Principal Architect - Investment Group Technologies

Capital Group • Los Angeles, CA

11h • $234,276 - $398,269

About The Position

As the Principal Architect for Investment Group Technologies (IGT), you are a senior technology leader responsible for shaping portfolio architecture that delivers industry‑leading investor experiences across Capital Group’s investment management ecosystem. You will work closely with business and technology leaders to translate complex business challenges into clear, future‑ready architectural solutions, combining deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to support the firm’s Long‑Term Strategic Plan.

Requirements

• You have a bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• You have 10+ years of experience in IT solution delivery and/or architecture roles.
• You have deep understanding of investment management capabilities, industry vendors, and front‑office solutions across asset classes and solutions.
• You have strong technical breadth across modern application design, distributed systems, and integration patterns.
• You have experience architecting/designing complex solutions leveraging modern technologies (Cloud, Big Data, AI, UX, Streams, etc.)
• You have enterprise architecture experience, including familiarity with frameworks such as TOGAF.
• You have exceptional communication, influence, and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to craft and convey compelling architectural narratives to diverse audiences.
• You have a proven technology leadership in complex, ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence enterprise and solution architecture strategy for Investment Group Technologies in partnership with business and technology executives.
• Research, design, and guide cross‑functional architecture solutions to complex business challenges, applying architecture principles across software engineering, data engineering, data management, security, information, and integration architectures.
• Integrate business strategy, current technology portfolios, and external industry trends into target‑state architectures and multi-year roadmaps for front-office and investor-facing applications.
• Research future industry and technology trends to assess relevance for Capital Group’s environment and influence decision‑making across senior technology and leadership forums.
• Provide architectural leadership for complex or strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and architectural governance.
• Develop and communicate clear architectural narratives and business cases to drive alignment and informed decision‑making among technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Partner with Investment Group Technology teams to define application strategies, validate architectural patterns, and ensure effective execution.
• Mentor and develop architects and senior technologists, contributing to the growth and maturity of the architecture practice.

Benefits

• competitive salary
• bonuses and benefits
• company-funded retirement contribution
• generous time-away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options
• 2-for-1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love
• on-demand professional development resources that allow you to hone existing skills and learn new ones
• individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital’s annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal