Team Lead, Solution Architecture (Direct Reports)

QuadReal Property Group, LP; Toronto; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

QuadReal Property Group, LP is seeking a Team Lead, Solution Architecture to guide a two-strong Architect team, aligning technology with business strategy in a complex real estate portfolio.

You will mentor architects, drive future‑state designs, and collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to deliver architecture roadmaps and governance across cloud and integration domains.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years leading small technical teams.
• Minimum of 6+ years in architecture.
• Strong knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF) and applying them to business context.
• Experience with cloud and integration practices in XaaS environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Business, or equivalent.
• Understanding real estate business processes is a plus.
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills.
• Ability to build high-trust relationships with leaders and teams.
• Ability to adapt to changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach two Solution Architects.
• Support succession planning for the team.
• Define clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
• Foster a customer-centric culture in team interactions.
• Coordinate resource sourcing for projects.
• Deliver architecture services, roadmaps, and technical summaries.
• Apply Enterprise Architecture frameworks to ensure governance.
• Review and provide feedback on architecture deliverables.
• Assess vendor offerings and communicate risks and mitigations.
• Communicate architecture impacts and risks to governance bodies.
• Create visual architecture representations using Visio/Whimsical.
• Stay aware of current tech landscape and patterns.
• Own IT architecture workstream for M&A and OpCo integrations.
• Advise business stakeholders on architecture.
• Represent architecture to business and promote capabilities.
• Build positive relationships across IT and business.
• Explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Champion QuadReal's AI innovation culture.
• Lead innovation pilots and drive value.
• Pursue professional development and share knowledge.

Skills

Team leadership

Solution architecture

TOGAF

Cloud architecture

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Visio

Whimsical

Job description

About QuadReal Property Group

QuadReal Property Group is a global real estate investment, development and operating company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its assets under management are $98.5 billion. From its foundation in Canada as a full-service real estate operating company, QuadReal has expanded its capabilities globally for investments in equity and debt in both the public and private markets. QuadReal invests directly through operating platforms in which it holds an ownership interest and via programmatic partnerships. QuadReal seeks to deliver strong investment returns while creating sustainable environments that bring value to the people and communities it serves. Now and for generations to come. QuadReal: Excellence lives here. www.quadreal.com

Role Description

The Team Lead, Solution Architecture leads a team of Solution Architects within the Enterprise Solutions team, providing hands‑on architectural leadership and people management to ensure QuadReal's technology solutions are strategically aligned, value‑driven, and built on modern, secure, and well‑governed foundations. This role combines the technical depth of solution architecture with the coaching, planning, and delivery accountability of a people leader. The Team Lead partners closely with IT and, business stakeholders, and third‑party vendors to guide technology and design decisions from concept through to value realization, while mentoring architects to grow their technical and professional capabilities. The Team Lead brings a strong working knowledge of Architectural frameworks and best practices (e.g. TOGAF or equivalent and modern cloud technologies. They maintain a clear view of the current cloud landscape and emerging architecture patterns, applying this knowledge to shape future‑state designs and to guide the team's technical direction. The role reports to the Director, Enterprise Solutions and has two Solution Architects as direct reports. It is suited to a motivated, outcome‑oriented leader with a "can do" attitude who is curious, takes a high degree of personal ownership, and demonstrates proactive problem‑solving and adaptability in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Leads, mentors, and coaches a team of two Solution Architects, guiding the development of tailored growth plans that address both technical and soft‑skill development.


• Supports succession planning within the team and contributes to a succession plan for own role.


• Ensures the team has clearly defined roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities, with clear performance expectations documented for each team member.


• Creates and fosters a customer‑centric culture across all team interactions.


• Supports the sourcing and allocation of appropriately skilled resources for successful project delivery, including extended delivery vendors and partners where applicable.


• Guides the team in delivering a variety of architecture services with high quality to stakeholders, including future‑state architecture designs, product assessments, technical summaries, and roadmaps.


