Director, Solution Architecture, Risk & Total Fund Management Technology
CPP Investments
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
- Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
- Accelerated exposure and responsibility
- Global career development opportunities
- Being motivated every day by CPP Investments' important social purpose and unshakable principles
- A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
- A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance
- Drive the creation of digital transformation target state and roadmaps across application, information, business, and technology landscapes.
- Create and maintain enterprise-level models of the business, information, application, and technology environments, both current and future state.
- Deliver collaborative architecture decisions for technical infrastructure and application environments; facilitate and contribute to architecture decisions for business and information environments.
- Ensure development practices adhere to the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Research emerging trends and ideas bringing innovative ideas to the discussion. Drive a culture of continuous learning and improvement across the organization.
- Evolve best practice standards and provide technical guidance and leadership for development teams, in collaboration with peers and Technical Area Leads
- Ensure architecture/delivery aligns with industry and T&D best practices and standards.
- Demonstrate thoroughness in recommendations and drive well thought-out solutions.
- Proactively identify and highlight risks/issues and own accountability to resolve.
- Foster a culture of transparency and model the behavior of building bridges and trust within the team and organization.
- Act as a go-to technical advisor
- Coach and provide regular feedback to team members and across T&D.
- Develop senior management relationships and knowledge to understand and articulate the impact of business and technology direction on initiatives and solutions delivered by the IT department.
- Effectively communicate with and influence peers and senior stakeholders, ensuring messages/materials are comprehensible to audiences of varying technical acumen.
- Build a network of relationships with business partners to understand their domain and needs and be valued as a trusted partner.
- In partnership with Business Product Owners and Technology Area Leads, build and align on strategic roadmaps, priorities, and corresponding quarterly OKRs.
- Build a network of relationships across T&D to connect the dots to broader strategy, avoid siloed thinking, and drive synergies.
- Effectively manage multiple stakeholder groups simultaneously.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in solution architecture and development, including problem definition, visualization, modeling, analysis, and presentation.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience in delivering technology solutions, with a practical understanding of architectural principles.
- Up-to-date knowledge of modern software development and architecture practices, including experience with AWS or other cloud providers.
- Proven track record of improving architecture and engineering practices across teams.
- Excellent communication skills, with experience presenting to executive-level audiences.
- Passion for staying current with technology trends and developments.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of successful execution.
- Ability to act as a change agent, leading organizational change in matters that require a significant shift in thought and behavior.
- Proven ability to build strategic relationships and influence key stakeholders.
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Additional assets include a CFA designation and/or knowledge of investment domains.