Senior Director, Solution Architecture

Sherwin-Williams•Cleveland, OH

22h•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 maintaining the quality and consistency of architectural designs. The role works within target states set by Principal Portfolio Architects and standards set by Principal Practice Architects, ensuring these are reflected in designs. A first-year priority is integrating architects from several ETG organizations into one operating model without disrupting 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. It is eligible for a performance-based bonus subject to the terms of the Company’s applicable plans. Job duties involve contact with employees and access to confidential, proprietary, or other valuable information, so the Company has determined that a criminal-history review is necessary. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and legally authorized to work in the country of employment without requiring employment-visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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, or an Information Technology field of study, 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 of experience 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 a solution architecture function at enterprise scale across multiple business areas, including assignment, capacity, quality, and the engagement model with delivery.
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.
Track record of maintaining architecture quality under delivery pressure and partnering 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 by priority, balance workloads across groups, and identify capacity gaps before they impede delivery.
Own the quality and consistency of solution architecture 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 model, and career paths, while minimizing disruption to in-flight work.
Partner with Principal Portfolio and Practice Architects to ensure target states and standards are reflected in designs, and resolve conflicts between delivery pressure and architecture direction.
Own the engagement model with portfolio and platform delivery leaders, including how work reaches architects, how it is prioritized, and what delivery teams can expect.
Raise the hands-on technical bar by encouraging architects to prototype, use AI code-assist and agentic tools, and stay current in their platforms.
Report architect capacity, utilization, and delivery outcomes to the Enterprise Architecture leadership team, and represent solution architecture in architecture governance.