S&P Global · 21 hours ago
Global Head, Architecture
US - NJ - PRINCETON ONE INDEPENDENCE WAY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$177K/yr - $300K/yr
20+ years expS&P Global is a leading organization in the financial services sector, seeking a Global Head of Architecture to guide the technology strategy of its Enterprise Solutions division. The role involves direct collaboration with senior engineering leaders to shape technology direction, ensuring that strategies are grounded in engineering reality and operational outcomes.
AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceCreditEnterprise SoftwareFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation ServicesMarket Research
No H1B
Responsibilities
You will work directly with the Head of Technology to shape and refine strategy, stress-testing ideas against engineering, regulatory, and operational constraints
You will engage closely with senior engineering leaders, platform teams, and product partners to turn strategy into real designs that can be built and run
You will get involved early in complex or high-risk initiatives and step in when it matters most, including during major incidents and recovery efforts
A key part of the role is knowing when to push forward, when to simplify, and when to slow down or stop
You will act as the engineering authority across Enterprise Solutions, leading primarily through influence rather than line management and the role carries broad responsibility for shaping architecture, design, and delivery decisions across multiple teams and domains
You will balance long-term strategy with near-term delivery constraints, operational resilience, and regulatory expectations, and represent the technology direction with clients and senior stakeholders, explaining design choices and trade-offs clearly and credibly
Qualification
Required
20+ years building and operating systems in tier-1 banks, capital markets infrastructure, or similarly regulated, high-availability environments
Has owned or deeply influenced production systems under real load
Is comfortable reading and writing code, and works effectively alongside senior engineers
Acts as a coach and multiplier for senior engineers and architects, raising the bar through hands-on problem solving, design reviews, and practical guidance rather than formal line management
Pragmatic, direct, and outcome focused
Leads through earned credibility and influence, is comfortable shaping decisions without authority
Communicates complex technical topics clearly to business, client, and regulatory audiences
Measures success by outcomes and evidence, not intent or presentation
Experienced in setting technology strategy and architecture for complex, regulated, data-driven platforms
Strong experience in banking and financial services (public and private markets, syndicated lending, securities processing, counterparty and client lifecycle, regulatory reporting, or similar domains)
Experienced in defining and owning multi-year technology strategies and roadmaps
Sets and governs reference architectures, design standards, and architectural guardrails
Strong understanding of how financial products, operational workflows, data, and controls work end-to-end
Has demonstrated strong judgment designing distributed, event-driven, and data-intensive systems
Experienced with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and the trade-offs around managed services
Knowledge of advanced and new architectures and design paradigms e.g. agent-based systems, service abstractions, semantic data models, knowledge graphs
Experienced in ensuring AI-enabled systems are explainable, auditable, and operationally safe
Strong understanding of analytics and AI in production (e.g. data quality, anomaly detection, fraud/AML, workflow automation)
Designs with security and controls built in, with a strong understanding of identity, data protection, failure containment, and regulatory risk
Benefits
Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.
Company
S&P Global
S&P Global is a market intelligence company that provides financial information and data analytics services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.75B2025-12-01Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2023-09-07Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2016-04-28IPO
Leadership Team
Martina Cheung
President and CEO
Rick Goldberg
Division Chief Financial Officer
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