Domain Architect (Retirement & Private Wealth)
About The Position
The Domain of Retirement and Private Wealth Advisory is one of the most dynamic in financial services, with constant changes in customer expectations, vendor ecosystems, regulatory requirements, and competitive forces. In this environment, business transformation is a continual state. The RPW Domain Architect is responsible for designing and maintaining the technology architecture that ensures RPW is ready to enter new markets, adopt new platforms, integrate with new trading partners, respond to regulatory shifts, and capitalize on transformative technologies like AI. This role works in partnership with the VP of Technology Strategy Planning, business leaders, and technology teams to translate RPW’s vision into a coherent, executable, and flexible enablement plan. The ideal candidate possesses intellectual curiosity, strategic instinct, and imagination grounded in the realities of the business landscape.
Requirements
- A minimum of 8 years of technical experience, spanning delivery, team leadership, technical design, and architecture across enterprise environments.
- Experience working within Retirement and Private Wealth, broader Financial Services, or the technology sector; insurance industry experience is beneficial.
- Experience effectively supporting multiple endeavors in a fast-paced and agile work environment.
- Strong leadership qualities that drive outstanding results for our customers.
- Ability to effectively wield soft influence and build consensus across technical and business teams.
- Ability to pivot between high-level strategy and low-level tactical discussion.
- Understanding of strategic planning and initiative management.
- Demonstrate high-level core leadership competencies, including working with cross-functional teams with a resource mix of managers, employees, matrixed teams, virtual teams, and third parties.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
Nice To Haves
- An MBA or graduate degree in a related field is a plus.
- Insurance industry experience is beneficial.
Responsibilities
- Approach RPW’s technology landscape with intellectual curiosity — developing a deep understanding of the business model, product dynamics, competitive forces, and technology ecosystem.
- Develop a comprehensive model of the RPW business through its business capabilities, information domains, applications, and supporting technologies.
- Assess where RPW’s technology stands today; and envision what it must become – translating that vision into patterns, principles, and roadmaps.
- Develop and maintain RPW’s future-state architecture, acknowledging that the target is always moving, in partnership with business leaders, product owners, and fellow architects.
- Build knowledge of the competitive landscape, trends, and emerging technologies in financial services, identifying opportunities for innovation and optimization.
- Provide business leaders with a structured understanding of the technology landscape to enable informed discussions about proposed changes.
- Educate technical teams by providing a clear picture of the business strategy, roadmap, and plans.
- Establish and publish standard architectural artifacts such as capability heat maps to guide technology investment priorities.
- Build consensus and exercise influence across technical and business teams without relying on formal authority.
- Orchestrate the work of application, data, security, and solution architects – establishing governing patterns, resolving cross-discipline tensions, and ensuring high-quality business outcomes.
- Collaborate with VP Technology Strategy Planning and business leaders to drive the portfolio of RPW initiatives forward, maintaining momentum and ensuring accountability.
- Proactively identify and address barriers that impede the progress of technology initiatives, and surface opportunities to improve execution effectiveness and efficiency.
- Contribute to strategy development for key enterprise technology initiatives, representing the interests and requirements of the RPW business domain.
Benefits
- health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance
- FSA, HSA and 401(k) accounts
- paid-time-off benefits such as vacation, sick, and personal days
- eligible bonuses, equity and commissions for some positions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
