Healthcare Businesswomen's Association
Senior Enterprise Architect - Corporate Functions
Healthcare Businesswomen's Association, Northbrook, Illinois, us, 60065
Job Summary
Job Description
Job Summary
Medline is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to lead architecture for Corporate Functions across Finance, Indirect Procurement, Finance MDM, HR, and Legal domains for the Enterprise Architecture team reporting into the Head of EA. This role defines future-state architecture and ensures solution design governance across a diverse portfolio of systemsincluding SAP S/4HANA, Coupa, BlackLine, Esker, Informatica, and Workdayto enable strategic capability execution, transformation readiness, and operational scale. Youll work closely with IT and business leaders to align technology decisions to Medlines enterprise direction while collaborating with platform-specific architects to ensure integrated, sustainable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Future-State Architecture Leadership
Define and evolve target-state architectures and capability roadmaps across:
Finance: Record-to-Report, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Intercompany, Consolidation, Close & Reconciliation (via BlackLine), and Compliance
Indirect Procurement: Source-to-Pay using Coupa, with AP automation through Esker
Finance MDM: Chart of Accounts, legal entities, vendors, cost centers governed via Informatica MDM
HR & Legal: Hire-to-Retire (e.g., Workday), performance, compliance, legal contracts (e.g., CLM, DMS) - Develop architecture blueprints and roadmaps that connect business capability needs to application, integration, and data architecture
- Shape enterprise transformation initiatives, including SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration, Coupa expansion, Workday enablement, and MDM maturity
Strategic Stakeholder Engagement
Build trusted, advisory relationships with VPs and senior business leaders across Finance, Procurement, HR, and Legal
Act as a strategic partner to align business goals with architecture direction and capability roadmaps
Shape investment and program decisions by framing trade-offs, risks, and long-term impacts
Translate strategy into actionable architecture, influencing both portfolio planning and delivery execution
Solution Design Governance
Serve as architecture governance lead across assigned domainsowning solution review and alignment decisions
Run and contribute to Architecture Review Boards (ARBs), ensuring solution designs meet enterprise standards
Provide guidance to solution architects and delivery teams across SAP and non-SAP landscapes
Coordinate closely with SAP Platform Architects and Integration Architects to ensure cohesion
Technology Leadership & Execution Support
- Provide architectural oversight across platforms:
SAP ECC / S/4HANA Finance
Coupa (S2P)
Esker (Invoice Automation & e-Invoicing)
BlackLine (Account Reconciliation & Financial Close)
Informatica MDM & IDQ
Workday / HRIS
Legal Tech (CLM, e-Billing, DMS)
Analytics: Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud
- Identify opportunities for simplification, automation, and improved data quality
Qualifications
Required
10+ years of IT experience, with 5+ years in architecture roles
Functional and architectural depth in Finance, Procurement, and/or HR domains
Experience with SAP and non-SAP systems (e.g., SAP ECC, S/4HANA, Coupa, Blackline, Esker, Workday, Informatica)
Strong capability in defining architecture and governing solution design
Preferred
Experience with SAP S/4HANA transformations
Familiarity with architecture frameworks (TOGAF, BIZBOK) and tools (LeanIX, Signavio)
Background in manufacturing, healthcare, or distribution industries
Core Competencies
- Strategic thinking grounded in delivery and governance
- Ability to drive alignment across federated teams
- Strong communicator across technical and business domains
- Enterprise-focused, capable of managing ambiguity and trade-offs
Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
The anticipated salary range for this position:
$152,880.00 - $229,320.00 Annual
The actual salary will vary based on applicants location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold. Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp. Were dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Explore our Belonging pagehere. Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr
The actual salary will vary based on applicants location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold. Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp. Were dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Explore our Belonging pagehere. Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr