Executive Director - Senior Principal Architect | Enterprise Architecture (Technology Strategy & Transformation)

What you'll do

• Develop enterprise technology strategies, future-state architectures, modernization roadmaps, and transformation initiatives.
• Advise senior leaders on strategic technology options, investment priorities, emerging technologies, and scalable adoption.
• Establish reusable architecture patterns and AI-enabled approaches, and mentor architects and technology leaders.

What they ask for

• 10+ years leading enterprise technology strategy, architecture transformation, modernization, or large-scale organizational change.
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and shape strategy in large, complex organizations.
• Deep expertise in at least one major technology domain, such as cloud, AI/ML, enterprise platforms, data architecture, distributed systems, or software engineering.
• Experience applying enterprise-authorized AI in architecture, engineering, and strategic planning, while balancing innovation, resiliency, security, and regulatory expectations.

Nice to have

• Experience defining strategy or transformation roadmaps in financial services or similarly complex organizations.
• Experience with AI-enabled transformation, platform or cloud modernization, or modern engineering practices such as CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Policy as Code, and observability.

Pay

USD 232,750.00-$325,000.00 base salary (Jersey City, NJ); USD 180,500.00-$285,000.00 base salary (Columbus, OH); USD 204,250.00-$300,000.00 base salary (Plano, TX)

Tools

AI/ML, cloud, enterprise platforms, data architecture, distributed systems, software engineering, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code

AI focus

Applies enterprise-authorized AI to strategic analysis, technology evaluation, architecture decisions, transformation planning, and enterprise capabilities.