Enterprise Architect - Director

Job Level: Director

Job Function: Change Management

Location:

Charlotte, NC, US, 28202

Employment Type: Full Time

Requisition ID: 7318

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

Role Description

The Enterprise Architecture Lead is responsible for defining and governing enterprise-wide technology architecture standards that support business strategy, scalability, security, and regulatory compliance. This role provides architectural direction across application, data, integration, and infrastructure domains, ensuring technology solutions are aligned with enterprise principles and long-term strategic objectives.The position works closely with business leaders, delivery teams, and control functions to guide technology decisions, assess architectural risk, and promote consistent, sustainable design across the organization.

Role Objectives

Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles, standards, and reference architectures
Provide architectural oversight and guidance for major technology initiatives and solution designs
Evaluate proposed solutions for alignment with enterprise strategy, technical standards, and risk considerations
Partner with business, engineering, security, and infrastructure teams to translate business needs into architectural directionIdentify architectural gaps, technical debt, and risk areas, and recommend remediation strategies
Support governance and review forums by presenting architecture assessments, trade-offs, and recommendations
Promote standardization and reuse across platforms, applications, and integration patterns
Contribute to multi-year technology roadmaps aligned to business priorities and enterprise strategy
Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to inform architectural evolution and investment decisions

Qualifications and Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or large-scale technology delivery
Broad understanding of application architecture, data architecture, integration patterns, and cloud technologies
Experience operating in complex, regulated environments with strong governance and control requirements
Proven ability to assess architectural trade-offs across cost, risk, scalability, and time-to-market
Strong communication skills, with experience influencing senior technology and business stakeholders

Preferred

Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries
Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks and governance models
Experience supporting large, multi-region technology portfolios
Background in modernization, cloud adoption, or large-scale platform transformation initiatives

Additional Requirements

SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.