Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture & Digital Enablement
YMCA of the North, Minneapolis, MN, United States
Job Description
Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture & Digital Enablement YMCA of the North Minneapolis, Minnesota
Overview
YMCA of the North is seeking a Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture & Digital Enablement to shape how technology, data, and digital platforms support mission delivery across one of the largest YMCA associations in the country.
This role helps ensure that digital investments translate into practical improvements in how work gets done across the organization. The Senior Director serves as the enterprise steward for architecture, integration, and digital enablement, strengthening the foundations that support staff, leaders, and mission delivery.
With approximately 4,000 team members year-round and up to 6,000 during peak camp and program months, YMCA of the North operates within a complex digital ecosystem spanning multiple platforms, operational teams, and community programs. The organization serves more than 400,000 individuals across Minnesota and western Wisconsin each year.
Enterprise Scale Context
Digital systems support programs, member services, operational management, and enterprise decision-making across the organization. Enterprise architecture and integration play a critical role in ensuring these systems operate reliably, securely, and cohesively.
The organization operates within a Microsoft-centered digital ecosystem and utilizes platforms that support automation, integration, and analytics. This role helps guide how these systems evolve in a practical, scalable, and sustainable way.
Reporting Line and Executive Positioning
This position reports to the Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer and provides enterprise advisory input on digital architecture, integration strategy, and technology investment decisions.
The role operates with enterprise scope and succeeds through partnership, influence, and disciplined delivery rather than centralized authority.
Explicit Collaborative Framing
The Senior Director partners closely with leaders across Finance, People & Culture, Operations, Strategy, Innovation, Technology, Data, and Security teams. The role also collaborates with platform owners, delivery teams, and external partners to translate enterprise priorities into secure, scalable digital solutions.
The work requires strong alignment across both technical and operational stakeholders.
The Opportunity
The Senior Director will help strengthen the digital foundations that enable YMCA of the North to operate effectively at enterprise scale. This role blends enterprise architecture stewardship with practical digital enablement, guiding both strategic architecture decisions and the delivery of working digital solutions.
The position focuses on improving integration across systems, strengthening enterprise data foundations, reducing manual work, and enabling scalable automation and digital capabilities.
The goal is not technology transformation for its own sake. It is disciplined digital progress that improves how work gets done across the organization.
Success in This Role Will Require Someone Who Can
Translate enterprise priorities into practical digital solutions that improve operational execution
Strengthen enterprise architecture alignment across platforms, integrations, and data environments
Guide digital investment decisions using clear architectural judgment and enterprise risk awareness
Reduce operational friction by identifying manual or fragile processes and designing automation solutions
Strengthen enterprise data flow and reliability through thoughtful system integration
Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
What This Role Is Designed to Do
Lead enterprise architecture across platforms, integrations, analytics, and enterprise data foundations
Establish practical architectural principles, guardrails, and integration patterns across digital initiatives
Develop and maintain a multi-year enterprise architecture roadmap aligned to organizational priorities
Design, build, or guide secure automations and integrations using low-code and integration platforms
Strengthen enterprise data foundations that support reporting, dashboards, and informed decision-making
Improve system integration to enhance data flow, reduce duplication, and eliminate operational bottlenecks
The Leader We Are Seeking
We are seeking a senior technology leader who combines strong architectural thinking with practical execution capability. The ideal candidate brings enterprise architecture judgment while remaining comfortable working directly with digital platforms, integrations, and automation tools.
This leader approaches digital decisions with discipline, balancing usability, governance, security, and operational risk while ensuring that technology meaningfully supports how the organization operates.
The Ideal Candidate Will
Bring significant experience in enterprise technology architecture and digital delivery leadership
Demonstrate the ability to operate across multiple platforms and functional domains
Translate complex business needs into practical technical architecture and delivery plans
Design or guide the delivery of digital solutions, integrations, and automation capabilities
Communicate effectively with both technical teams and operational leaders
Apply strong systems thinking and problem-solving skills in complex organizational environments
Why This Role Matters
Technology increasingly shapes how organizations deliver on their mission. At YMCA of the North, digital tools support everything from member experiences to internal operations, data insight, and decision-making.
Strong digital architecture enables leaders and teams across the organization to operate with greater clarity, reliability, and insight.
This role helps ensure the YMCA’s digital ecosystem evolves in a thoughtful, integrated, and scalable way so the organization can continue serving communities across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Compensation & Benefits
The annual salary range for this position is $150,000 – $190,000. 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.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree; demonstrated experience may be considered in lieu of degree
Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in enterprise technology engineering, architecture, digital delivery, or related roles
Demonstrated experience operating at the enterprise level across multiple platforms and functional domains
Strong grounding in enterprise architecture concepts, integration patterns, and data architecture
Hands-on experience designing or delivering digital solutions, automations, and integrations
Experience working within a Microsoft-centered ecosystem including platforms for automation, integration, and analytics
Ability to translate business needs into technical designs, roadmaps, and delivery plans
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and systems-thinking skills
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills
Ability to operate effectively in complex, evolving environments with competing priorities
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced experience with low-code automation and integration platforms
Experience improving enterprise reporting, analytics, or data platforms
Exposure to security, risk, and governance considerations in digital and automation solutions
Experience in nonprofit, mission-driven, or similarly complex organizations
Bi/multilingual
EEO Statement
YMCA of the North is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply.
