Lead enterprise technology domain architect, gtcs

Société Financière Manuvie; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 113,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Société Financière Manuvie is seeking a Lead Enterprise Technology Domain Architect to shape architecture strategy and steer multi-year roadmaps across critical business domains. You will define standards, lead reviews, and collaborate with business leaders to align technology with enterprise goals.

The role emphasizes cloud modernization, governance, and the adoption of modern engineering practices to deliver scalable, secure, and innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience defining architecture strategies and target-state roadmaps.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, APIs, and data architecture.
• Experience leading architecture governance for large initiatives.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and communicate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve target-state architecture for a domain, aligned with EA strategies.
• Develop multi-year technology roadmaps for modernization and growth.
• Establish standards, patterns, and governance for the domain.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide strategic oversight across programs.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to enhance capabilities and operations.
• Drive decisions on cloud platforms, modernization, integrations, and APIs.
• Collaborate with EA teams to adopt new technologies for scalability.
• Champion modern engineering practices across delivery teams.
• Ensure solutions meet security, regulatory, and governance requirements.
• Guide architecture decisions across multiple products and programs.

Skills

Domain architecture strategy

Cloud platforms

Architecture governance

Leadership & stakeholder influence

Enterprise-scale thinking

Modern engineering practices

Tools

LeanIX

ServiceNow

GitHub Enterprise

Azure DevOps

Lucidchart

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Join our Global Technology & Cyber Security team! (GTCS)

About the Role

As a Lead Enterprise Technology Domain Architect, you will shape the technology direction for a critical business domain and play a key role in advancing the organization's digital transformation strategy. You will define architectural vision, establish technology standards, and guide strategic investments that enable scalable, secure, and innovative business solutions.

Working closely with business leaders, enterprise architects, engineering teams, and technology partners, you will ensure technology decisions support both immediate business priorities and long-term strategic goals. This role requires a balance of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and influential leadership to drive enterprise-wide outcomes.

We recognize that experience comes in many forms. If your background aligns with most of the qualifications and you are excited about the opportunity, we encourage you to apply.

Position Responsibilities:

Domain Architecture Strategy

• Define and evolve the target-state architecture for a business or technology domain, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture strategies and business objectives.
• Develop multi-year technology roadmaps that support modernization, cloud adoption, operational resilience, and business growth.
• Establish domain architecture standards, principles, patterns, and governance processes.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide strategic oversight across large-scale initiatives and programs.

Technology Leadership & Innovation

• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities that enhance business capabilities and operational effectiveness.
• Drive architectural decisions related to cloud platforms, application modernization, integration patterns, APIs, and data architecture.
• Partner with enterprise architecture teams to assess and adopt new technologies that improve scalability, agility, and customer outcomes.
• Champion the adoption of modern engineering practices and architectural excellence across delivery teams.

Solution & Portfolio Governance

• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, regulatory obligations, and technology governance frameworks.
• Guide architecture decisions across multiple products, applications, and programs within the domain.
• Conduct architecture quality reviews and provide recommendations to improve scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Identify technical debt and modernization opportunities and prioritize investments that deliver measurable business value.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Collaborate with senior business and technology leaders to translate strategic priorities into technology capabilities and architecture roadmaps.
• Influence investment decisions by providing architectural direction, technology assessments, and business‑aligned recommendations.
• Build strong relationships across architecture, engineering, data, security, risk, and operational teams to drive integrated outcomes.
• Communicate complex technology concepts to both technical and executive audiences.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Mentor architects, senior developers, and engineering teams in architecture principles, standards, and best practices.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.
• Provide thought leadership across the architecture community and contribute to enterprise‑wide architecture practices and standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in application, solution, domain, or enterprise architecture within complex organizations.
• Proven ability to define architecture strategies, target‑state roadmaps, and modernization plans.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, application modernization, integrations, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Experience leading architecture governance and guiding large‑scale technology initiatives.
• Good understanding of security, risk, compliance, and data privacy requirements.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience working in Agile and product‑based delivery environments.
• Experience with enterprise technology platforms such as LeanIX, ServiceNow, GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, Lucidchart, Jira, and Confluence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in financial services, insurance, or other regulated industries.
• Experience supporting cloud transformation initiatives across Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF).
• Experience with AI, automation, and emerging technologies.
• Relevant architecture, cloud, or technology certifications.

Decision Authority:

• Establishes architecture direction, standards, and target‑state strategies for a business or technology domain.
• Makes architectural decisions that influence multiple products, programs, and strategic initiatives.
• Provides thought leadership and consultative guidance to technology and business executives.
• Influences investment priorities and technology roadmaps supporting enterprise transformation objectives.
• Leads highly visible cross‑functional initiatives and contributes to enterprise‑wide architecture strategy.
• Drives adoption of new technologies, architecture patterns, and engineering practices across the organization.
• Shapes governance, policies, standards, and operating models within areas of architectural expertise.
• Accountable for ensuring technology solutions align with business strategy, risk requirements, operational objectives, and long‑term enterprise architecture goals.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well‑being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

If you are applying to this role in US, please note the salary range is $127,330 to $236,470 USD. Additionally, employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Le poste annoncé correspond à une vacance existante.

À propos de Manuvie et de John Hancock

La Société Financière Manuvie est un chef de file mondial des services financiers qui aide les gens à prendre leurs décisions plus facilement et à vivre mieux. Pour en apprendre plus à notre sujet, rendez vous à l’adresse www.manuvie.com.

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Région de référence du salaire

Toronto, Ontario

Modalités de travail

Hybride

L’échelle salariale devrait se situer entre

$113,260.00 CAD - $210,340.00 CAD

Les employés ont également la possibilité de participer à des programmes incitatifs et de recevoir une rémunération liée à la performance de l’entreprise et des individus. Le salaire réel variera selon les conditions du marché local, la région géographique et les facteurs propres au poste, tels que les connaissances, les compétences, les qualifications, l’expérience et la formation. Si vous postulez à ce poste en dehors de votre lieu principal, veuillez contacter [e-mail] pour connaître la fourchette salariale applicable à votre région.

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