Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture & Digital Enablement

Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture & Digital Enablement

YMCA of the North – Minneapolis, Minnesota

Enterprise Digital Leadership | Architecture & Integration Stewardship | Cross-Functional Enablement | Mission-Driven Technology

The YMCA of the North is seeking a Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture & Digital Enablement to serve as the enterprise steward for digital capability across one of the largest and most complex YMCA associations in the country. This leader will help shape how technology, architecture, and digital solutions come together to support staff, leaders, and mission delivery across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

The salary range for this position is at $127,000 - $170,000 annually. We take into consideration an individual’s background and experience in determining salary; therefore, base pay offered may vary considerably depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The compensation package includes a wide range of other benefits and earned time off that vary depending on part‑time or full‑time status.

In‑Person Attendance Requirement:

Candidates must be located within reasonable commuting distance and able to adjust their schedule as needed to support regular, often daily, in‑person collaboration.

The Enterprise Architecture & Digital Enablement Senior Director operates in a complex, enterprise‑wide digital and technology landscape and is accountable for shaping, sequencing, and translating our strategy into practical, working digital capability across the YMCA of the North. The incumbent is accountable for the effectiveness and evolution of the enterprise architecture and digital enablement program across the Y. This role blends hands‑on technical leadership, enterprise architecture stewardship, and cross‑functional partnership to improve how work gets done across the Y.

The position focuses on reducing manual effort, strengthening enterprise data and integration foundations, governing architectural coherence, and enabling secure, scalable digital solutions that support staff, leaders, and mission delivery. Serve as the enterprise steward for architecture, integration, and digital enablement practices and provides senior‑level advisory input on digital investment, platform evolution, and sequencing decisions. The position is enterprise in scope and succeeds through partnership, influence, and disciplined delivery rather than centralized control.

• Partner with senior leaders across Finance, People and Culture, Operations, Strategy, Innovation, and Technology to translate enterprise priorities into executable digital and architectural solutions
• Co‑facilitate the development and evolution of the enterprise digital strategy in partnership with the Chief Business Officer and senior leadership
• Lead, govern, and ensure enterprise‑wide accountability for architecture alignment across platforms, initiatives, and investments
• Define and evolve practical architectural principles, integration patterns, and guardrails that enable consistent, responsible solution delivery across the enterprise
• Advise executive and senior leadership on digital investment sequencing, architectural trade‑offs, and enterprise risk considerations
• Provide architectural input into budgeting, modernization initiatives, and major platform decisions
• Develop and maintain a multi‑year roadmap for enterprise architecture and digital enablement aligned to strategic priorities
• Identify high‑friction, manual, or fragile processes across the Y and design practical digital solutions to reduce workload and execution risk
• Design, build, or guide the delivery of secure, scalable automations and integrations using low‑code and integration platforms, applied selectively to high‑impact use cases
• Strengthen enterprise data foundations to support reliable reporting, dashboards, and data‑informed decision‑making
• Foster integration across core platforms to improve data flow, reduce duplication, and eliminate single points of failure
• Balance usability, security, governance, and risk in architectural and solution decisions
• Improve documentation, knowledge sharing, and operational support…