We Put the World on Vacation

At Travel + Leisure Co., our mission is simple: to put the world on vacation. With a focus on vacation ownership, travel memberships, and exchange programs, we’re shaping the future of leisure travel by creating new possibilities for vacationers. Innovation and growth keep our work interesting and fun. Every day is a chance to learn something new and turn vacation inspiration into exceptional experiences for millions of travelers worldwide.

The Enterprise Architect is responsible for helping to maximize the Travel and Leisure’s investment and use  of technology as a strategic enabler of corporate goals and objectives. As a member of the Enterprise Architecture team, you develop and guide the implementation of business aligned IT strategic plans to achieve maximum business benefits across T+L’s business units. The Enterprise Architect will strategically design, develop, and implement the IT Portfolio, models, roadmaps, and best practices for enterprise-level capabilities, applications, information and their supporting technologies. Deliver roadmaps that enhance T+L’s operational efficiency and provide visionary guidance for enterprise business solutions. This role guides high-impact projects and programs to assure that these initiatives are well architected and aligned with T+L Enterprise Architecture.

How You'll Shine:

• Deliver enterprise architecture artifacts that guide enterprise solution development, simplification and consistency across the IT portfolio

• Participate in operating the Enterprise Architecture planning process and the integration of these processes across the WD's Business and IT organization. Maintain master plans, TCO, investment analysis, roadmaps and transition plans for the sales and marketing business domain

• Create and maintain strategic business capability roadmaps, linking IT systems and services to the capabilities they enable in conjunction with WD business stakeholders

• Partner with IT managers and project portfolio management team to develop project demand that support roadmaps.

• Develop and ensure compliance with architecture principles and standards for the various systems and components based on enterprise strategies, reference architectures, and design patterns

• Establish and maintain architecture review processes and technology reference model (TRM) for the enterprise

• Provide leadership to technical and functional working groups within the organization.

• Ensure project uses target architecture models, and roadmaps to drive project designs and deliverables. Participate in key project design reviews as part of the methodology process to ensure project designs adhere to EA guidelines

• Collaborate and consult with architecture team architects to assure projects align with the target enterprise architecture. Work with providers of software, hardware products and consulting services

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree.

• MBA preferred.

• Experience or certification with one or more Enterprise Architecture Frameworks such as Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF), DoDAF, Zachman or TOGAF Frameworks is a plus

• Certification with one or more leading technology frameworks and platforms is a plus

• Proven ability to communicate architecture, business strategies to senior management leadership/staff.

• Good business acumen, ability to understand business processes, challenges and manage stake holder expectations is required.

• Solid understanding and execution of business architecture & business processes

• Business and Technical capability based thinking and planning

• Strong Project Management with track record of on-time, on budget and high quality implementations

• Demonstrate knowledge of architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Gartner, Zachman)

• Demonstrate knowledge and experience with EA tools or similar products like Mega, LeanIX, Alfabet Planning or Troux.

• Understand software architectures, frameworks, design patterns, infrastructure architecture and design, and data modeling.

• Knowledge of n-tier design and e-business technologies such as application servers, web server, portals, personalization, content management, web transaction processing, backend integration, middleware and messaging.

• Ability to define Target Enterprise Architecture that promotes reliability, maintainability, scalability, and flexibility based on business needs, technical architecture requirements and best practices, data integration/interoperability requirements.

• 10+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience with comprehensive experience  in enterprise strategy, architecture, engineering, and operations

• Significant Enterprise Architecture experience, e.g. operating as an EA in large organizations  with complex multi-application IT landscapes

• Minimum of 5 years in role of an enterprise architect. Ability to estimate the business and financial benefits of architecture

• Proven success in strategic management, leadership, planning and organizational skills required.

Experience equivalent to the education requirement may be accepted in lieu of the education requirement.

How You'll Be Rewarded:

We offer a diverse range of comprehensive health and welfare benefits to associates who work 30 or more hours per week to meet your needs and support you throughout your career with us. Travel + Leisure Co. benefits include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life and accident coverage
• Disability
• Depending on position, paid time off, parental leave and holidays (speak to your recruiter for additional information)
• Wish day paid time to volunteer at an approved organization of your choice
• 401k with employer match (subject to eligibility requirements, including tenure - speak to your recruiter for additional information)
• Legal and identify theft plan
• Voluntary income protection benefits
• Wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance

Where Memories Start with You

Hospitality is at the heart of all we do at Travel + Leisure Co. Here, you’ll find an inclusive environment where we deliver excellence and take time to have fun, celebrate together, and support one another. We're always looking ahead to what’s next and how we can strengthen our business, its neighboring communities, and the customer experience. Join our global team and build a career where memories start with you.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applications will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to MyCareer@travelandleisure.com, including the title and location of the position for which you are applying.