Requirements
Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture & Digital Enablement YMCA of the North Minneapolis, Minnesota
Overview
YMCA of the North is seeking a Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture & Digital Enablement to shape how technology, data, and digital platforms support mission delivery across one of the largest YMCA associations in the country.
This role helps ensure that digital investments translate into practical improvements in how work gets done across the organization. The Senior Director serves as the enterprise steward for architecture, integration, and digital enablement, strengthening the foundations that support staff, leaders, and mission delivery.
With approximately 4,000 team members year-round and up to 6,000 during peak camp and program months, YMCA of the North operates within a complex digital ecosystem spanning multiple platforms, operational teams, and community programs. The organization serves more than 400,000 individuals across Minnesota and western Wisconsin each year.
Enterprise Scale Context
Digital systems support programs, member services, operational management, and enterprise decision-making across the organization. Enterprise architecture and integration play a critical role in ensuring these systems operate reliably, securely, and cohesively.
The organization operates within a Microsoft-centered digital ecosystem and utilizes platforms that support automation, integration, and analytics. This role helps guide how these systems evolve in a practical, scalable, and sustainable way.
Reporting Line and Executive Positioning
This position reports to the Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer and provides enterprise advisory input on digital architecture, integration strategy, and technology investment decisions.
The role operates with enterprise scope and succeeds through partnership, influence, and disciplined delivery rather than centralized authority.
Explicit Collaborative Framing
The Senior Director partners closely with leaders across Finance, People & Culture, Operations, Strategy, Innovation, Technology, Data, and Security teams. The role also collaborates with platform owners, delivery teams, and external partners to translate enterprise priorities into secure, scalable digital solutions.
The work requires strong alignment across both technical and operational stakeholders.
The Opportunity
The Senior Director will help strengthen the digital foundations that enable YMCA of the North to operate effectively at enterprise scale. This role blends enterprise architecture stewardship with practical digital enablement, guiding both strategic architecture decisions and the delivery of working digital solutions.
The position focuses on improving integration across systems, strengthening enterprise data foundations, reducing manual work, and enabling scalable automation and digital capabilities.
The goal is not technology transformation for its own sake. It is disciplined digital progress that improves how work gets done across the organization.
Success in This Role Will Require Someone Who Can
Translate enterprise priorities into practical digital solutions that improve operational execution
Strengthen enterprise architecture alignment across platforms, integrations, and data environments
Guide digital investment decisions using clear architectural judgment and enterprise risk awareness
Reduce operational friction by identifying manual or fragile processes and designing automation solutions
Strengthen enterprise data flow and reliability through thoughtful system integration
Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
What This Role Is Designed to Do
Lead enterprise architecture across platforms, integrations, analytics, and enterprise data foundations
Establish practical architectural principles, guardrails, and integration patterns across digital initiatives
Develop and maintain a multi-year enterprise architecture roadmap aligned to organizational priorities
Design, build, or guide secure automations and integrations using low-code and integration platforms
Strengthen enterprise data foundations that support reporting, dashboards, and informed decision-making
Improve system integration to enhance data flow, reduce duplication, and eliminate operational bottlenecks
The Leader We Are Seeking
We are seeking a senior technology leader who combines strong architectural thinking with practical execution capability. The ideal candidate brings enterprise architecture judgment while remaining comfortable working directly with digital platforms, integrations, and automation tools.
This leader approaches digital decisions with discipline, balancing usability, governance, security, and operational risk while ensuring that technology meaningfully supports how the organization operates.
The Ideal Candidate Will
Bring significant experience in enterprise technology architecture and digital delivery leadership
Demonstrate the ability to operate across multiple platforms and functional domains
Translate complex business needs into practical technical architecture and delivery plans
Design or guide the delivery of digital solutions, integrations, and automation capabilities
Communicate effectively with both technical teams and operational leaders
Apply strong systems thinking and problem-solving skills in complex organizational environments
Why This Role Matters
Technology increasingly shapes how organizations deliver on their mission. At YMCA of the North, digital tools support everything from member experiences to internal operations, data insight, and decision-making.
Strong digital architecture enables leaders and teams across the organization to operate with greater clarity, reliability, and insight.
This role helps ensure the YMCA’s digital ecosystem evolves in a thoughtful, integrated, and scalable way so the organization can continue serving communities across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Compensation & Benefits
The annual salary range for this position is $150,000 – $190,000. 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.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree; demonstrated experience may be considered in lieu of degree
Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in enterprise technology engineering, architecture, digital delivery, or related roles
Demonstrated experience operating at the enterprise level across multiple platforms and functional domains
Strong grounding in enterprise architecture concepts, integration patterns, and data architecture
Hands-on experience designing or delivering digital solutions, automations, and integrations
Experience working within a Microsoft-centered ecosystem including platforms for automation, integration, and analytics
Ability to translate business needs into technical designs, roadmaps, and delivery plans
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and systems-thinking skills
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills
Ability to operate effectively in complex, evolving environments with competing priorities
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced experience with low-code automation and integration platforms
Experience improving enterprise reporting, analytics, or data platforms
Exposure to security, risk, and governance considerations in digital and automation solutions
Experience in nonprofit, mission-driven, or similarly complex organizations
Bi/multilingual
EEO Statement
YMCA of the North is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply.
Requirements