Lead Architect - Human Capital Management Portfolio

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Architect to shape the future architecture and technology strategy supporting Human Capital Management functions across the enterprise. This role provides architectural leadership for a portfolio of applications and platforms that support talent acquisition, workforce management, learning, compensation, benefits, employee experience, and other critical HR capabilities. The Lead Architect will partner with business and technology leaders to modernize solutions, simplify complex application landscapes, and drive adoption of scalable, secure, and resilient architecture patterns, with a focus on AI-enabled capabilities to accelerate portfolio rationalization and enhance the employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Help HR engineering teams accelerate delivery of AI-enabled capabilities by providing practical, effective architectural recommendations, prototypes, and proofs of concept.
• Use AI development tools to prototype solution possibilities with and for engineering teams.
• Create and maintain architecture artifacts, including current-state assessments, target-state architectures, solution designs, and technology roadmaps.
• Participate in defining future technology architecture and strategy for the Human Capital Management portfolio.
• Identify medium- to high-impact architecture opportunities and provide guidance throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Conduct complex technology and system assessments to evaluate architecture options, dependencies, risks, and long-term sustainability.
• Help define architecture patterns, standards, and integration approaches across Human Capital Management platforms and related enterprise services.
• Communicate enterprise architecture strategy, standards, and direction to business and technology stakeholders.
• Make architecture decisions and recommendations supporting scalability, maintainability, resiliency, security, and operational excellence.
• Understand compliance, governance, privacy, and risk management requirements for employee and workforce-related technology solutions.
• Ensure applications and technology solutions adhere to Wells Fargo standards, policies, methodologies, and industry best practices.
• Evaluate and adopt AI-enabled solutions that improve employee experience, operational efficiency, and business outcomes.
• Partner with architects, engineers, product teams, and business leaders to resolve complex technology challenges and achieve strategic goals.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders to support integration of SaaS platforms and enterprise applications within the broader technology ecosystem.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
• 2+ years of experience designing and implementing AI-enabled solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting technology platforms for enterprise staff functions, particularly Human Resources or Human Capital Management.
• Experience with Human Capital Management capabilities such as recruiting, talent management, learning, workforce management, compensation, benefits, or employee experience.
• Experience evaluating, architecting, or integrating AI-enabled capabilities within enterprise applications and business platforms.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools to generate code, diagrams, documentation, and other system artifacts (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar technologies).
• Experience with SaaS-based enterprise platforms and integration patterns.
• Knowledge of cloud architecture, application integration, APIs, event-driven architectures, and technology modernization practices.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence architecture decisions across multiple teams and business partners.
• Ability to balance near-term business priorities with long-term architecture strategy and platform evolution.

Job Expectations

• Ability to work onsite in one of the posted locations.

Pay

$119,000.00 - $206,000.00 base pay range. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

Benefits

• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement