Sr. Director & Head of Architecture

The role

You will define and execute the long-term technical strategy for global products and AI platforms. You will lead a team of architects and oversee the evolution of a cloud-native ecosystem.

What you will do

• Define and influence the execution of a target-state, AI-native architecture.
• Establish global standards for architecture consistency.
• Oversee the architectural design of complex AI systems, AI enablement strategies, data engineering, and governance controls.
• Lead, scale, and mentor a multidisciplinary team of architects.
• Define and create standards and governance mechanisms for software platform and infrastructure security.
• Act as a coach and decision maker with technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Serve as a sounding board for introducing new technologies, 3rd-party integrations, and open-source solutions.
• Ensure system and infrastructure architecture results in high reliability, low latency, and minimal outages.
• Help create a strong culture of innovation and technical excellence.

Required qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture.
• At least 5 years in a senior leadership or directorial capacity managing Architecture teams.
• Proven track record of designing and deploying distributed, cloud-native architectures, especially AWS.
• Experience with building AI Native products and technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to gain buy-in for large-scale technical shifts from executive leadership and engineering teams.
• Experience leading architectural digital transformations within a rapidly growing or unstructured corporate environment.
• Ability to analyze technology trade-offs through the lens of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and ROI.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Benefits

• Generous paid parental leave
• Flexible time off
• Spending accounts
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Sabbatical after 5 years

About the company

G-P is a SaaS-based Global Employment Platform that enables clients to expand into over 180 countries. The company features remote-first teams and focuses on breaking down barriers to global business.