Role SummaryAs a
Senior Solutions Architect, you are a strategic advisor and technical leader operating at the intersection of business strategy, architecture, and technology delivery. You shape and guide enterprise-scale solutions across the Advice & Wealth Management portfolio, ensuring alignment to business outcomes, architectural integrity, and long-term platform evolution.
You partner with senior business and technology leaders to define future-state solutions, influence strategic direction, and enable delivery teams to execute effectively in complex, evolving environments. You influence direction without direct authority.
What You'll DoArchitecture Leadership & Strategy- Provide architectural leadership across large, cross-domain initiatives within and outside of Advice & Wealth Management
- Translate business goals into scalable, secure, and resilient solution architectures
- Ensure alignment to enterprise standards, reference architectures, and platform strategies
Solution Design & Delivery Enablement- Drive solutioning across key domains including:
- Advisor desktop and client experience platforms
- Brokerage and trading integrations
- Recordkeeping and account lifecycle management
- Back-office servicing, reconciliation, and operational workflows
- Provide both short-term and long-term architectural guidance to multiple delivery teams
- Ensure solutions balance client and crew experience, scalability, regulatory considerations, and cost
Influence & Partnership- Act as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders
- Influence architectural direction without formal authority
- Facilitate alignment across complex stakeholder groups and competing priorities
- Communicate trade-offs clearly to enable informed decision-making
Communication & Architecture Craft- Produce executive-ready artifacts (capability models, system diagrams, solution options)
- Clearly articulate complex tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Enable informed decision-making through structured solution evaluations
Mentorship & Leadership- Mentor engineers, solution consultants, and architects on solution design and best practices
- Contribute to architecture patterns, reusable designs, and governance processes
- Act as a thought leader driving innovation and continuous improvement
What You'll NeedExperience & Domain Expertise- Significant experience (10+ years) in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, or complex system design
- Proven track record leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives in enterprise environments
- Experience shaping architecture strategy and guiding delivery across multiple teams
- Strong knowledge of Advice, Wealth Management, or regulated financial services domains with depth in one or more of the following:
- Brokerage and trading systems
- Recordkeeping platforms (retirement, accounts, positions, transactions)
- Custody and clearing integrations
- Back-office operations (reconciliation, servicing, compliance workflows)
Technical & Architectural Skills- Deep understanding of modern architecture patterns (APIs, event-driven systems, cloud-native design, AI)
- Experience with integration across internal platforms and third-party/vendor ecosystems
- Strong data architecture awareness (data flows, governance, analytics enablement)
Core Leadership Skills- Exceptional systems thinking and problem framing
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and drive clarity
- Strong executive communication and influencing skills
- Ability to balance strategic vision with pragmatic delivery
Technical & Architectural Perspective- Experience with modern architecture patterns (APIs, event-driven systems, cloud platforms)
- Understanding of data, integration, and operational resiliency considerations in financial services ecosystems
- Ability to balance architectural rigor with delivery pragmatism
Mindset & Behaviors- Strategic, outcome-oriented, and intellectually curious
- Comfortable challenging assumptions and driving better solutions
- Collaborative, with a strong ability to build alignment across teams
- Passionate about improving client and crew experiences, and operational efficiency at scale
Special FactorsSponsorshipVanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
