Senior Solution Architect & Enterprise Transformation Lead

Manulife; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 113,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife invites a Lead Solution Architect to define and drive technology architecture strategy across Group Benefits within Canada. You will lead architecture teams, establish standards, and align technology investments with business outcomes and resilience goals.

You will influence executives, guide modernization, cloud, data and platform strategies, and partner with risk, security and operations to ensure compliant, scalable solutions across domains.

Qualifications

• Proven leader with 15+ years in technology roles.
• 3+ years in enterprise or principal architecture leadership.
• Deep expertise in enterprise architecture and cloud platforms.
• Experience guiding modernization programs and large-scale transformations.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architecture vision, roadmaps, and target-state capabilities.
• Drive alignment between business strategy and technology investments.
• Lead architecture strategy, governance boards, and design decisions.
• Guide application modernization, cloud adoption, and platform engineering.
• Influence investment prioritization and technology roadmaps.
• Mentor architects and promote engineering excellence.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Modern engineering practices

Executive communication

Governance

Leadership

Job description

Manulife invites a Lead Solution Architect to define and drive technology architecture strategy across Group Benefits within Canada. You will lead architecture teams, establish standards, and align technology investments with business outcomes and resilience goals.

You will influence executives, guide modernization, cloud, data and platform strategies, and partner with risk, security and operations to ensure compliant, scalable solutions across domains.