Enterprise Transformation

Senior Technical Lead, Enterprise Risk Architecture – McLean, VA

Senior Technical Lead, Architecture – Enterprise Risk Delivery

📍 Location: McLean, VA
🏢 Work Arrangement: Primarily Onsite (Up to 6 Remote Weeks Per Year with Manager Approval)
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available for Exceptional Candidates
💰 Compensation: $210,000 – $230,000 Base Salary + Annual Bonus

Overview

A leading financial services organization is seeking a Senior Technical Lead, Architecture – Enterprise Risk Delivery to provide architectural leadership across a portfolio of enterprise risk technology initiatives.

This Director-level individual contributor role is responsible for designing and governing enterprise-scale technology solutions supporting Financial Risk, Non-Financial Risk, Financial Crimes, and Compliance functions. The successful candidate will lead solution architecture across complex business domains while partnering closely with engineering, data, product, security, and business stakeholders to drive enterprise modernization initiatives, including cloud transformation and GenAI adoption.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Solution Architecture

  • Design enterprise-scale, secure, and scalable solution architectures.

  • Define architectural blueprints and implementation roadmaps.

  • Establish architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices.

  • Ensure long-term scalability, maintainability, and resilience of enterprise platforms.

Technical Leadership

  • Provide technical leadership across engineering, architecture, and product teams.

  • Mentor engineering teams and influence technical direction.

  • Conduct architecture reviews and provide guidance on complex technical decisions.

  • Balance innovation, delivery speed, and technical debt.

Enterprise Risk Technology

  • Deliver technology solutions supporting:

    • Financial Risk

    • Non-Financial Risk

    • Financial Crimes

    • Regulatory Compliance

  • Enable enterprise data integration and risk analytics.

  • Support regulatory compliance through modern technology solutions.

Cloud & Modern Engineering

  • Architect cloud-native enterprise solutions.

  • Drive modernization initiatives across distributed systems.

  • Lead API-first, microservices-based architecture strategies.

  • Support enterprise AI and Generative AI initiatives.

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Partner with business leaders to translate requirements into technical solutions.

  • Collaborate with enterprise architecture, security, data, and engineering organizations.

  • Influence executive stakeholders through clear technical communication.

  • Evaluate emerging technologies aligned with strategic business goals.

Required Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

  • Master's Degree preferred.

Experience

✔ 10+ years of software engineering experience.

✔ 8+ years in architecture or senior technical leadership.

✔ 15+ years of overall technology experience preferred.

✔ Experience leading large-scale enterprise architecture initiatives.

✔ Experience within highly regulated industries such as:

  • Financial Services

  • Banking

  • Mortgage

  • Healthcare

Technical Expertise

Enterprise Architecture

  • Solution Architecture

  • Enterprise Architecture

  • Microservices Architecture

  • API Design & Integration

  • Integration Patterns

  • Micro Frontends

  • Twelve-Factor Application Design

Cloud Platforms

  • AWS (Preferred)

  • Microsoft Azure

  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Modern Technologies

  • Kubernetes

  • Kafka

  • Java

  • Python

  • Angular

DevOps & Engineering

  • CI/CD

  • DevOps Practices

  • Agile Methodologies

  • Enterprise Platform Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

  • Generative AI (GenAI)

  • AI Solution Design

  • Enterprise AI Integration

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience within the mortgage or housing finance industry.

  • Cloud Architecture certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent).

  • Experience leading enterprise digital transformation initiatives.

  • Background in enterprise data platforms and analytics.

  • Experience supporting regulatory technology solutions.

Must-Have Skills

Architecture

  • Enterprise Solution Architecture

  • Cloud Architecture

  • Microservices

  • API Architecture

  • Enterprise Integration

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • AWS (Preferred)

  • Azure or GCP

  • Kubernetes

  • Kafka

Development

  • Java

  • Python

  • Angular

Leadership

  • Technical Leadership

  • Enterprise Strategy

  • Executive Communication

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Architecture Governance

Modern Engineering

  • CI/CD

  • DevOps

  • Agile Delivery

  • AI / GenAI

Screening Questions

  1. Do you have at least 10 years of hands-on software engineering experience?

  2. Do you have 8 or more years of experience in solution architecture or technical leadership?

  3. Have you designed enterprise-scale cloud-native architectures using AWS, Azure, or GCP?

  4. Do you have experience with Kubernetes, Kafka, Java, Python, and modern distributed systems?

  5. Have you designed microservices, APIs, integration patterns, and cloud-native enterprise platforms?

  6. Do you have experience implementing or architecting Generative AI or AI-enabled solutions?

  7. Have you worked within highly regulated industries such as financial services, banking, mortgage, or healthcare?

  8. Have you led enterprise transformation or modernization initiatives?

  9. Do you hold any cloud architecture certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent)?

  10. Are you comfortable working onsite in McLean, VA with limited remote flexibility?

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will:

  • Be an experienced enterprise architect with deep technical expertise.

  • Have successfully led architecture strategy across complex enterprise environments.

  • Possess extensive cloud architecture experience, particularly with AWS.

  • Demonstrate expertise in modern software engineering, APIs, and microservices.

  • Have experience delivering technology within highly regulated industries.

  • Be comfortable influencing executives and senior business stakeholders.

