Product Architect - General, Specialist

Role & responsibilities:

This role works closely with product owners and teams to define roadmaps and architectures aligned with business strategies, while leading scalable system design, SDLC oversight, and architectural alignment across advisory platforms.

Preferred candidate profile:

Owns the ongoing product roadmaps and architecture, according to business strategies and enterprise architecture.
Collaborates with the broader architecture community to ensure that their products align with target architectures and technology roadmaps and provides input on required platform capabilities and improving development tools/processes. Works with other product teams, technology experts, and business stakeholders to provide functional support. Assists in the evaluation of vendors and products and participates in build vs. buy discussions with the product teams. Acts as highest-level technical expert, resolving issues, assessing any potential risks and identifying solutions. Provides technical guidance to product team(s) as appropriate. Performs feasibility analysis on potential future projects. Assists in the development of and management of architecture governance process(es). Tracks industry trends and maintains knowledge of new technologies. Prepares and presents product-related documentation. Mentors less experienced crew members and contributes to overall development of the organization. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. Leads the design and review of scalable system architectures, APIs, and data models tailored to the advisory platforms. Provides architectural oversight throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensuring consistent quality from ideation through deployment. Supports alignment and reuse of architecture across multiple products and platforms to ensure cohesive user and technical experiences. Partners with product managers to prioritize architectural features and address technical doubt.