Sr. Director & Head of Architecture

G-P; United States; Remote; USD 221,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Flexible time off

Spending accounts

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Sabbatical after 5 years

Job summary

G-P, a remote-first Global Employment Platform, seeks a Sr. Director & Head of Architecture to define and execute the long-term technical strategy for global products and AI platforms.

You will oversee a team of architects, shaping cloud-native systems and AI capabilities, in close collaboration with Product Management and Engineering. Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you will drive architectural governance, scalability, security, and data governance, while fostering a culture of

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering and architecture experience, with 5+ years in senior leadership.
• Cloud-native distributed architectures, especially AWS.
• Experience building AI-native products and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the target-state AI-native architecture.
• Set global standards for architecture consistency and reuse.
• Oversee AI data engineering, governance, and integrations.
• Lead, mentor and scale a multidisciplinary architecture team.
• Ensure security, reliability, and low latency across platforms.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to align tech decisions with business goals.
• Champion innovation and evaluation of new technologies and open-source solutions.
• Translate technical trade-offs into business impact.

Skills

Leadership experience

Cloud architecture

AI-first strategy

Strategic communication

Change management

TCO/ROI analysis

Education leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Job description

About Us

Our leading SaaS-based Global Employment Platform™ enables clients to expand into over 180 countries quickly and efficiently, without the complexities of establishing local entities. At G-P, we’re dedicated to breaking down barriers to global business and creating opportunities for everyone, everywhere.

About Us

Our leading SaaS-based Global Employment Platform™ enables clients to expand into over 180 countries quickly and efficiently, without the complexities of establishing local entities. At G-P, we’re dedicated to breaking down barriers to global business and creating opportunities for everyone, everywhere.

Our diverse, remote-first teams are essential to our success. We empower our Dream Team members with flexibility and resources, fostering an environment where innovation thrives and every contribution is valued and celebrated.

The work you do here will positively impact lives around the world. We stand by our promise: Opportunity Made Possible. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, we invite you to join us in expanding your skills and helping to reshape the future of work.

At G-P, we assist organizations in building exceptional global teams in days, not months—streamlining the hiring, onboarding, and management process to unlock growth potential for all.

About The Position

As the Sr. Director & Head of Architecture at G-P, you will be the visionary leader responsible for defining and executing the long-term technical strategy for our global products and AI platforms and influence technical decisions across the company. This is a high-impact, executive-level role that bridges the gap between complex engineering execution and high-level business objectives. You will oversee the evolution of our cloud-native ecosystem, ensuring our architecture is scalable, secure, and infused with cutting-edge AI/ML capabilities.

Reporting directly to the Head of Engineering, you will lead a high-performing team of Architects. You will work in close lockstep with Product Management, Engineering to harmonize technology decisions across the organization, ensuring our investment in technology translates directly into market-leading customer experiences.

What You Will Do

• Strategic Technical Leadership: Define and strongly influence the execution of a target-state, AI-native architecture that supports both core software services and advanced AI Agentic behaviors.
• Architectural Governance: Establish global standards for architecture consistency, ensuring all platform components maximize reuse and align with the long-term technology roadmap.
• AI First thinking: Oversee the architectural design of complex AI systems, AI enablement strategies, data engineering, and governance controls. Ensure that these are integrated into a cohesive strategy and implementation.
• Customer Centricity: Everything we do is to serve our customers. Understanding the customers and the business is the only way to build strategies for it’s success.
• Team Management & Mentorship: Lead, scale, and mentor a multidisciplinary team of architects, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous learning.
• Security & Compliance: Define and create standards and governance mechanisms for software platform and infrastructure security to mitigate data breaches and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Technical Trade-offs: Act as a coach and decision maker with technical teams and business stakeholders, translating complex technical trade‑offs when creating business impact.
• Innovation & Research: Serve as the ultimate \"sounding board\" for introducing new technologies, 3rd‑party integrations, and open-source solutions to keep the platform at the forefront of the industry.
• Reliability & Performance: Ensure system and infrastructure architecture results in high reliability, low latency, and minimal outages as a primary measure of organizational success.
• Culture Builder: Help create a strong culture of innovation and technical excellence across the organization.

What We Are Looking For:

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture, building products and platforms with at least 5 years in a senior leadership or directorial capacity managing Architecture teams.
• Extensive Cloud Expertise: Proven track record of designing and deploying distributed, cloud-native architectures, especially AWS.
• AI First Product & Tech Strategies : Experience with building AI Native products and technologies.
• Strategic Communication: Demonstrated ability to gain buy‑in for large-scale technical shifts from both executive leadership and hands-on engineering teams.
• Change Management: Experience leading architectural digital transformations within a rapidly growing or \"unstructured\" corporate environment.
• Financial Acumen: Ability to analyze technology trade‑offs through the lens of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and ROI.
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

The annual gross base salary range for this position is $220,800 - $276,000 plus variable compensation.

Our ranges are established using objective market benchmarking data for this level of work. Final placement within the range is determined by gender-neutral criteria, including the candidate's relevant skills, experience, and specific qualifications for the role.

Actual compensation for this position may vary and will depend on multiple factors such as relevant qualifications, experience, education, and geographic location. For Full-Time Regular Employees, this position is also eligible for additional compensation as follows:

• Sales Roles: This position is eligible for a commission structure in addition to base salary.
• Non-Sales Roles: This position is eligible for an annual bonus which is paid dependent on various factors, including and without limitation, individual and company performance in addition to base salary.

Benefits

G-P values its employees and offers excellent benefits and perks including generous paid parental leave, flexible time off, spending accounts, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, sabbatical after 5 years and more.

Individuals residing, or applying to work, in the United States: California or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, please review the following additional information: G-P will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles City Fair Chance Act Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Act Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Act Ordinance. Los Angeles applicants can review additional information regarding the Los Angeles City Fair Chance Act here: Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Philadelphia applicants can review information pertaining to Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance here: Fair Chance Poster. Any consideration of a candidate’s background check with arrest or conviction records will include an individualized assessment based on the factors required by applicable law, including the candidate’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job.

G-P. Global Made Possible.

G-P is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to building and maintaining a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that celebrates authenticity. We prohibit discrimination and harassment against employees or applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy‑related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

G-P also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply for these positions. If you need an accommodation due to a disability during the interview process, please contact us at careers@g‑p.com.