Job Description
Join Mizuho as an Enterprise Architect! In this role, you will support the day-to-day operation of the Enterprise Architecture function by coordinating key governance forums and reporting cadences. The ideal candidate will produce regular leadership-ready reporting on architecture KPIs and KRIs, and proactively track dependencies, risks, and issues to ensure timely visibility, escalation, and follow-through across stakeholders. Responsibilities Architecture Review Board (ARB) administration (Secretary): schedule recurring and ad-hoc ARB meetings, coordinate attendee availability, publish agendas and pre-read materials, and document meeting minutes, decisions, and action items; track completion of follow-ups and support timely escalation of blockers. External dependency and issue tracking: maintain a consolidated log of EA dependencies on partner teams (e.g., GRC and other IT teams) and dependencies other teams have on EA; identify owners, required deliverables, target dates, and risk levels; monitor status through to closure and ensure impacts are communicated to the appropriate stakeholders. EA project status reporting: collect schedule, scope, milestones, RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), and key decisions from initiative teams; consolidate updates into weekly/monthly status reports and dashboards for EA leadership; highlight variances, emerging risks, and items requiring decisions or escalation. EA KPI and KRI collection and reporting: define and maintain the reporting cadence, templates, and data sources for Enterprise Architecture KPIs/KRIs; validate inputs for completeness and accuracy; produce trend views and commentary, and distribute outputs to governance bodies and senior stakeholders. Architectural Decision Records (ADRs): maintain a centralized ADR repository; ensure each decision is captured with context, options considered, rationale, impacts, approvers, and e