Solution Architecture & Program Delivery Lead, Vice President

State Street • Boston, MA

2d • $120,000 - $202,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a hybrid hands-on Solution Architect + Program Delivery Lead to drive the contracting-focused Legal Technology portfolio—specifically the contract repository, CLM (Contract Lifecycle Management) platform, and the legal contract data lake that enables contract analytics, reporting, and downstream use cases. You will be accountable for defining the target-state architecture and for leading the end-to-end delivery of contracting capabilities, partnering closely with Legal, Legal Operations, and enterprise platform teams to align integrations and shared services.

Requirements

• Have a deep understanding of legal contracts (clauses, metadata, obligations, negotiation workflows)
• Have designed and delivered enterprise search, document management, and/or data lake/lakehouse solutions in document-heavy environments
• Can produce build-ready solution designs (integration patterns, data flows, security model, non-functional requirements)
• Own delivery with program management accountability, including timelines, budgets, resources, RAID, governance, and executive updates
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years in a combination of solution architecture and program/project delivery leadership for enterprise platforms.
• Demonstrated success designing and delivering one or more of: Enterprise search / information retrieval solutions; Document management / content platforms with metadata/taxonomy and lifecycle controls; Data lake/lakehouse solutions including ingestion, modeling, governance, and observability.
• Proven experience owning delivery with schedule, budget, and resource planning, plus governance and reporting.
• Strong background in non-functional requirements and controls: security, privacy, retention, audit readiness, resiliency, and cost management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a track record of producing architecture narratives and delivery updates for senior stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• JD is a plus.
• CLM and contract repository experience across the full lifecycle (intake → authoring → negotiation → approvals → signature → obligations → renewals).
• Familiarity with contract analytics concepts (clause libraries, risk tagging, obligations extraction, renewal forecasting).
• Experience in regulated industries with strong recordkeeping, privacy, and control requirements.
• Experience implementing permissions-aware semantic search / governed AI-assisted retrieval patterns with strong logging and defensibility.
• Experience partnering with Legal Ops, Records Management, Compliance, Privacy, and InfoSec on operating models and control design.

Responsibilities

• Own the target-state architecture for the contract repository, CLM, and contract data lake, ensuring cohesive design across platforms and capabilities.
• Produce hands-on architecture deliverables, including: Logical/physical solution designs, component diagrams, and integration maps; Data flows and a canonical contract domain model (“contracts as data”); Security architecture (access model, least privilege, segregation of duties, audit logging); Non-functional requirements (resiliency, performance, scalability, observability, operability, cost controls).
• Define and standardize architecture patterns for: Document ingestion, versioning, lifecycle, and authoritative source-of-truth controls; Metadata capture, normalization, taxonomy, stewardship workflows, and exception handling; Enterprise search (keyword + metadata; governed semantic/AI-assisted retrieval where appropriate); Integration approaches (API/event/batch) and ingestion into the contract data lake.
• Ensure solutions are operationally supportable (monitoring, runbooks, incident readiness, release readiness).
• Serve as the accountable owner for delivery outcomes: Own the integrated program plan: scope, milestones, critical path, dependencies, and release sequencing; Own budget planning/forecasting and tracking, including vendor spend oversight (as applicable); Own cross-functional resource planning and capacity management across workstreams; Maintain RAID logs, decision records, change control, and delivery health metrics; Run governance cadences: working groups, design reviews, release readiness, and steering committee updates.
• Drive execution using Agile/Hybrid methods: roadmap-to-backlog translation, sprint/release planning, and benefits tracking.
• Lead go-live readiness and adoption: communications, training, cutover planning, hypercare, and post-launch measurement.
• Partner with Legal SMEs to define and operationalize contract standards, including: Contract taxonomy, standardized metadata model, clause categories, and obligations framework; Data dictionary and canonical entities (counterparty, term/renewal, governing law, key dates, risk flags, etc.); Data classification and handling standards (sensitivity levels, retention category, legal hold applicability).
• Establish stewardship processes to keep metadata consistent and analytics-ready over time.
• Lead the design and continuous improvement of enterprise search and discovery across contract documents and structured contract data: Faceted navigation, relevance tuning, and explainable results; Permission-aware retrieval and robust audit logging; Provenance/lineage visibility to support trust and defensibility; Drive measurable usability improvements (time-to-find reduction, adoption, satisfaction).
• Define architecture and delivery requirements for contract data ingestion, modeling, governance, and consumption patterns.
• Partner with engineering/data teams to deliver governed datasets with: Data quality rules, monitoring/observability, lineage, cataloging, and stewardship workflows; Secure consumption interfaces (APIs, dashboards, controlled self-service access patterns).
• Enable prioritized use cases such as renewals visibility, obligations tracking, risk insights, and regulatory response readiness.

Benefits

• our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
• insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
• paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
• access to our Employee Assistance Program
• incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans)
• eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
• inclusive development opportunities
• flexible work-life support
• paid volunteer days
• vibrant employee networks

What This Job Offers

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