Senior Director Enterprise Architecture

Location: US OH Akron Corp Hdqtrs

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

The Senior Director Enterprise Architecture will be responsible for working with senior business and digital leaders on the strategic evolution of technology roadmaps (across global functions) - Ensuring alignment with senior leaders (capital funding), business objectives and technology standards. This position is responsible to understand business processes (supported across functions and technology platforms), continuously evaluate technology trends and work with senior business leaders to define roadmaps which support short/long-term objectives (including process re-engineering, standardization, growth and cost efficiency). The incumbent plays a key leadership role in strategic cross-functional projects - Solving business problems and advancing the organization’s strategic objectives. He/She will lead the Business Relationship Managers, Technology Advisors and Solution Architects who support multiple business functions to plan and prioritize global demand, understand complex cross-functional business opportunities and offer solutions.

Job Duties / Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Architects and executes technology strategy across Goodyear's global enterprise.
• Partners with senior business and digital leaders to drive strategic technology evolution aligned with business objectives and technology standards. 
• Reduces technology debt across ERP, CRM, integration, and PLM platforms. Establishes AI-first architecture principles. Eliminates process waste through standardization.
• Works with members of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and senior business leaders (globally) to align technology solutions with business strategies. 
• Advises leadership on technologies which can solve cross-functional and complex business problems to advance the enterprise.
• Creates/Evolves a five to ten-year technology roadmap in support of global functional objectives and work with senior leadership to secure funding.

Platform Strategy and Modernization: 

• Leads next-generation ERP migration and defines target architecture integrating enterprise systems.
• Establishes modern integration patterns and rationalizes technology portfolio to reduce complexity and cost.

Agentic AI Architecture:

• Designs enterprise frameworks for autonomous AI agents across manufacturing, supply chain, and customer engagement.
• Establishes AI governance and data architecture standards.
• Partners with AI-native vendors to reimagine business processes.

Enterprise Information and Integration:

• Governs information architecture across platforms. Defines enterprise data models and ownership standards.
• Leads integration strategy, driving reusable services while reducing point-to-point complexity.

Security Architecture:

• Embeds cybersecurity principles (zero trust, defense-in-depth, least privilege) into all designs.
• Conducts risk assessments and partners with Cybersecurity and Compliance teams.

Business Transformation and Governance:

• Maps business processes, identifies standardization opportunities, and challenges custom development.
• Establishes architecture standards and reviews solution designs for compliance.

Key Experience

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, Technology or a related field.
• Desired: Master's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, Technology or a related field.
• Track record of success with technology modernization and rationalization (including transforming technology architecture towards a cloud based, scalable, API/ Microservices based architecture.
• Experience providing technology architecture thought leadership (e.g., tool selection, standards, strategic direction, etc.) having functioned as an Enterprise Architect or Chief Architect within a large global organization.
• History of introducing new/emerging technology to disrupt business models.

Key Skills

• 15+ years technology experience with 8+ years in enterprise architecture roles. Track record reducing technology debt, influencing senior executives.
• Proven track record leading large-scale ERP implementations in global manufacturing.  Extensive CRM platform experience and enterprise integration platform.
• Demonstrated experience architecting AI solutions at enterprise scale. Knowledge of agentic AI frameworks and autonomous system design.
• Understanding of manufacturing operations, supply chain processes, and IT/OT convergence.
• Inspires teams around architectural vision. Challenges status quo. Builds relationships as trusted advisor.
• Delivers results in matrixed global organizations.

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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 51 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to Goodyear.com.

If you need reasonable accommodation to complete the online application, or any other part of the employment process, please contact the Goodyear Candidate Care Line at 330.796.4500.

Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.