Senior Director, IT Architecture and Strategy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Pennsylvania.

📋 Description

• Act as a key leader on the Group Enterprise Architecture Board, ensuring that North American architectural capabilities align with global strategies.

• Direct and guide technical strategies across network, cloud, MuleSoft, Apigee, and application domains.

• Oversee the North American Technical Design Authority and Design Review Board.

• Assess, approve, and validate enterprise designs, risk trade-offs, and Architecture Decision Records.

• Advocate for Build vs. Buy analyses, vendor RFPs, and emerging technology roadmaps for Gen AI and Agentic AI.

• Streamline the broader application ecosystem and minimize technical debt.

• Serve as a strategic representative for the VP of Digital Products in executive forums.

• Foster alignment among business leaders, technology groups, and external vendors.

• Mobilize and expand the Solution Architecture organization.

• Create career pathways and cross-domain capabilities while mitigating single points of failure.

• Ensure accountability for security, non-functional compliance, and strategic alignment of high-level designs, API specifications, and data models.

• Initiate and facilitate cross-functional discussions to align business priorities, technical architecture, and execution plans.

• Provide guidance and mentorship to Solution Architects to promote technical excellence and capability-driven delivery.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems (MIS), or a related technical field.

• Relevant direct enterprise-scale experience may be considered on a 1:1 year basis; 12+ years of progressive technical leadership can substitute for a Bachelor’s degree.

• Over 12 years of progressive technology leadership in large-scale enterprise settings.

• More than 5 years of experience directly leading, scaling, and managing solution or enterprise architecture teams, inclusive of budget management and resource allocation.

• Demonstrated experience in leading or presiding over Technical Design Authorities (TDA) or Design Review Boards (DRB) within complex enterprise ecosystems.

• Proven capability in conducting Build vs. Buy evaluations, managing vendor RFPs, and rationalizing legacy IT platforms.

• Extensive technical knowledge of MuleSoft, Apigee, cloud-native environments like GCP CloudRun, and emerging AI architectures including Gen AI and Agentic AI.

• Experience functioning as a trusted proxy for VP/C-level executives and translating business objectives into multi-year technology roadmaps.

• Skill in aligning matrixed organizations around complex architectural strategies.

• Exceptional written, verbal, and visual presentation skills suitable for executive-level communication.

• Proficiency in technical roadmaps, investment strategies, and Build vs. Buy recommendations.

• Strong commercial acumen in evaluating third-party platforms, vendor negotiations, and RFPs.

• Ability to develop, mature, and enforce enterprise architecture frameworks, ADRs, and DRB SLAs.

• Capacity to balance operational efficiency with risk mitigation, technical debt reduction, security, and non-functional compliance.

• Proven skills in talent development and cross-domain capability enhancement.

• Understanding of distributed platforms, integration patterns, cloud infrastructure, and governance models for emerging technology.

• Familiarity with service, incident, release, and IT change management frameworks.

• Capability to meet specified physical demands, including lifting up to 10 pounds, prolonged sitting, repetitive hand motions, oral communication, and near-range visual acuity.

🏝️ Benefits

• Benefits commence on day one for full-time employees; no waiting period.

• Opportunities for professional and personal growth.

• Various pathways to advance your career.

• Access to training and development programs.

• Tuition reimbursement available for full-time employees.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions.

• Paid vacation and sick days.

• Company-paid holidays and floating holidays.

• A workplace focused on health, safety, and flexibility.

• Performance incentives offered for many positions.