Principal Enterprise Architect - Mergers & Acquisitions
Job Title: Principal Enterprise Architect - Mergers & Acquisitions (Remote)
Job Location: Chicago, United States of America
Job Location Type: Hybrid
Job Contract Type: Full time
Job Seniority Level:
Job Description Summary
IQVIA’s AI & Technology Solutions (ATS) organization is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect – Mergers & Acquisitions to define, govern, and evolve enterprise‑wide architecture strategy, standards, and roadmaps across a large, global technology landscape.
This role sits within the Architecture & Standards (A&S) group and partners closely with Corporate Development, the M&A IT Office, Enterprise Technology Solutions, Information Security, Data Privacy, Legal/IP, Finance, and Business Units to support IQVIA’s strong M&A strategy—covering active integrations, backlog acquisitions, and future deal pipeline.
You will serve as the architectural authority driving the evolution toward AI‑agent‑driven M&A IT integration , transforming complex discovery, risk assessment, and application rationalization processes into a high‑velocity, automated and scalable capability. This role requires deep, hands‑on experience across pre‑close and post‑close M&A integrations .
Key Responsibilities
The Principal Enterprise Architect – M&A is a senior, highly specialized role responsible for leading all architectural dimensions of IQVIA’s mergers and acquisitions initiatives.
You will:
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Serve as a senior architectural authority during:
- Deal evaluation and pre‑LOI assessments
- Technology due diligence
- Integration planning and execution
- Post‑close stabilization and optimization
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Define and govern enterprise architecture strategies that:
- Enable rapid, scalable M&A integrations
- Reduce technology risk and complexity
- Maximize value realization and synergy targets
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Lead technology landscape assessments, including:
- Current‑state evaluation of infrastructure, applications, and data
- Identification of gaps, risks, and compliance issues
- Architectural boundary definition for carve‑outs and divestitures
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Design integration and migration strategies, roadmaps, and target‑state architectures
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Partner with senior leaders to:
- Influence technology investment and integration decisions
- Communicate architectural risks and opportunities to executive and C‑suite stakeholders
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Drive application portfolio rationalization, standardization, and system retirement
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Ensure alignment with enterprise security, privacy, and compliance standards (e.g., NIST, ISO)
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Act as a trusted advisor to:
- Corporate Development
- CIO and CISO organizations
- Business and technology executives
Success Measures (First 12 Months)
- Measurably reduce the time required to produce M&A technology assessments through improved playbooks and reusable tooling
- Drive application rationalization initiatives that deliver post‑merger synergy targets
- Establish scalable, repeatable architecture patterns for M&A integrations
- Mentor and develop at least two senior architects in M&A‑specific architecture practices
Required Qualifications
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15+ years of experience in enterprise or solution architecture roles
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4+ years leading technology due diligence and/or integration architecture in M&A environments
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Proven experience across the full M&A lifecycle , including:
- Pre‑LOI screening
- Due diligence
- Day 1 readiness
- Post‑merger integration and stabilization
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Deep expertise in:
- Enterprise architecture frameworks
- Application portfolio management
- Integration and migration strategies
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Strong working knowledge of:
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Hybrid and distributed integration patterns
- Data architecture and governance
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Experience with carve‑outs and divestitures , including Transition Service Agreements (TSAs)
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Solid understanding of cybersecurity and risk assessment frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2) as applied to M&A
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Exceptional executive communi