Senior Director, Head of Enterprise Architecture

What you'll do

• Define and maintain the enterprise architecture strategy for the global payments platform and software solutions.
• Establish architecture standards across application, platform, data, and infrastructure layers.
• Build and mentor a team of domain and platform architects.
• Lead initiatives to modernize legacy systems and rationalize the common platform architecture.
• Establish architecture governance frameworks, including review boards and design standards.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CTO on technology investments and platform evolution.
• Lead the technical due diligence process during M&A and strategic partnership initiatives.
• Partner with engineering, product, and security teams to ensure architectural alignment across global initiatives.

What we're looking for

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture leadership roles.
• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, Chief Architect, or Distinguished Engineer in large-scale technology environments.
• Deep expertise designing highly scalable distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience building architecture strategies for global platforms handling high-volume transaction workloads.
• Strong background in microservices architectures, APIs, and event-driven systems.
• Experience operating in complex regulated industries such as fintech, payments, or financial services.
• Demonstrated ability to influence engineering organizations and drive architectural standards across distributed teams.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to represent and advocate technology matters to the C-suite.