Director, Enterprise Portfolio Architect

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KPMG is currently seeking an Enterprise Portfolio Architect to join our Digital Nexus Technology organization.

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and guidance in the development, specification, and communication of the firm's enterprise architecture and strategy for the Talent and Culture (T&C) portfolio with Workday being the primary HCM system; Plan for improving the portfolio set through technology and embedding AI in the designed solutions
• Oversee, research, and manage the development of roadmaps, which include product selection, projects, and milestones aligned to the Talent and Culture portfolio strategy
• Develop an enterprise architecture strategy and approach for the entire portfolio of HR applications and processes using Workday as the primary HCM platform; facilitate organizational change by defining technical strategies for the portfolio, support an ability to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, provide increased value and capabilities, reduce risks, and increase security; act as a stakeholder and support the building of reference architecture and patterns for improved efficiency and delivery of business value
• Communicate best practices by giving presentations and authoring content aimed at educating others about standards, strategies, and otherwise defined best practices; drive closure to technology decisions and support plans to deliver improvements in technology at KPMG
• Evaluate firmwide strategies and business demands to determine what software, integration technologies, system architectures, and patterns should be employed to meet business objectives efficiently; evaluation of the technology may require a single solution or matrixed evaluation of multiple solutions through research, proof of concept, or scoped testing
• Provide technical design, patterns and architectural leadership, including documenting and diagramming the logical, physical, and process views across multiple technology domains; collaborate with project teams to assist in delivery of the solution implementation by providing guidance as needed to application, engineering, and operations teams 
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum ten years of recent Enterprise Architecture experience with HCM focus to include the implementation of multiple major transformation programs, specifically using Workday; must have strong background in implementing Enterprise solutions using Workday for core HR processes, Talent Development, Payroll and their supporting ecosystem solutions
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred; minimum twelve years of relevant professional experience; Certifications in TOGAF; excellent Diagramming skills (Visio, Lucid chart etc.); prior experience working with SAP LeanIX EAM is preferred
• Able to set goals and participate in strategic initiatives for a team; ability to foster the development of high-performance teams and interface with all levels of the organization; capacity to participate in development of resource plans and structures and influence organizational priorities
• Ability to effectively develop presentations and present ideas and proposals to all levels of management and technical expertise
• Excellent verbal/written communication, collaboration, analytical and presentation skills to lead an environment driven by customer service and teamwork
• Applicant must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H 1B, L 1, TN, O 1, E 3, H 1B1, F 1, J 1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)