Chief Architect, Benefits Enrollment & Billing Tech

Guardian Life; Holmdel Township, Bethlehem, New York (NJ, Northampton County, NY); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life is seeking the Head of Group Benefits Enrollment and Billing Technology in a hybrid role (3 days in Holmdel, NJ / NYC area). You will lead the strategy and execution for enrollment, eligibility, billing, and data platforms, guiding multiple squads and partnering with product managers to modernize and optimize end-to-end processes.

The role emphasizes automation, observability, quality engineering, and secure, resilient delivery, with a focus on improving data quality, financial

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technology or engineering experience.
• Proven track record modernizing legacy systems at enterprise scale.
• Strong knowledge of group benefits, employee benefits, insurance, or adjacent financial-services domains preferred.
• Ability to shape long-term technology strategy, influence architectural direction, and lead through ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Set and champion the domain-level technology strategy and architectural vision for Group Benefits enrollment and billing.
• Translate business strategies into multi-year modernization plans for enrollment-to-billing journey.
• Own end-to-end technology outcomes across plan setup, eligibility, enrollment, data, billing, payments, and integrations.
• Oversee technical design, data governance, and security controls across squads.
• Mentor engineers and future leaders to strengthen domain expertise and engineering discipline.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive aligned outcomes.

Skills

Strategy & architecture

Leadership

Cloud architecture

APIs

Data governance

Security & resilience

Executive communications

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Guardian Life is seeking the Head of Group Benefits Enrollment and Billing Technology in a hybrid role (3 days in Holmdel, NJ / NYC area). You will lead the strategy and execution for enrollment, eligibility, billing, and data platforms, guiding multiple squads and partnering with product managers to modernize and optimize end-to-end processes.

The role emphasizes automation, observability, quality engineering, and secure, resilient delivery, with a focus on improving data quality, financial