Lead Architecture Governance and Compliance Strategist

Atlanta, GA
Full-Time

Job Description

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Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

We are seeking a strategic and detail-oriented professional to provide integral support to the Enterprise Architecture team by managing key IT governance processes, including issue management and resolution as well as development, implementation, and continuous improvement of risk and regulatory Architecture Policies, Standards, and Procedures across the bank’s technology landscape. This role is critical in ensuring architectural compliance throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC), while partnering with risk, architecture, security, and business leadership to drive operational excellence and regulatory alignment. This resource will partner with stakeholders to capture new objectives and requirements and synthesize those into actionable architecture governance processes. Supporting the automation of the architecture compliance activities, designing our technical solutions, and validating that automated solutions meet requirements may also be part of the overall job.

For this opportunity: Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

This position is office-centric 5 days a week in one of the following locations Atlanta GA, Charlotte NC or Raleigh NC.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

1. Collaborate with peer groups in Technology and LOBs to identify, document and communicate business governance needs and provide appropriate solutions.

2. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with business process owners and other stakeholders to develop governance solutions.

3. Establish project and work requests requirements using document, business process and workflow analysis.

4. Ensure all stakeholders are involved in requirements gathering activities to facilitate requirements elicitation sessions and walkthroughs with business, Technology and other resources to plan, elicit, capture, analyze and validate business, functional and technical requirements.

5. Understand the long-term business objectives and suggest strategies to meet those objectives and introduce technical innovations, as needed.

6. Assist/coordinate pre-planning activities (e.g. business case, project estimate, project risk assessment, stakeholder analysis, draft charter).

7. Improve and optimize service delivery utilizing structured problem-solving methodology.

8. Attend business unit management meetings, as needed and facilitate routine meetings with business stakeholders to provide updates on in-flight initiatives.

9. Become deeply immersed and knowledgeable about core business functions, processes and workflows associated with assigned business areas and projects.

10. Serves as Subject-matter expert (SME) who can easily identify and implement governance solutions.

11. Ensure strict adherence to all Technology and Truist policies and standards (e.g. Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Change Management).

QUALIFICATIONS

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelor degree or ten years of information technology experience with significant experience in software development

2. Eight years of experience as a business analyst or related role/experience, with experience in one or more of the following areas: Project Management, Business Process Management, Relationship Management, Business Operations, Quality Management

3. Ability to work independently and autonomously, as needed to drive desired outcomes

4. Experience with traditional Waterfall SDLC and/or Agile/Lean methodologies

5. Extensive experience planning, facilitating, eliciting, documenting and managing business, functional and technical requirements

6. Ability to interact with management, business staff, and Technology professionals in order to gather, compile and exchange information on work requests/project requirements

7. Strong meeting facilitation, presentation, verbal and written skills and ability to resolve conflicts

8. Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, activities and tasks under time constraints

9. Ability to effectively interface with staff at all levels

10. Exceptional communication, teamwork and influencing skills that foster a collaborative and continuous-improvement environment

11. Excellent facilitation and organizational skills

12. Strong critical and analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

13. Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products

14. Understand core systems, applications and technical platforms.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks (e.g., FFIEC, NIST, OCC, Basel, GDPR) and their impact on architecture practices.

2. Proven experience authoring technical policies and standards and designing compliance validation mechanisms.

3. Strong knowledge of SDLC methodologies, IT Architecture concepts, best practices, quality control gates, and enterprise tooling (e.g., ServiceNow, Architecture repositories, CI/CD platforms).

4. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across technical and business domains

5. MBA, Bachelor’s, or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field

6. Certifications such as TOGAF, Zachman, CISM, or CRISC are a plus.

7. ITIL v3 certification and ServiceNow expertise

8. Exceptional communication skills, including extensive experience with executive communications.

9. IT Governance experience, including successful closure of audit findings and proficiency with associated repositories (Archer/PPM)

10. Exceptional Power Point skills, including creation of compelling business case presentations for C-level stakeholders.

11. Technical writing experience

12. Knowledge of IT Architecture concepts and best practices

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS

Sitting

Constantly (More than 50% of the time)

Standing

Occasionally (Less than 25% of the time)

Walking

Occasionally (Less than 25% of the time)
Visual / Audio / Speaking

Able to access and interpret client information received from the computer and able to hear and speak with individuals in person and on the phone.

Manual Dexterity / Keyboarding

Able to work standard office equipment, including PC keyboard and mouse, copy/fax machines, and printers.

Availability

Able to work all hours scheduled, including overtime as directed by manager/supervisor and required by business need.

Travel

Up to 25%

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

EEO is the Law E-Verify IER Right to Work

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The position is described below. If you want to apply, click the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this page. After you click Apply Now and complete your application, you'll be invited to create a profile, which will let you see your application status and any communications. If you already have a profile with us, you can log in to check status.

Need Help?

If you have a disability and need assistance with the application, you can request a reasonable accommodation. Send an email to Accessibility (accommodation requests only; other inquiries won't receive a response).

Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

We are seeking a strategic and detail-oriented professional to provide integral support to the Enterprise Architecture team by managing key IT governance processes, including issue management and resolution as well as development, implementation, and continuous improvement of risk and regulatory Architecture Policies, Standards, and Procedures across the bank’s technology landscape. This role is critical in ensuring architectural compliance throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC), while partnering with risk, architecture, security, and business leadership to drive operational excellence and regulatory alignment. This resource will partner with stakeholders to capture new objectives and requirements and synthesize those into actionable architecture governance processes. Supporting the automation of the architecture compliance activities, designing our technical solutions, and validating that automated solutions meet requirements may also be part of the overall job.

For this opportunity: Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

This position is office-centric 5 days a week in one of the following locations Atlanta GA, Charlotte NC or Raleigh NC.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

1. Collaborate with peer groups in Technology and LOBs to identify, document and communicate business governance needs and provide appropriate solutions.

2. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with business process owners and other stakeholders to develop governance solutions.

3. Establish project and work requests requirements using document, business process and workflow analysis.

4. Ensure all stakeholders are involved in requirements gathering activities to facilitate requirements elicitation sessions and walkthroughs with business, Technology and other resources to plan, elicit, capture, analyze and validate business, functional and technical requirements.

5. Understand the long-term business objectives and suggest strategies to meet those objectives and introduce technical innovations, as needed.

6. Assist/coordinate pre-planning activities (e.g. business case, project estimate, project risk assessment, stakeholder analysis, draft charter).

7. Improve and optimize service delivery utilizing structured problem-solving methodology.

8. Attend business unit management meetings, as needed and facilitate routine meetings with business stakeholders to provide updates on in-flight initiatives.

9. Become deeply immersed and knowledgeable about core business functions, processes and workflows associated with assigned business areas and projects.

10. Serves as Subject-matter expert (SME) who can easily identify and implement governance solutions.

11. Ensure strict adherence to all Technology and Truist policies and standards (e.g. Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Change Management).

QUALIFICATIONS

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelor degree or ten years of information technology experience with significant experience in software development

2. Eight years of experience as a business analyst or related role/experience, with experience in one or more of the following areas: Project Management, Business Process Management, Relationship Management, Business Operations, Quality Management

3. Ability to work independently and autonomously, as needed to drive desired outcomes

4. Experience with traditional Waterfall SDLC and/or Agile/Lean methodologies

5. Extensive experience planning, facilitating, eliciting, documenting and managing business, functional and technical requirements

6. Ability to interact with management, business staff, and Technology professionals in order to gather, compile and exchange information on work requests/project requirements

7. Strong meeting facilitation, presentation, verbal and written skills and ability to resolve conflicts

8. Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, activities and tasks under time constraints

9. Ability to effectively interface with staff at all levels

10. Exceptional communication, teamwork and influencing skills that foster a collaborative and continuous-improvement environment

11. Excellent facilitation and organizational skills

12. Strong critical and analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

13. Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products

14. Understand core systems, applications and technical platforms.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks (e.g., FFIEC, NIST, OCC, Basel, GDPR) and their impact on architecture practices.

2. Proven experience authoring technical policies and standards and designing compliance validation mechanisms.

3. Strong knowledge of SDLC methodologies, IT Architecture concepts, best practices, quality control gates, and enterprise tooling (e.g., ServiceNow, Architecture repositories, CI/CD platforms).

4. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across technical and business domains

5. MBA, Bachelor’s, or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field

6. Certifications such as TOGAF, Zachman, CISM, or CRISC are a plus.

7. ITIL v3 certification and ServiceNow expertise

8. Exceptional communication skills, including extensive experience with executive communications.

9. IT Governance experience, including successful closure of audit findings and proficiency with associated repositories (Archer/PPM)

10. Exceptional Power Point skills, including creation of compelling business case presentations for C-level stakeholders.

11. Technical writing experience

12. Knowledge of IT Architecture concepts and best practices

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS

Sitting

Constantly (More than 50% of the time)

Standing

Occasionally (Less than 25% of the time)

Walking

Occasionally (Less than 25% of the time)
Visual / Audio / Speaking

Able to access and interpret client information received from the computer and able to hear and speak with individuals in person and on the phone.

Manual Dexterity / Keyboarding

Able to work standard office equipment, including PC keyboard and mouse, copy/fax machines, and printers.

Availability

Able to work all hours scheduled, including overtime as directed by manager/supervisor and required by business need.

Travel

Up to 25%

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

EEO is the Law E-Verify IER Right to Work

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Why work at Truist?

· Be part of an inclusive culture. We actively recruit and train diverse talent. And not just because it’s the right thing to do—but because we’re inspired by the perspectives and experiences of people from different backgrounds.

· Balance your work and life. We offer flexible healthcare benefits, time off for vacation, wellness, and community service, and company-sponsored financial education programs. We want our teammates to lead full, healthy lives.

· Make meaningful connections. We see the future of financial services as one defined not only by technology, but by humanity. A true balance of innovation, inclusion, and conversation—cutting-edge and close-to-home. You'll be part of building it at Truist.


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