Senior Enterprise Portfolio Architect – Corporate Functions

ALANS Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

ALANS Group is seeking a Head of Portfolio Architecture to guide enterprise and portfolio-level architecture across Corporate Functions in a regulated financial services context. This hybrid role requires shaping long-term roadmaps, standards, and modernization across cloud, data, APIs, and integrations.

The ideal candidate will manage and grow a Solution Architecture team, partner with senior executives, and ensure architecture aligns with business goals, risk, and regulatory requirements while

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in technology and architecture, with significant experience in insurance or financial services.
• Proven experience as a Portfolio Architect, Enterprise Architect, Domain Architect, or Product Architect in a large, regulated organization.
• Strong understanding of insurance operations, including underwriting, policy administration, claims, billing, and distribution.
• Experience with Corporate Functions systems, including HR, Finance, Legal, and Investments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, modern integration patterns, APIs, data platforms, and AI capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience influencing executive stakeholders, technology strategy, and investment decisions.
• Experience leading and developing architecture teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio architecture strategy, target-state architecture, and long-term technology roadmaps.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of Solution Architects.
• Partner with senior business and technology executives to influence strategic investments and transformation priorities.
• Drive modernization across cloud, data, AI/ML, integration, APIs, and enterprise platforms.
• Oversee architecture across Corporate Functions, including HR, Legal, Finance, Risk, and Investments.
• Establish architecture standards, governance frameworks, and reusable design patterns.
• Balance delivery speed with long-term scalability, security, resilience, and regulatory compliance.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, simplify platforms, and improve engineering productivity.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and business objectives.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud platforms

APIs & Integration

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Job description

ALANS Group is seeking a Head of Portfolio Architecture to guide enterprise and portfolio-level architecture across Corporate Functions in a regulated financial services context. This hybrid role requires shaping long-term roadmaps, standards, and modernization across cloud, data, APIs, and integrations.

The ideal candidate will manage and grow a Solution Architecture team, partner with senior executives, and ensure architecture aligns with business goals, risk, and regulatory requirements while