Managing Director, Solution Architecture (M3)

Save the Children; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules and time off

Health care, dental and vision

Paid leaves and family benefits

Merit increases and incentives

Retirement plan with employer contrib.

Wellness days and mental health

Job summary

Save the Children is seeking a Managing Director, Solution Architect to lead the U.S. Solution Architecture team and steer major transformations from Blackbaud to Salesforce and from Agresso to Oracle. You will align global platforms with U.S.

fundraising and finance needs, while safeguarding critical CRM capabilities. You will partner with UX, security, data and operations leaders to translate business needs into scalable, secure solutions and to guide architecture practices across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Expertise in enterprise and solution architecture; governance, current-state assessment, future-state design, and tech roadmaps.
• Technical leadership of large-scale CRM, ERP, financial management or similar transformations.

Responsibilities

• Establish architecture standards, governance, and agile practices across BTS.
• Lead enterprise architecture for Salesforce CRM and Oracle financial platforms.
• Define future-state architecture and migration roadmaps aligning with US fundraising and finance needs.
• Coordinate design decisions and resources across US and global teams.
• Govern major technical decisions and resolve data/CRM risks and dependencies.
• Collaborate with UX, DevOps, data, security, and operations leaders to translate requirements into solutions.
• Manage the US Salesforce relationship, licensing strategy, and product evaluation.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solution architecture

CRM/ERP transformation

Stakeholder influence

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Atlassian tools (Jira/Confluence)

Job description

Build Your Future, Brighten Theirs

At Save the Children, you'll join a centurylong legacy of leading meaningful impact when it matters most. We empower you to innovate, collaborate and grow alongside people who share your commitment to kids and each other. You bring the drive - and together, we'll build a better world for children.

The Role

Help shape the technology that powers Save the Children's mission. As Managing Director, Solution Architect, you'll lead the U.S. Solution Architecture team and guide major transformations from Blackbaud to Salesforce and Agresso to Oracle. Within Business and Technology Solutions (BTS) department, you'll partner with the Head of User Experience and Solution Architecture to strengthen architecture practices, develop your team, and turn complex business needs into practical solutions. As the U.S. Lead Technical Architect for Salesforce, you'll align global platforms with U.S. fundraising and finance needs while protecting the services our teams rely on today.

Location

Hybrid - Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations

What You'll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

*not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change

Architecture and Technology Transformation (65%)

• Establish architecture standards, governance, documentation, and agile ways of working that strengthen solution design and delivery across BTS.
• Lead enterprise architecture for the transition to Save the Children International's (SCI) global Salesforce CRM and Oracle financial management platforms. Serve as the U.S. Lead Technical Architect for Salesforce from feasibility and blueprint through design, build, integration, data migration, testing, deployment, and operational handover.
• Assess current systems, processes, and integrations; define future-state architecture and migration roadmaps that align SCI global solutions with U.S. fundraising, finance, data, security, regulatory, and operational requirements.
• Guide cross-functional teams and implementation partners, including matrix architecture leadership for SCI architects assigned to both transformations. Coordinate design decisions, resources, and delivery dependencies across U.S. and global teams.
• Govern significant technical decisions, local requirements, and solution deviations. Resolve risks and dependencies across data and master data management, integrations, payments, marketing, reporting, and connected platforms while maintaining critical CRM capabilities during transition.
• Partner with user experience, DevOps, business analysis, data, security, and operations leaders to improve how requirements are translated into solutions, tested, and supported; communicate recommendations and tradeoffs clearly to business and executive audiences.
• Manage the U.S. Salesforce relationship, including platform and licensing strategy, product evaluation, and participation in commercial negotiations. Engage Salesforce leaders to represent nonprofit needs, influence product roadmaps, and align emerging capabilities with the CRM strategy.

People Management and Team Leadership (35%)

• Train, develop, coach, lead, and supervise staff, clearly communicating organization, division and department priorities, and how their work contributes to our mission and supports Save the Children values.
• Build and retain a diverse, inclusive team; set goals, shape roles and development opportunities, and allocate staff, budget, and architecture capacity to business priorities.
• Partner with the Head of User Experience and Solution Architecture and BTS leaders to set direction, clarify responsibilities, and make architecture expertise accessible across the technology portfolio.

Required qualifications for the role

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 10 years of relevant experience
• Expertise in enterprise and solution architecture, including architecture methods, governance, current-state assessment, future-state design, and technology roadmaps.
• Technical leadership of large-scale CRM, ERP, financial management, or comparable enterprise transformations spanning solution design, integration, migration, implementation, and transition to operations.
• Ability to manage multiple complex initiatives, assess technology risks and dependencies, and guide teams through organizational change.
• Ability to influence across cross-functional, global, or federated organizations, align enterprise strategy with local business needs, and explain technical decisions to business, technology, and executive audiences.
• Knowledge of relevant technology trends and architecture and project methodologies, with the ability to apply them to improve delivery.
• Professional proficiency in Microsoft Office and Atlassian project management tools.
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred qualifications for the role

• Experience in the nonprofit sector.

Compensation

Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:

• Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target Salary for this position is $143,650 - $160,550 base salary
• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $130,900 - $146,300 base salary
• Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $116,875 - $130,625 base salary

The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located outside of the US, salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record. Actual base salary may vary based on, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location (more information on job structure is available here).

Join a Culture of Collaboration, Creativity and Inclusion

At Save the Children, you'll find nonprofit jobs with purpose. Whether you're working in advocacy, fundraising or operations, you're part of a mission-driven organization that's giving kids a healthy start in life, opportunities to learn and protection from harm.

Every role supports lifesaving humanitarian and development programs anchored in safeguarding children's rights, dignity and well-being - across the U.S. and around the world.

We invest in our people with competitive compensation, comprehensive employee benefits, a deep commitment to employee health and wellness, generous paid family leave and an inclusive culture where everybody belongs.

• Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities
• Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
• Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
• Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
• Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
• Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
• Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

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