Job description

Old National Bank has been serving clients and communities since 1834. With over $70 billion in total assets, we are a regional powerhouse deeply rooted in the communities we serve. As a trusted partner, we thrive on helping our clients achieve their goals and dreams, and we are committed to social responsibility and investing in our communities through volunteering and charitable giving. We continually seek highly motivated and talented individuals as our people are critical to our success. In return, we offer competitive compensation with our salary and incentive program, in addition to medical, dental, and vision insurance. 401K, continuing education opportunities and an employee assistance program are also included in our benefit suite. Old National also offers a variety of Impact Network Groups led by team members who are passionate about driving engagement, creating awareness of diverse backgrounds and experiences, and building inclusion across the organization. We offer a unique opportunity to join a growing, community and client-focused company that is firmly rooted in its core values. Position Summary This role is responsible for defining and advancing the enterprise architecture strategy and vision across Old National Bank, in partnership with and reporting to the Chief of Architecture. The candidate maintains core architecture artifacts across domains (e.g., capability maps, application maps, technology roadmaps), develops architecture vision and implementation roadmaps, and is accountable for the quality, consistency, and performance of the enterprise architecture. As a technical expert and authority within the financial services industry, this position applies leadership and advice across multiple technologies and drives standardization, simplification, and integration in the bank's technical strategies. The candidate owns the architecture standards, governance, and review processes that guide how technology is built, executed, and delivered at the bank. Identifying and applying key industry trends in processes, methodologies, and tools is also expected. In addition to technical expertise, the candidate leverages strong communication and relationship-building skills, working with IT leaders and business executives across the bank to gain stakeholder buy-in through effective communication and influence. Salary Rang The salary range for this position is $127,900 - $258,600 per year. Final compensation will be determined by location, skills, experience, qualifications and the career level at which the position is filled. Key Accountabilities Strategic and technical acumen • Advise the Chief of Architecture and the CIO leadership team on matters of technical strategy to ensure the bank has a clearly defined technology and service strategy aligned with the long-term strategic goals of the business. • Ensure the documentation of all architecture design and analysis work, and lead the development and execution of a communication and education plan for the enterprise architecture. • Lead and conduct technology governance of enterprise solutions through architecture review processes, including an enterprise architecture governance committee, establishing review thresholds, decision rights, and escalation paths. • Own the enterprise application portfolio and its lifecycle, applying application portfolio management disciplines and tooling. In partnership with business and IT owners, establish metrics to measure the health of line-of-business application portfolios and drive rationalization, modernization, and investment decisions. Delivery of key business initiatives from concept to implementation • Support the delivery of key business initiatives from concept to implementation. • Drive ongoing improvements to quality, security, and application performance. • Provide subject matter expertise across technology domain areas, such as cloud, enterprise integration, security, core banking, and payments. • Maintain an ongoing awareness of emerging trends and developments in technology. • Plan and drive short- and long-term strategies for retiring certain legacy tools, technologies, and applications. Governance and standards • Define, publish, and maintain enterprise architecture standards, principles, and reference architectures, and ensure their consistent application across lines of business. • Establish and steward the architecture governance framework (e.g., TOGAF), including architecture compliance, architecture contracts, and roadmap alignment appropriate to a regulated financial institution. • Lead the architecture community of practice, coaching and aligning solution and domain architects to common standards regardless of their reporting line. Leadership and Management • Manage resource utilization effectively and hold the architecture function accountable to achieve expectations. • Manage relationships with strategic partners to identify new and innovative ways to deliver business outcomes with technology. • Engage and gain the trust of all pertinent stakeholders including senior business executives, product managers, business analysts, development managers, and technical experts. • Assist in the financial management of the department fiscal plan. • Conduct financial and estimation reviews, and review vendor contracts/SOWs as needed. Qualifications and Education Requirements • Master's or Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, systems analysis, or a related field of study, or equivalent experience. • Fifteen or more years of experience in some combination of the following disciplines: business or information solutions, technical architecture, application development, middleware, information analysis, and database management. • Financial services / banking industry background, including familiarity with the regulatory environment governing financial institutions. • Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT service management, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks. • Hands-on experience with an EA governance framework (e.g., TOGAF or Zachman) and with facilitating an enterprise architecture governance committee or equivalent architecture review process. Relevant framework certification preferred. • Experience with application portfolio management tooling and practices. • Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT, predictive analytics, and emerging generative and agentic AI capabilities. • Willingness to travel occasionally as required to support enterprise initiatives and stakeholder engagement. Competencies • Communication : Applies active listening and skillful questioning to understand the situation, needs, and desired outcomes. Effectively shares information and ideas with self-awareness and self-management. Understands who will be affected by an issue or change and keeps all stakeholders informed. Communicates proactively; confronts and overcomes resistance through influence and negotiation; able to justify technical strategy to a broad range of audiences. • Collaboration : Actively seeks, develops, and maintains trusted relationships to achieve business goals. Proactively shares knowledge, ideas, and suggestions to accomplish mutual goals. • Drive and Execution : Actively seeks ways to improve current methods, systems, processes, and procedures. Focuses on ways to succeed and monitors progress against performance expectations. Committed to achieving goals, overcoming obstacles, and continuously learning. • Client Leadership : Asks effective questions to understand and clarify needs and ensure the client is at the forefront of everything the team does. Exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills. Old National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer focused on fostering an inclusive workplace and committed to hiring a workforce comprised of diverse backgrounds, cultures and thinking styles. As such, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have an agreement signed by the Director of Talent Acquisition, SVP, to fill a specific position. Our culture is firmly rooted in our core values. We are optimistic. We are collaborative. We are inclusive. We are agile. We are ethical. We are Old National Bank. Join our team!

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Key Accountabilities
Strategic and technical acumen
Ensure the documentation of all architecture design and analysis work, and lead the development and execution of a communication and education plan for the enterprise architecture.
Delivery of key business initiatives from concept to implementation
Support the delivery of key business initiatives from concept to implementation.
Drive ongoing improvements to quality, security, and application performance.
Provide subject matter expertise across technology domain areas, such as cloud, enterprise integration, security, core banking, and payments.
Maintain an ongoing awareness of emerging trends and developments in technology.
Plan and drive short- and long-term strategies for retiring certain legacy tools, technologies, and applications.
Governance and standards
Define, publish, and maintain enterprise architecture standards, principles, and reference architectures, and ensure their consistent application across lines of business.
Establish and steward the architecture governance framework (e.g., TOGAF), including architecture compliance, architecture contracts, and roadmap alignment appropriate to a regulated financial institution.
Lead the architecture community of practice, coaching and aligning solution and domain architects to common standards regardless of their reporting line.
Leadership and Management
Manage resource utilization effectively and hold the architecture function accountable to achieve expectations.
Manage relationships with strategic partners to identify new and innovative ways to deliver business outcomes with technology.
Engage and gain the trust of all pertinent stakeholders including senior business executives, product managers, business analysts, development managers, and technical experts.
Assist in the financial management of the department fiscal plan.
Conduct financial and estimation reviews, and review vendor contracts/SOWs as needed.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
Master's or Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, systems analysis, or a related field of study, or equivalent experience.
Financial services / banking industry background, including familiarity with the regulatory environment governing financial institutions.
Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT service management, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
Experience with application portfolio management tooling and practices.

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