Sr. Mobile Architect, iOS & Android - Chicago - Hybrid

Company description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Overview

Senior Manager, Mobile Architect

• At Publicis Sapient, we help organizations unlock value through digital business transformation—building products and platforms that matter to our clients and their customers.
• As a Senior Manager of Mobile Engineering, you will lead the architecture, delivery, and evolution of enterprise-scale mobile platforms across iOS and Android.
• You will operate at the intersection of engineering, product, and platform strategy—defining mobile architecture standards, influencing enterprise design decisions, and enabling teams to deliver high-quality mobile experiences at scale.
• This role requires strong technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to translate complex business problems into scalable mobile solutions aligned with long-term client impact.

Responsibilities

Your Impact

• Lead and govern a scalable, multi-module mobile platform architecture (iOS and Android) enabling multiple cross-functional teams to deliver independently and in parallel
• Define and drive architectural patterns for intelligent mobile clients, including local orchestration engines, autonomous task execution, and seamless cloud interaction
• Direct the execution of high-precision, battery-optimized location-aware systems, including background tracking and geofencing capabilities
• Architect platform-native, on-demand delivery strategies integrated with OTA configuration to optimize binary size, improve release velocity, and decouple personalization from app store cycles
• Partner with enterprise architects to design secure, high-throughput integration layers (e.g., REST, GraphQL) across payment systems, loyalty platforms, and distributed backend services
• Establish and govern release management practices, including release trains, feature toggle lifecycle, kill-switch protocols, branching strategies, and environment promotion gates
• Embed security, dependency auditing, and secrets management into CI/CD pipelines while overseeing app store governance (phased releases, expedited reviews, version deprecation)
• Collaborate with leadership across Mobile Engineering, AI/Data Science, Product, UX/UI, and Security to translate business roadmaps into technical execution strategies
• Design and implement a token-driven UI architecture that integrates design primitives into platform-native code, enabling consistency and faster delivery across teams
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) and agentic workflows to accelerate development and reduce repetitive tasks
• Partner with platform and data teams to ensure adoption of APM, error reporting, and analytics standards while enforcing performance and quality gates
• Champion the integration of on-device ML models and local inference capabilities to deliver low-latency, privacy-first user experiences
• Build and develop high-performing engineering teams through mentorship, coaching, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and collaboration

Qualifications

Your Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience building and scaling enterprise mobile applications across iOS and/or Android
• Proven experience defining and implementing large-scale mobile architectures (modular, multi-team, platform-driven)
• Deep understanding of mobile system design, performance optimization, and background processing capabilities
• Experience designing and integrating mobile platforms with enterprise backend systems and APIs (REST, GraphQL, etc.)
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, release governance, and application lifecycle management
• Experience implementing security best practices in mobile platforms, including dependency management and secrets handling
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and align engineering outcomes with business goals
• Experience working in Agile environments with distributed teams and complex delivery landscapes
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences

Set Yourself Apart

• Experience leading mobile platform transformations for large enterprises or digital transformation programs
• Deep expertise in design systems, token-based UI architecture, and enabling design-engineering integration at scale
• Experience with mobile observability, analytics governance, and performance optimization frameworks
• Familiarity with on-device ML, edge computing, or AI-assisted application experiences
• Track record of building and mentoring engineering teams and scaling engineering capabilities
• Demonstrated behaviors aligned with Publicis Sapient values such as Learning Mindset, Inclusive Collaboration, and Partnering for Client Impact—particularly driving long-term stakeholder outcomes and cross-team alignment at scale
• Ability to anticipate future technology trends and translate innovation into practical business solutions

Additional information

Salary Range: $150,000 - $250,000

The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and specific skillset required for the work.

Benefits of Working Here:

• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexibility to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Wellness program and employee assistance.

An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io