Director of IT Strategy & Architecture

Who is Forcepoint? Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we re missing is you! Position Summary The Director of IT Strategy &Architectureis a newly created role within theInformation Technology team, reporting to the CIO, designed to provide strategic and operational leverage acrossForcepoint sglobal IT team. Supporting aglobalSaaS security software company, this position ensures IT delivers measurable business valueandalignsour Enterprise Architecture roadmapwith corporate goals. The primary responsibility is totake inputs todefineIT snorth-star for EnterpriseArchitecture andalign all IT functions and business groupsto executeon thatvision. The role will helpoptimizeourenvironments,consolidatesystemsand ratify integrations. As a newly establishedposition, this rolewill shape how IToperatesat scale-bringing structure, discipline, and visibility across programs, spend, and governance. Acting as a trusted advisor to the CIO and IT leadership, this individual is proactive inidentifyingopportunities, raising risks, and ensuring the right issues receive executive attention. They partner closely with IT leadership team members,consolidatingtheir updates, priorities, and risks into a unified status view for the CIO. They also serve as IT s storyteller-creating compelling content, reports, and presentations thatshowcaseIT sachievements, position the organization as a strategic enabler, anddemonstratetangible business value. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership, Architecture,AIand Alignment • Partner with the CIO to define and execute the IT strategic roadmap in alignment with companyobjectives, global growth, and security priorities. • Serve as a trusted advisor and integrator for the CIO, proactively raising risks, surfacing issues, and ensuring decisions are well-informed andtimely. • Partner with all IT direct reports, ensuring their workstreams are aligned, interdependencies are managed, andconsolidatedstatus is rolled up to the CIO. • Leverage industry data and benchmarks (e.g., Gartner research, vendor insights) to inform IT decision-making, strengthen business cases, and ensure investments align with external best practices. • Define and institutionalize anorthstarapplication architecture; publish a~3year roadmap and a 4-6 quarter execution plan aligned to ourtransformation programs • Continue to develop and operationalize our corporate AI program,define intake/approval processes/ROI, and launch prioritized, compliant AI use cases with measurable outcomesto accelerate our business further.Assistwith building aunified architecture for AI, rather than 1:1 integrations;focus on data sovereigntyand trust; agentic orchestration; cost to value mapping;enterprise corporate and Engineering tooling strategy Governance and Prioritization • Ensure our intake, programs and PI events align with the architecture roadmap • Run IT prioritization sessions with senior leaders to drive transparency, trade-offs, and alignment across global initiatives. • Conduct Business Relationship Management (BRM) reviews with key stakeholders to strengthenIT srole as a business partner andidentifyemerging needs. Operational Effectiveness and Delivery • When required, manageIT soperating rhythm, including staff meetings, leadership forums, and program reviews, ensuring disciplined follow-through oncommitments. • Drive internal IT Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with team leads, creating a structured forum to review delivery, risks, and performance againstobjectiveswhich will then be shared across the company. • Develop the most critical metrics and KPIs to measure IT team success and the value IT delivers to the business. • Track execution of IT initiatives, proactively surfacing risks and removing blockers to ensure leaders deliver on commitments. • Create dashboards, scorecards, and reporting mechanisms that monitorIT sperformance and business impact. • Drive process improvements that enhance agility, scalability, and end-user experience, with a strong focus on SaaS and security best practices. Financial and Vendor Oversight • Partner with Finance and FP&A to coordinate and manage IT spend across the department, ensuringaccurateforecasting, budget discipline, and cost optimization. • Facilitate stakeholder reviews of resource allocation and spend priorities, providing transparency and alignment with business goals. • Monitor SaaS and vendor spend, ensuring ROI, cost efficiency, and adherence to security and procurement standards- and aligns with Enterprise strategy • Est...