Strategic Project Lead - Enterprise Architecture Enablement

Role Overview:

The Strategic Project Lead designs, develops, and implements large multifaceted projects in support of the strategic goals of the enterprise. They set strategies and tactics which lead to the transformation of global business processes and operational tools.

About the Role and Organization:

This role operates at the intersection of business strategy and enterprise architecture, focusing on driving alignment and execution for conceptual, future-state design initiatives rather than traditional delivery-based project management.

This role does not directly design technical solutions but orchestrates and drives alignment across enterprise architecture stakeholders to produce future-state designs and strategic frameworks.

The Strategic Project Lead (SPL) in this organization is the designated, dedicated point person assigned to assist the enterprise architects in managing strategic design initiative demand (time bound, conceptual architecture outputs) and functional domain Preferred Future State (PFS) framework demand. They collaborate with Enterprise Business, Enterprise Information System, and Enterprise Technical Architects, along with other subject matter experts (as needed) to lead the project team towards architectural deliverables, specifically using the established framework designed to achieve EA organization goals.

The SPL owns the project plan and success of assigned strategic design and PFS initiative(s). They manage the progression of the strategic design from start to finish.

Preferred Future State (PFS) refers to a forward-looking blueprint that defines how business processes, systems, and technologies should evolve to meet enterprise strategy.

This role is focused on enabling high-quality architectural outcomes by driving clarity, alignment, and structured execution across multiple domains and stakeholders.

Essential Functions

• Establishes, monitors, and directs project work streams and ensures all program management objectives are met.
• Provides timely executive management briefings on progress and accomplishments.
• Translating technical materials into a consumable format for executive audiences.
• Acts as the strategic bridge between IT and Business stakeholders, facilitating conversations to find common ground and simplify complex architectural concepts.
• Synthesizes complex architectural concepts into clear, executive-ready narratives and decision frameworks.
• Navigates a highly ambiguous environment to structure project frameworks and drive initiatives forward without a prescribed daily checklist.
• Creates plans to measure performance, produce scorecards, and ensure the use of end-user feedback loops for enhancements.
• Identifies potential risks and develops contingency plans and mitigation solutions.
• Works with minimal management supervision to maintain progress and accomplish project/program goals; operates as a high-level self-starter and problem solver.
• Resolves and/or escalates issues to appropriate levels in a timely manner.
• Leads or assists in translating business needs into technology requirements.
• Uses project management practices to create project proposals, plans, budgets, schedules, and financial justifications.
• Drives alignment across diverse, and sometimes conflicting, stakeholder groups without direct authority.
• Analyzes business processes and operational capabilities to recommend strategic and tactical solutions.
• Leads enterprise-level initiatives focused on future-state design, operating model evolution, and business transformation-not just current-state delivery
• Leads and directs cross-functional and third-party provider representatives in developing enterprise programs and tactics.
• Prepares decision analysis and reports for presentations to all levels of management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs)

• Strong influencing and leadership skills.
• Human relations skills.
• Written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Executive Presence: Ability to deliver clear, concise "elevator pitches" to align diverse stakeholders and rationalize complex technical decisions.
• Demonstrated analytical, organizational, and planning skills.
• High degree of adaptability and comfort with ambiguity to meet rapidly changing needs.
• Leadership/facilitation of core and extended teams.
• Ability to simplify complex problems, rationalize diverse viewpoints, and drive structured decision-making.
• Technical Acumen: Proven ability to lead enterprise-wide, cross-domain initiatives involving business transformation or technology modernization.
• Experience in management consulting or similarly fast-paced, ambiguous environments is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture concepts and frameworks is preferred.
• Software Proficiency: Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and MS Office tools required, with ability to create executive-level materials; familiarity with Power BI and Enterprise Architecture tools like Sparx is beneficial but not required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience in management consulting or navigating large, complex, matrixed enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of FedEx internal processes is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge the gap between technical architects and business-oriented stakeholders.

What Success Looks Like

* Drives clarity and structure in ambiguous, evolving initiatives

* Enables enterprise architects to deliver high-quality future-state designs

* Creates alignment across business and IT stakeholders

* Produces executive-ready outputs that influence strategic decision-making

* Acts as a self-starter and problem solver who can independently navigate complex environments

Minimum Education

Bachelor's degree/equivalent in business, psychology, behavioral science, program/project management, or a quantitative discipline. Related experience may offset degree requirements and related education/degree may offset experience requirements.

Minimum Experience

Seven (7) years related work experience and demonstrated proficiency in managing multiple programs simultaneously, development of program/project scope, business cases, program/project timelines, financial justification and management of program/project deliverables as scheduled. Experience in multiple disciplines.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Strong leadership skills.

Human relations skills.

Written and verbal communication skills.

High degree of adaptability to meet changing needs.

Leadership/facilitation of core and extended teams.

Demonstrated analytical, organizational, and planning skills.

Job Conditions

Some travel required.

Domicile Information:

This position is eligible for telecommuting and may be located anywhere within the United States excluding AK, HI and U.S. territories. Depending on your location, for employees who live within a 50-mile radius of a FedEx office location, you may be required to work at a FedEx Campus several times per week.

Preferred Qualifications:

Pay Transparency: This compensation range is provided as a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary range for this role across all potential locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the range is a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary for the lowest level to the current starting salary of the highest level. Actual starting pay would be determined by experience relative to the job, market level, pay at the location for this job and other job-related factors permitted by law. An employee may be eligible for additional pay, premiums, or bonus potential. The Company offers eligible employees health, vision and dental insurance, retirement, and tuition reimbursement.

Pay:

Additional Details:

Pay Transparency:

The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations.  If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the ranges for each level in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. In California, the compensation listed reflects the range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position upon hire.

USA: $7,094.23/mo - $15,607.31/mo, CO: $7,094.23/mo - $14,957.01/mo, CA: $7,488.36/mo - $12,533.14/mo, NJ: $7,488.36/mo - $11,981.37/mo, OH & VT: $7,488.36/mo - $12,355.79/mo, MN: $7,488.36/mo - $14,306.70/mo, IL & NV: $7,488.36/mo - $14,957.01/mo, MD, NY & WA: $7,488.36/mo - $15,607.31/mo, MA: $7,882.48/mo - $15,607.31/mo, RI: $8,670.73/mo - $14,306.70/mo, CT: $8,670.73/mo - $14,957.01/mo, DC & HI: $9,064.85/mo - $14,957.01/mo, NYC: $9,064.85/mo - $15,607.31/mo

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