting – Other Consulting – Products & Platforms – Chief Platform & Technology Officer – Senior Manager

Technology – Architecture – Enterprise Architecture – Senior Manager

This role sits within the rapidly growing Products and Platforms practice at EY. Think of Products and Platforms as a start-up with backing of EY’s brand and depth. We are a product-led team building innovative products and solutions, working on global teams and sharing our learnings across teams and sectors. We respect differing opinions and empower each other to take a product mindset in everything we do, and we are confident making and communicating decisions that will drive scalable business and generate sustainable revenue streams. The practice owns the product development lifecycle for a comprehensive suite of solutions that deliver unparalleled value and transformative outcomes to our clients. We’ve outpaced our competition with both our investments and solutions and we’re looking for a strong Senior Manager to join our team.

The opportunity

We are looking to bring a dynamic Chief Platform & Technology Officer to the team to run the overall operations, development and strategy as it relates to the platforms within the Products & Platforms, team, one being Nexus. This role will sit on the Core P&P Leadership team and collaborate closely with the Head of Strategy and Operations, Commercialization Lead, Chief Product Officer, and other leadership closely, reporting to the America’s CNS P&P Lead and Global Nexus Lead.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Manager in Enterprise Architecture, you will be at the forefront of designing architectural standards and governance approaches, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategies and processes. You will collaborate with research and development divisions to identify and establish target state blueprints and architecture vision for the enterprise. This role will challenge you to navigate complex processes, solutions, and projects while maintaining a focus on quality and risk management.

• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Develops solutions to complex problems and recommends changes to policies that affect the immediate work area and possibly the business function within own area/department

Skills and attributes for success

To excel as a Senior Manager in Enterprise Architecture, a blend of robust technical knowledge and sharp business acumen is essential. The ability to develop architectural guidelines, identify industry trends, and design data architecture are just a few of the technical skills that will make a significant impact. On the business side, skills such as

• Building and managing relationships, commercial astuteness, and communicating with impact are crucial for success.
• Leveraging that expertise to drive outcomes, manage change effectively, and lead teams towards achieving strategic objectives.
• Responsible for the overall development and ongoing maintenance of the Nexus Operating System (OS), with pods and/or PO’s of pods reporting into this role
  • Event Microservices
  • Adopt (currently MAP, NDS, Config Studio, Ops Console, Hub, Dev Portal)
  • Connect (specifically the maintenance of existing/harvesting from solutions)
  • Data (currently out of scope)
• Responsible for a clearly defined, multi-year roadmap of all platform assets
• Responsible for the support model for Nexus OS (ex. What releases are supported, communication of major, minor, and patch releases)
• Infrastructure cost management and optimization of Platform (hosting, maintaining, etc.)
• Informed of new front door solutions to provide insights on existing assets which may be leveraged or extended and provide point of view on new assets which should become part of the Platform
• Responsible for delivery metrics (balanced scorecard)
  • Quality
  • Backlog/Roadmap depth and readiness
• Responsible for the support guilds which exist across sectors
  • Solution Architecture guild (incl. overall arch approach)
  • DevOps guild (incl. overall DevOps cost/optimization)
  • Performance Testing guild
  • UX guild
  • Scrum master guild
• Responsible for the global architectural strategy, approach, and conformance which all sectors should adhere to
  • Example 1: Health adoption of Nexus Event
  • Example 2: Alignment of CT FSO, CT Consulting, P&P, etc.
  • Example 3: Industry Cloud Approach
• Key stakeholder in the Product Council and Core Leadership meetings
• Responsible for delivery metrics (balanced scorecard)
  • Overall quality (all sectors + platform)
  • Overall conformance (all sectors)
  • Overall health (all sectors + platform)
• Responsible for the sector solution maintenance approach
• Informed of overall alliances approach with delivery metrics on key alliances (usage, readiness, etc.)
• Coordination with sales, Chief Operating Officer (COO), and Chief Delivery Officer (CDO)

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree required (4-year degree); master's degree preferred
• Experience typically preferred: no less than 5 - 7 years relevant experience
• Architectural Guidelines / Handbook Development
• Business and Industry Trend Identification
• Data Architecture Design and Modelling
• Enterprise IT Architecture
• IT Standards and Governance
• Platform Architecture
• Solution Architecture Design

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Proven ability to navigate operational and organizational dynamics.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing teams across multiple activities.
• Strong analytical skills and knowledge of best practices.

What we look for

We are looking for candidates who are not only skilled in their technical abilities but also exhibit strong leadership qualities and the ability to drive outcomes. Top performers in this role are those who demonstrate critical thinking, emotional agility, and a passion for driving innovation within the enterprise architecture landscape.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.