Head of Architecture and Engineering Governance

State Street

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Work type
On-site
Location
Boston, MAQuincy, MA
Salary
$170,000–$282,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
6 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $226k
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This role pays more than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $177,975–$264,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $226k versus about $221k for comparable roles.

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About State Street

State Street Corporation is one of the world''s largest custodian banks and asset managers, providing investment servicing, investment management, and investment research to institutional investors. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Custody

State Street currently has 200 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Head of Architecture and Engineering Governance

Head of Architecture and Engineering Governance, MD - State Street Investment Management serves as the enterprise authority for architecture and engineering governance within the Business and Technology Architecture organization. This leader establishes and enforces guardrails ensuring architectural integrity, platform reuse, and regulatory compliance across the technology lifecycle. Key responsibilities include defining governance frameworks, managing decision rights, and overseeing platform-based and composable architectures to ensure scalability and security. The role specifically focuses on governing AI-enabled software delivery, including design, development, and CI/CD pipelines while ensuring traceability and risk management. Candidates must possess expertise in modern SDLC models, cloud-native microservices, and AWS or Azure standards. This position addresses the challenge of aligning business strategy with technical execution while managing technical debt and risk within a regulated environment to support a transition toward a Product, Platform, and Service operating model.

What you'll do

  • Define and own the enterprise architecture and engineering governance framework for solution design, platform usage, and SDLC controls.
  • Establish decision rights, governance forums, and escalation models across business, solution, and platform engineering teams.
  • Enforce architectural guardrails to ensure platform reuse, interoperability, scalability, and compliance with security and resilience standards.
  • Lead the governance of AI-enabled software delivery, including standards for responsible AI use and risk management in CI/CD pipelines.
  • Align technical execution with business strategy by ensuring solution architectures meet defined capability requirements and value streams.
  • Ensure all architectural designs meet regulatory expectations, audit readiness, and technology risk management requirements.
  • Define and monitor key performance indicators regarding architectural compliance, platform adoption, and technical debt.
  • Provide executive-level reporting on architecture health, governance effectiveness, and systemic risks to senior leadership.

What we're looking for

  • 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, engineering leadership, or large-scale technology governance within regulated environments.
  • Proven track record leading architecture and engineering governance across complex, global organizations.
  • Deep expertise in platform-based architecture and enterprise-wide technology standardization.
  • Strong understanding of modern SDLC models, engineering practices, and governance controls in cloud and distributed environments.
  • Demonstrated experience embedding risk, security, and resilience considerations into architecture and engineering decision-making.
  • Experience operating within matrixed, multi-function architecture organizations with clear roles and decision boundaries.
  • Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder influence skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MSc, or equivalent) preferred.

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