Head of Enterprise Architecture

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Job Description

Head of Enterprise Architecture

The Enterprise Architect Leader is responsible for designing, maintaining, and evolving the bank’s enterprise architecture strategy to align technology investments with business goals and ensuring the enterprise-wide technology architecture to support digital banking transformation, regulatory compliance, and customer‑centric innovation. This role ensures that IT systems and infrastructure align with the strategic goals of the bank, enabling secure, scalable, and efficient banking operations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Strategic Architecture Leadership : Develop and maintain a comprehensive enterprise architecture strategy aligned with banking business objectives; Modernize the architecture practices, methods and digitize the architectural processes within the organization; Develop the framework for reference architectures, patterns and best practices to enable rapid solution delivery.
• Technology Governance & Compliance : Ensure architectural compliance with financial regulations (e.g., FFIEC, PCI‑DSS, GDPR); Establish and enforce architecture standards, policies, and governance frameworks.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement : Partner with business units, risk management, and compliance teams to align technology with operational needs; Facilitate architecture review boards and guide solution architects across banking domains (e.g., retail, commercial, payments).
• Innovation & Emerging Technologies : Evaluate and implement emerging technologies such as AI / ML in fraud detection, blockchain for secure transactions, and cloud‑native banking solutions; Drive innovation in areas like open banking, API ecosystems, and real‑time payments.
• Team Leadership & Development : Lead a team of enterprise and solution architects, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Benefits

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The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range : $214,795.00 - $252,700.00.

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and / or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

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