Director Enterprise Architecture

Empowered to live. Inspired to work. Compeer Financial is a member-owned cooperative located in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together team members with a variety of backgrounds and experiences to help provide financial services to support agriculture and rural communities. Join us in a culture that not only promotes meaningful work and professional development, but provides a flexible, hybrid work environment and excellent benefits, which empower you to thrive both personally and professionally. How we support you: Hybrid model – up to 50% work from home Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match) Benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life & AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness program & EAP Vacation, sick leave, holidays/floating holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off Learning and development programs Mentorship programs Cross-functional committee opportunities (i.e. Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.) Professional membership/certification reimbursement and more! Casual/seasonal & intern team members are not eligible for benefits except for state-mandated programs. To learn more about Compeer Financial visit www.compeer.com/careers . Where you will work (pick one): Open to location : This position offers a hybrid work option (up to 50%/40%/etc. remote) and is open to any Compeer office location in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin . Specified location(s): This position offers a hybrid work option (up to 50%/40%/etc. remote) and is based out of the X Y Z office location(s). General: This position offers a hybrid option to allow for occasional remote work, primarily working out of the X Y Z office location(s). Onsite: This position is located onsite, primarily working out of the X Y Z office location(s). The contributions you will make: This is an exciting opportunity to build and shape Enterprise Architecture at Compeer Financial. As Director, Enterprise Architecture, you’ll lead the continued development of our enterprise architecture practice while building and developing a high-performing team of architects. You’ll partner with senior business and technology leaders to turn strategy into clear architectural direction, influence where and how we invest in technology, and help simplify and modernize our technology landscape. With responsibility spanning business, application, data, infrastructure, cloud, and emerging technologies, you’ll have the opportunity to create the standards and practices that enable teams to move faster while building secure, scalable solutions for the future. A typical day: Build, coach, and develop a high-performing Enterprise Architecture team, creating a culture of collaboration, accountability, and architectural excellence. Partner with senior business and technology leaders to translate organizational priorities into target-state business capabilities, technology architecture, and investment decisions. Shape and evolve Compeer’s Enterprise Architecture strategy, including our approach to FinTech and AgTech. Establish practical architecture principles, standards, and governance across business, applications, data, infrastructure, cloud, and AI. Advance business architecture by connecting technology investments to business capabilities, outcomes, growth opportunities, and transformation priorities. Lead the Architecture Review Board, helping teams make thoughtful technology and solution decisions while balancing agility, risk, and enterprise standards. Partner with product and delivery teams to modernize our technology portfolio, reduce technical debt, and determine where legacy platforms should evolve or be simplified. Explore what’s next, including AI, automation, API-first integration, cloud, and other emerging technologies, and help determine where those capabilities can create meaningful business and client value. Th…