Americas Enterprise Architecture Lead

Allianz Technology; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(K) with company match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Employee shares program

Employee discounts

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Allianz Technology is seeking an Area Architect for the Americas to own the architecture roadmap, govern cross‑tribe decisions, and collaborate with engineering and business leadership across a large, regulated environment. This executive role sits in a globally distributed EA community and requires strong stakeholder influence, security acumen, and cloud expertise.

The position is hybrid in Golden Valley, MN, with a focus on scalable, secure, and observable platforms and strong alignment to

Qualifications

• 8+ years in IT architecture roles, with enterprise-level experience.
• Proven track record leading architecture across large, multi-team environments.
• Background in insurance/financial services or regulated industries is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with agile operating models (SAFe, Spotify model or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Own target architecture and technology roadmap for the Americas area, aligned with enterprise standards.
• Govern architecture decisions across tribes/products and ensure non-functional requirements.
• Chair or co-chair area design authority meetings and represent Americas in EA governance.
• Review and sign off on significant architectural changes with regulatory and security alignment.
• Collaborate with data, security, cloud, and integration domains to coordinate initiatives.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Stakeholder management

Cloud architecture

SAFe/Spotify familiarity

Tools

ArchiMate

C4

UML

AWS

Azure

Job description

Allianz Technology is seeking an Area Architect for the Americas to own the architecture roadmap, govern cross‑tribe decisions, and collaborate with engineering and business leadership across a large, regulated environment. This executive role sits in a globally distributed EA community and requires strong stakeholder influence, security acumen, and cloud expertise.

The position is hybrid in Golden Valley, MN, with a focus on scalable, secure, and observable platforms and strong alignment to