VPII, Architect Manager

Job Overview

The VPII, Architecture Manager is a senior leadership role within LPL’s Enterprise Architecture organization. This leader is responsible for building and leading a high-impact Solution Architecture function that partners closely with Technology and Product leaders to deliver modern, scalable, and resilient platform and domain architectures aligned to LPL’s business strategy.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop a diverse team of solution architects, fostering an inclusive culture that rewards both delivery and collaborative behaviors.
• Drive a “shift-left” architectural mindset by proactively shaping platform and domain architectures that align to product roadmaps and enterprise strategy.
• Partner with senior business, product, and technology leaders to translate business priorities into modern, scalable architecture strategies and solutions.
• Establish and evolve platform engineering capabilities, including developer platforms, CI/CD, observability, API management, and self-service tooling.
• Define and govern domain-driven architecture principles, including bounded contexts, domain ownership, and integration patterns.
• Lead architectural strategy for cloud adoption, hybrid integration, event-driven systems, and DevSecOps practices.
• Guide the development and adoption of AI/ML architecture patterns, including model lifecycle management, MLOps, responsible AI frameworks, and governance.
• Define and maintain architectural principles, standards, reference architectures, and reusable assets that accelerate delivery while ensuring consistency and quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of experience leading architecture functions or serving as a senior architect in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience defining and executing platform and domain architecture strategies, including governance mechanisms.
• Experience in cloud-native architectures, platform engineering, DevSecOps, microservices, APIs, and event-driven systems.
• Experience applying domain-driven design principles and modern architecture patterns across complex business domains.

Core Competencies

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to senior executives and enterprise stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking combined with strong execution bias and sound judgment.
• Continuous learner with curiosity for emerging technologies, modern work practices, and AI-driven innovation.

Preferences

• Experience building internal developer platforms or platform products at enterprise scale.
• Familiarity with AI/ML platforms, MLOps frameworks, vector databases, and responsible AI governance.
• Background in financial services, fintech, or other highly regulated, mission-critical environments.