• Applies Enterprise Architecture frameworks and best practices to ensure solutions are strategically aligned, consistent, and governed appropriately.


• Reviews and quality‑assures architecture deliverables produced by the team, providing constructive feedback.


• Performs and oversees technical analysis of vendor offerings, conveying assessments to stakeholders in business terms with risks, impacts, and mitigation strategies.


• Ensures architecture impacts, risks, and dependencies are identified and communicated, and that governance processes are followed (e.g. Architecture Review Board), and architecture recommendations are implemented.


• Creates and promotes clear, engaging visual representations of architectures and solutions using tools such as Visio, Whimsical, or similar.


• Maintains awareness of the current technology landscape and modern architecture patterns, particularly in application, data/integration, and security domains.


• Own the IT architecture workstream for M&A and OpCo integrations by assessing acquired entities' application landscapes, defining consolidation and sequencing plans, and driving technology stack alignment to QuadReal standards.


• Acts as a trusted advisor and key point of contact for business stakeholders on architecture.


• Represents architecture to the business, promoting the vision, services, and capabilities.


• Cultivates positive, high‑trust working relationships across business and IT functions, balancing multiple stakeholder expectations in a dynamic, time‑sensitive environment.


• Excels at explaining complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders, ensuring clarity and understanding.


• Champions QuadReal's innovation culture, including the adoption of AI, within the IT team.


• Leads and participates in innovation pilot projects, supporting idea generation and helping transform business stakeholder concepts into practical, value‑realizing solutions.


• Pursues professional development opportunities to maintain knowledge of prevalent and emerging technologies, and shares this knowledge with the team.

Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience leading and coaching small technical teams.


• Minimum of 6+ years of relevant experience in architecture.


• Strong knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks and best practices (e.g. TOGAF or equivalent), and demonstrated ability to apply them in a business context.


• Understanding of design and integration practices in Cloud / XaaS‑intensive environments.


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or equivalent work experience.


• Understanding of real estate and related business processes across multiple asset classes (office, industrial, retail, residential, and development) is an asset.


• Demonstrated ability to convey complex ideas effectively through storytelling and engaging presentations tailored to varied audiences.


• Demonstrated ability to build strong, high‑trust relationships with business leaders, IT colleagues, and partners.


• Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills, with excellent facilitation and collaboration abilities at all levels of an organization.


• Demonstrated ability to adapt to a constantly changing environment and to balance multiple stakeholder expectations.

Compensation and Benefits

The expected annualized base salary range for this role is $130,000-$160,000. QuadReal offers a competitive total rewards package in addition to the base pay, which may include a performance‑based incentive plan, comprehensive health & dental benefits, pension plan, and paid time off.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Even if your skills don't align 100% with the listed qualifications or salary range, we encourage you to apply – you may be a great fit for this role or others in our community. Applicants may also be considered for alternative positions within the organization where their qualifications and experience align more closely with available opportunities.

Recruiter Information

We use artificial intelligence (AI) technology alongside human review to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position. Our recruitment team remains involved in all decisions. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada as the company does not provide work permit sponsorship for this role. Note to Recruiters: QuadReal does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to QuadReal, directly or indirectly, will be considered QuadReal property. QuadReal will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for engaged services to submit resumes. QuadReal Property Group will provide reasonable accommodation at any time throughout the hiring process for applicants with disabilities or for those needing job postings in an alternate format. If you require accommodation, please advise the Talent Acquisition team member you are working with and include the following: Job posting #, your name and your preferred method of contact.

Our Values

For 10 years, QuadReal has created spaces that enhance the lives of the people and communities we serve. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, we are a leading global real estate partner focused on driving meaningful impact while delivering prudent growth. With a global perspective and local expertise collected from offices across Canada, the US, Asia and the UK, our success stems from our incredible team and from our values integrity, collaboration, performance, innovation and responsibility. Join our team today to deepen your skillset, grow your career, and make a difference. Together, we’re reimagining an industry and building a culture where ingenuity meets community building.