Platform NEXT is seeking an experienced Systems & Tools Architect for a 6-month engagement to assess, design, and accelerate the evolution of our organizational systems, tooling ecosystem, and operating model.

- The Platform NEXT organization includes Technical Program Management (TPM), Portfolio Management, User Experience, Analytics & Data and AI Agility. While these teams support common strategic outcomes, they currently leverage different processes, workflows, data structures, and tools that are not always connected.
- The objective of this engagement is to create a cohesive systems architecture that improves cross-functional collaboration, information management, visibility, decision-making, and platform delivery effectiveness.
- The consultant will evaluate current-state capabilities, identify opportunities for integration and optimization, design a target-state operating architecture, and implement high-value improvements across our tooling ecosystem.

Key Objectives - During the engagement, the resource will:

Assess and Align:

- Evaluate the current tooling, workflows, and information architecture across Platform NEXT functions to identify gaps, redundancies, and opportunities for improved cross-functional alignment.

Design the Future-State Operating Ecosystem:

- Define a target-state systems, tooling, and workflow architecture that enables seamless collaboration, knowledge sharing, decision-making, and visibility across the organization.

Deliver Actionable Improvements and Roadmap:





- Implement high-impact quick wins and provide a prioritized roadmap for tooling, integration, automation, governance, and AI-enabled capabilities that improve organizational effectiveness and platform delivery outcomes.

Scope of Work:

- Assess the current Platform NEXT tooling, workflows, and information landscape across PgM, TPM, Portfolio Management, UX, Analytics & Data, AI Agility, and Engineering.
- Identify gaps, redundancies, integration opportunities, and process inefficiencies.
- Design a target-state systems and workflow architecture that improves collaboration, visibility, decision-making, and delivery effectiveness.
- Recommend and prioritize tooling, automation, and integration improvements across platforms such as Jira, GitHub, Airtable, Confluence, Teams, Splunk, and AWS.
- Deliver selected quick wins, prototypes, or pilot implementations that demonstrate measurable business value.
- Develop a roadmap and governance recommendations to guide future evolution of the Platform NEXT operating ecosystem.

Qualifications:

- Experience designing enterprise systems, operating models, and workflow architectures.
- Strong background in program management, portfolio management, or organizational effectiveness.
- Expertise with enterprise collaboration and delivery platforms.
- Experience integrating systems and designing scalable information flows.
- Robust facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to quickly understand complex organizations and deliver actionable recommendations.

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