Senior Director, Solution Architecture

Sherwin-Williams • Cleveland, OH

6h • $188,686 - $248,888 • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Director, Solution Architecture leads the solution and domain architects who design architecture for programs and projects across Sherwin-Williams’ business portfolios and technology platforms. The role owns the people, practice, and capacity of the organization, including hiring and developing architects, assigning and prioritizing work, and ensuring the quality and consistency of designs. It operates within target states set by Principal Portfolio Architects and standards set by Principal Practice Architects, ensuring both are reflected in every design. The first-year priority is integrating architects from several ETG organizations into one operating model while minimizing disruption to work in flight.

This is a remote position with 20% travel. The position is not eligible for work-authorization sponsorship now or in the future. The role involves contact with employees and access to confidential or proprietary information; a criminal-history review may be conducted. Candidates must be at least 18 years old. The position is eligible for a performance-based bonus, subject to the terms of applicable Company plans.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without now or in the future requiring employment visa sponsorship.
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 15 or more years of experience in technology.
• 5 or more years of hands-on software or systems engineering experience.
• 8 or more years in architecture roles.
• 5 or more years as a people manager of architects or senior engineers, including leading leaders and owning hiring, performance, and development.
• Experience running an enterprise-scale solution architecture function across multiple business areas, including assignment, capacity, quality, and delivery engagement.
• Experience integrating or consolidating technical teams from separate organizations without disrupting delivery.
• Working knowledge of the enterprise application and platform landscape across business and technology portfolios, or the ability to build that knowledge quickly.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain architecture quality under delivery pressure and partner with delivery leaders as a peer.

Responsibilities

• Lead the solution and domain architecture organization, including hiring, development, performance, and succession for architects and group leaders.
• Allocate architects to programs and projects according to priority, balance workloads across groups, and identify capacity gaps before they delay delivery.
• Own solution architecture quality and consistency through deliverable standards, peer review, and conformance to portfolio target states and practice standards.
• Integrate architects from other ETG organizations into a common operating model, including shared roles, expectations, engagement practices, and career paths, while minimizing disruption to in-flight work.
• Partner with Principal Portfolio and Practice Architects to ensure target states and standards are incorporated into designs, and resolve conflicts between delivery pressure and architecture direction.
• Own the engagement model with portfolio and platform delivery leaders, including how work is routed to architects, prioritized, and delivered.
• Raise the hands-on technical bar by encouraging architects to prototype, use AI code-assist and agentic tooling, and stay current with their platforms.
• Report architect capacity, utilization, and delivery outcomes to the Enterprise Architecture leadership team, and represent solution architecture in architecture governance.

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus, subject to applicable Company plans.
• The company describes a range of benefits covering retirement, health care, well-being, and daily commuting; candidates are directed to the benefits website for details of offerings for which they may be eligible.
• The company describes flexibility to enhance health and well-being, opportunities to learn and develop new skills, and an inclusive team and community connection.

What This Job Offers

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