Job Description

At GE Appliances, a Haier company, we come together to make "good things, for life." As the fastest-growing appliance company in the U.S., we're powered by creators, thinkers and makers who believe that anything is possible and that there's always a better way. We believe in the power of our people and in giving them the freedom to explore, discover and build good things, together.
The GE Appliances philosophy, backed by three simple commitments defines the way we work, invent, create, do business, and serve our communities: we come together, we always look for a better way, and we create possibilities.
Interested in joining us on our journey?
The Director of Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a visionary leader responsible for aligning IT architecture with enterprise goals. This role focuses on functional alignment with business units, strategic planning across IT and operations, and governance over emerging technologies including Generative AI. The Director will guide architecture design, ensure platform and enterprise governance, and lead initiatives that drive innovation, efficiency, and digital transformation.
Position Director, Enterprise Architecture
Location USA, Louisville, KY
How You'll Create Possibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Planning & Enterprise Alignment

• Create actionable technology roadmaps in partnership with product owners and platform teams.
• Drive strategic vs. operational planning efforts and ensure alignment with enterprise objectives.
• Develop architectural guardrails to guide solution architecture, including GenAI platform integration.
• Design and maintain the future state architecture across business, application, data, and infrastructure domains.

Functional Enablement & Alignment

• Champion EA engagement with key business functions such as Supply Chain, Finance, Manufacturing Engineering, Global Shared Services, Operations, and the Digital Technology Center of Excellence (DTCoE).
• Lead architectural alignment in strategic functional initiatives like ERP transformation, smart factory architecture, IT/OT integration, Business Continuity (BC)/Disaster Recovery (DR), Ops modernization, application rationalization, and consumer data governance.
• The role involves close collaboration with functional leaders to map capabilities, define reference architectures, manage application portfolios, and ensure technology investments align with operational goals.
• Address cross-functional needs including privacy, security, and platform governance through architectural solutions.

Generative AI Development, Enablement & Governance

• Establish and maintain enterprise-wide architectural governance for GenAI usage, ensuring compliance, security, and responsible AI adoption.
• Define and maintain guiding principles for GenAI tool usage, API integrations, and application-level AI enablement.
• Partner with cybersecurity, legal, and platform engineering teams to ensure secure, policy-compliant use of GenAI across the organization.

Governance & Architecture Services

• Oversee the Architecture Review Board (ARB), project inductions, exception handling, and procurement reviews.
• Drive updates to architecture policies, CAB workflows, CMDB integrations, and standards enforcement.
• Promote governance in areas including authentication, SaaS strategy, infrastructure design, and data privacy.

EA Products, Tools, and Insights

• Lead productization of EA services including:

• Capability Center, Application 360, Architecture Repository, Tableau dashboards, and EA AI Applications
• Support cloud cost optimization, resource utilization tracking, and decision-support tooling.
• Enable cross-functional data collection and insight generation for AI-driven automation and architectural insights.

Cross-functional Collaboration & Enablement

• Partner with ITSM, EPMO, security, and business stakeholders to standardize architecture practices.
• Mentor architects and functional teams on EA practices, reuse strategies, and platform alignment.
• Foster a culture of architecture reusability, policy education, and cross-team collaboration enabling reference architecture, standards, guidelines and policies.

What You'll Bring to Our Team
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture or technology leadership.
• Strong experience with strategic planning, functional alignment, and governing emerging technologies.
• Working knowledge of AI/ML, including hands-on with NLP platforms and GenAI tools (e.g., GPT-based models, GCP AI Stack etc.).
• TOGAF Certified and familiarity with architecture platforms (e.g., Alfabet), DevOps tooling (e.g., GitHub), and cloud-native services.
• Experience creating AI governance policies and aligning with compliance and security standards.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional architecture teams in complex enterprise environments.

Our Culture
Our work is centered on our People and Culture as reflected in our Zero Distance philosophy and we recognize the importance of reaffirming our commitment to inclusion and diversity (I&D). This underscores our commitment to fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, connected, and empowered to contribute, while positioning our organization to adapt seamlessly to the evolving needs of our workforce and communities.
This reflects our dedication to creating solutions that: Empower colleagues by fostering an environment where all voices are heard, valued, and encouraged to contribute. Strengthen communities where we live and work. Reinforce a culture of belonging, purpose, and engagement. Reflect the diversity of the communities we serve through our workforce, products, and practices.
By further embedding Zero Distance into our People and Culture framework, we will continue to build a deeply connected organization. We are cultivating a culture of engagement, belonging, and connection, because while attracting new talent remains a priority, retention is a cornerstone of our strategy.
GE Appliances is a trust-based organization. It is important we offer our employees the flexibility they need to do their best work while balancing the needs of the business and individuals. When you join GE Appliances, you will have the opportunity to work with your leader to create a flexible work arrangement that balances the needs of the individual, team, and organization.
GE Appliances is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Appliances participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S
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