Chief Architect, Investor Technology

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Job Overview

As a Chief Architect, Investor Experience Technology, you will operate at the intersection of business strategy, product innovation, and enterprise architecture, shaping the future of investor‑facing digital platforms. This newly created role serves as a senior individual‑contributor architecture leader within Investor Experience Technology and partners directly with the EVP/CIO and executive leadership to define target‑state architecture across investor‑facing platforms while contributing to the broader enterprise architecture strategy.

Responsibilities

• Define and steward target‑state architecture for mission‑critical investor‑facing platforms, including upstream and downstream dependencies.
• Partner with business, product, and technology leaders to align architectural strategy with enterprise priorities and funding decisions.
• Guide and influence domain‑aligned solution and data architects to maintain architectural coherence and quality.
• Establish and evolve architectural standards, principles, reusable assets, and frameworks that drive scalability, security, performance, and quality.
• Lead modernization initiatives including cloud adoption, API‑first transformation, and migration from monolithic to microservices architectures.
• Identify opportunities for enterprise reuse, efficiency, and improved business outcomes through architectural alignment.
• Monitor emerging technologies (e.g., AI/ML, data mesh) and apply them thoughtfully to transform investor and advisor experiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 8 or more years of experience designing enterprise‑class solution and data architectures, including microservices, event‑driven systems, and user‑experience platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading major transformations from monolithic to cloud‑native architectures (AWS preferred).
• Experience in API‑first architecture, Domain Driven Design (DDD), and modern data architectures (e.g., data mesh).

Core Competencies

• Strategic systems thinking with the ability to translate business strategy into executable architecture.
• Influence‑based leadership in matrixed, large‑scale technology environments.
• Continuous learning mindset across modern engineering practices, DevOps, and enterprise agility.

Preferences

• Master’s degree in a related technical field.
• Financial services experience, particularly in wealth management or securities.
• AWS Solution Architect certification and/or Snowflake experience.

Pay Range

$197,966.00 - $329,909.00. Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location.

Benefits

Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401(k) matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more.

EEO Statement

Principals only. EOE.