Global Messaging Architect

WWE® is the global leader in sports entertainment, creating and delivering original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. The company is committed to family-friendly entertainment across television programming, Premium Live Events, digital media, and publishing platforms. WWE's TV-PG programming reaches over 1 billion households worldwide in more than 20 languages through distribution partners including Netflix, ESPN, NBCUniversal, USA Network, and The CW. WWE is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO).

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company owning iconic properties such as UFC, WWE, and PBR, alongside OLE (hospitality) and IMG (broadcast, sports, and events). Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories, organizing over 500 live events annually with more than three million fans in attendance.

About the role

The Global Messaging Architect designs and governs TKO’s enterprise-wide messaging and collaboration ecosystem. This role ensures email, calendaring, and security platforms are reliable, secure, and scalable across all global brands while enabling seamless collaboration for employees, partners, and talent. The position provides architectural leadership across M&A, divestiture, and brand migration programs, safeguarding business continuity, regulatory compliance, and executive communications. It operates at the intersection of technology strategy, cybersecurity, and enterprise collaboration, directly influencing the experience of every TKO employee worldwide.

This is a rare opportunity to engineer core systems at scale in a greenfield environment as TKO prepares to separate from Endeavor and build fresh infrastructure. You’ll work with cutting-edge identity, cloud, and infrastructure technologies from Okta and Entra ID, alongside enterprise automation using Workato, ServiceNow, Workday, and Okta Workflows. The role offers autonomy, high expectations, and real impact, supporting everything from corporate operations to global broadcasts and live events.

Line Manager: Director, Workplace Engineering
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Stamford or remote

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the global messaging architecture across Exchange Online, M365, and integrated security/compliance platforms.
• Develop and enforce governance models, standards, and best practices to ensure consistent, secure, and scalable messaging services worldwide.
• Lead messaging strategy through M&A, divestiture, and rebranding initiatives, ensuring seamless coexistence and business continuity.
• Architect and oversee global mail routing, security filtering, authentication standards (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), and hybrid coexistence.
• Direct engineering teams on monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization for mail and calendaring systems.
• Partner with Global Security Operations to strengthen phishing defense, vulnerability patching, and threat detection.
• Provide architectural leadership for integration with Teams, Slack, Zoom, and other collaboration tools.
• Ensure compliance with global regulations (SOX, PCI, GDPR, PIPL, HIPAA) through secure design and retention/eDiscovery controls.
• Establish architecture for journaling, litigation holds, retention, and regulatory reporting in collaboration with Legal and Compliance.
• Govern role-based administration, privileged access, and identity controls across messaging platforms.
• Act as the enterprise subject matter expert for messaging, influencing cross-functional roadmaps and vendor strategy.
• Advise executives and senior leadership on risk, cost optimization, and strategic investments in messaging and collaboration.
• Mentor engineers and administrators, raising overall team capability and ensuring adoption of best practices.

Skills & Abilities

• Architectural Leadership: Design, articulate, and defend email and messaging architecture decisions across hybrid environments (M365, Exchange Online, Exchange on Prem, Okta, AD, Entra ID).
• Extreme Ownership: Take accountability for failures, setbacks, and results within your sphere of influence, even when caused by others on your team.
• Execution-Focused: Operate with urgency and accountability; drive deliverables forward without constant oversight.
• Analytical Thinking: Break down complex technical problems and deliver practical, scalable solutions.
• Documentation Excellence: Produce clear, detailed, and professional HLDs, LLDs, runbooks, and process diagrams.
• Mentorship & Collaboration: Guide junior engineers and collaborate effectively across infrastructure, security, and application teams.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills; influence stakeholders and explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfort with Ambiguity: Thrive in environments where direction is still forming; bring structure and clarity to grey areas.
• Resilience: Maintain focus and composure under pressure in fast-moving, high-visibility environments.
• Customer Orientation: Keep business impact front of mind; balance technical excellence with pragmatic execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 8+ years of experience in identity and access management, enterprise infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience leading identity architecture and delivery for large-scale, hybrid environments.
• Expert-level proficiency with:
  • Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, Teams Online, SharePoint Online, etc.)
  • Google Workspace
  • Okta Identity Cloud (SSO, MFA, Workflows, Lifecycle Management, Identity Governance)
  • Microsoft Active Directory (forest/domain design, GPOs, trusts, replication)
  • Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD (hybrid join, conditional access, identity federation)

Desirable Project Experience

• Lead role in messaging separation or integration during complex M&A events, including domain consolidation, rebranding, and tenant-to-tenant migrations.
• Architected mail routing and coexistence between acquired/divested entities while maintaining business continuity and compliance.
• Implemented SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MTA-STS, and DANE across global brands to harden email security.
• Rolled out enterprise-grade anti-phishing and advanced threat protection platforms (Mimecast, Proofpoint, Microsoft Defender for Office 365).
• Built global monitoring and alerting frameworks for messaging health, performance, and mail flow.

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Exchange Server 2019 / Exchange Online Expert (or legacy MCSE: Messaging)
• Mimecast Certified Specialist / Engineer
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or GIAC certifications (IAM/GRC)
• Training or certification in Zero Trust Architecture, PIM/PAM Design, IAM Governance

Pay

Hiring rate range: $150,000 – $200,000 annually (minimum will not fall below applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds). The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, including base rate, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits such as health care, retirement, vacation, and other paid time off.