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Workiva
Workiva
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
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Workiva provides a cloud-based, AI-powered platform for connecting financial reporting, risk and compliance, and sustainability data in one collaborative workspace. Its tools help enterprise finance, legal, audit, and sustainability teams coordinate across systems, automate processes such as XBRL tagging, and preserve clear audit trails for regulated disclosures and assurance work. By bringing reporting data and workflows together, Workiva supports more consistent, traceable, and efficient decision-making.
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Principal Enterprise Architect at Workiva — Remote in the United States

Lead Workiva’s enterprise architecture and AI strategy across business systems, data platforms, and emerging technology. Establish standards, governance, and roadmaps spanning finance, risk, sustainability, and enterprise data.

USUnited States
$177,000 – $290,000 / year
RemoteFull-timeLeadEnglish RequiredIT Support
AWSAzureCloudERPGoogle Cloud Platform

Description

  • Shape Workiva’s Enterprise Architecture operating model, principles, governance cadence, and framework
  • Create and communicate technology standards, reference architectures, and multi-year roadmaps for business systems and data platforms
  • Lead formal architecture reviews for significant technology investments
  • Set the enterprise AI architecture direction, covering model integration, LLM and agentic frameworks, infrastructure, and internal AI platforms
  • Develop responsible AI policies, data privacy standards, and architectural safeguards with security, legal, and data governance partners
  • Counsel executive leaders on AI architecture developments, risks, and strategic impact
  • Establish data architecture standards and API integration patterns
  • Assess and streamline the application portfolio to support consolidation, reduce technical debt, and remove duplication
  • Serve as a trusted architecture leader across business, engineering, and security teams
  • Build the case for expanding Enterprise Architecture and lead the recruitment, mentoring, and management of future architects
  • Report to the CIO while collaborating with business technology, data, and security leadership

Requirements

  • At least 10 years in progressively senior IT or technology roles with a degree, or 8+ years with an advanced degree
  • At least 5 years in enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, or architecture leadership
  • Experience creating or substantially maturing an Enterprise Architecture function, preferably in a mid-size ($500M–$5B revenue) or high-growth organization
  • Advanced knowledge of business systems architecture, including ERP, CRM, and financial systems, together with data architecture principles
  • Hands-on experience architecting or overseeing AI and ML integration into enterprise systems, including LLM tools, AI copilots, or AI-supporting data platforms
  • Foundational knowledge of AI security, data privacy, and governance
  • Strong command of cloud architecture across AWS, Azure, or GCP, plus integration patterns and modern data platforms
  • Experience working with or managing external consultants and implementation partners
  • Exceptional communication skills for explaining complex architecture to technical teams and executive stakeholders
  • Ability to work independently in a team-of-one setting while developing a larger architecture function
  • Willingness to travel up to 20%
  • Reliable internet access when working remotely outside a Workiva office

Benefits

  • Discretionary bonus generally paid once per year
  • Restricted Stock Units awarded upon hire
  • 401(k) matching contributions
  • Comprehensive employee benefits package
  • Flexible work location, either from an office or remotely within the country of employment
  • Reasonable accommodations available for applicants with disabilities

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