ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Lead the strategy, planning, and design of an end-state blueprint for CRM + ERP system architecture, and the sequence of steps to get there. Identify the most promising areas in which to retire technical debt, modernize the technical stack, integrate more scalably, improve capability more quickly,  Guide teams responsible for applications, integration, reporting & analytics how to simplify their landscape, reduce complexity and total cost of ownership, and increase agility to meet/exceed the business and financial goals of clients, and the company Serve as a primary escalation point for enterprise architecture, providing expert advice and solutions to complex issues. Guide teams in translating new business strategies into integrated, end-to-end technology solutions Design and chair architectural review milestones within the software development lifecycle Design architectural frameworks, standards, methods, and train colleagues to utilize them while solutioning Engage business & technical leaders, to secure broad commitment to adopting the to-be end-state blueprint, and methods to get there Break down barriers of silo’d thinking and local optimization of a single department or function, in favor of global, cross-functional, company-wide optimization. 