  • Mentor engineering teams while remaining hands-on with architectural decision-making.

  • Drive innovation through cloud modernization, DevOps, and AI technologies.

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Experience

15+ Years Overall Technology Experience

Leadership

Director-Level Individual Contributor

Architecture

Enterprise Solution Architecture

Cloud

AWS (Preferred), Azure, GCP

Technologies

Kubernetes, Kafka, Java, Python, Angular

Engineering

Microservices, APIs, DevOps, CI/CD

Industry

Financial Services / Highly Regulated Environment

AI

GenAI & Enterprise AI Solutions

Location

McLean, VA

Work Arrangement

Primarily Onsite (Up to 6 Remote Weeks Per Year)

Compensation

$210K – $230K + Bonus

Relocation

Available for Exceptional Candidates

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role?

  • Deep expertise in enterprise architecture and cloud-native solution design.

  • Strong leadership while operating as a hands-on technical contributor.

  • Ability to translate complex business challenges into scalable technical solutions.

  • Experience driving enterprise modernization and digital transformation.

  • Strong understanding of risk, compliance, and secure architecture within regulated industries.

  • Exceptional communication skills with both executive leadership and engineering teams.

  • Passion for mentoring engineers, driving innovation, and adopting emerging technologies such as Generative AI.

 

Director of Payroll | Oracle Fusion Payroll Leadership | Brentwood, TN Hybrid

Director of Payroll

📍 Brentwood, Tennessee (Hybrid)
💼 Full-Time | Senior Leadership Opportunity
💰 $145,000 – $160,000 Base Salary
🎁 Signing Bonus: Negotiable
📦 Relocation Assistance Available
✈️ Up to 20% Travel
❌ No Visa Sponsorship Available

Lead Payroll Operations at Enterprise Scale

An industry-leading organization is seeking a Director of Payroll to lead payroll operations for a highly complex, multi-state workforce of approximately 55,000 employees nationwide.

This is a rare opportunity for an accomplished payroll leader to step into a highly visible role where you'll influence both payroll operations and payroll technology strategy. You'll serve as the operational leader for enterprise payroll while acting as the key business owner for Oracle Payroll, partnering closely with HR, Finance, and IT to optimize systems, drive efficiencies, and support ongoing transformation initiatives.

If you're passionate about operational excellence, process improvement, and leveraging technology to improve payroll performance at scale, this could be the career-defining opportunity you've been looking for.

What You'll Be Doing

Enterprise Payroll Leadership

  • Lead payroll operations across a large, multi-state employee population.

  • Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing across multiple payroll cycles.

  • Provide strategic leadership to a payroll function consisting of:

    • 2 Payroll Managers

    • Approximately 40 indirect team members

  • Drive operational excellence, accountability, and service delivery improvements.

Oracle Payroll Leadership

  • Serve as the business owner and subject matter expert for Oracle Payroll.

  • Partner closely with HR, Finance, HRIS, and IT teams.

  • Lead post-implementation Oracle Payroll activities including:

    • Quarterly release testing

    • Payroll validation

    • Troubleshooting and issue resolution

    • System enhancements

    • Ongoing optimization efforts

  • Support future payroll transformation initiatives and additional in-sourcing activities.

Process Improvement & Transformation

  • Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and workflows.

  • Drive automation and operational efficiencies.

  • Improve reporting, controls, compliance, and system functionality.

  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance both employee and business outcomes.

What We're Looking For

Required Experience

✔ 10+ years of progressive payroll leadership experience within large, complex organizations

✔ Hands-on experience with:

  • Oracle Fusion Payroll

  • Oracle Payroll Cloud

  • Enterprise Oracle Payroll environments

✔ Demonstrated post-go-live Oracle Payroll experience including:

  • Quarterly release testing

  • Payroll validation

  • Troubleshooting

  • Enhancement requests

  • System optimization

✔ Experience serving as:

  • Payroll Business Lead

  • Payroll Subject Matter Expert (SME)

✔ Strong partnership experience working alongside:

  • HR

  • Finance

  • HRIS

  • IT

✔ Multi-state payroll leadership experience

✔ Proven experience leading payroll teams within enterprise or shared services environments

✔ Deep understanding of:

  • Payroll operations

  • Payroll compliance

  • Payroll accounting

  • General ledger reconciliation

Preferred Experience

⭐ Oracle Payroll implementation experience

⭐ Oracle HCM experience

⭐ Shared Services environments

⭐ Payroll automation initiatives

⭐ Payroll transformation and process improvement projects

⭐ Healthcare industry experience strongly preferred

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have owned payroll operations within an Oracle Payroll environment—not simply participated in an implementation project.

We're seeking a leader who has actively managed payroll following Oracle go-live and has hands-on experience with:

  • Quarterly releases

  • Payroll testing and validation

  • System enhancements

  • Troubleshooting

  • Operational optimization

Candidates whose Oracle experience is limited to ERP, Financials, HRIS consulting, project management, or HCM implementations without direct payroll ownership are unlikely to be a fit.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

✅ Executive-level visibility and influence

✅ Lead payroll operations for a 55,000-employee enterprise

✅ Significant Oracle Payroll ownership and strategic impact

✅ Opportunity to drive transformation, automation, and process improvements

✅ Collaborative leadership environment with strong cross-functional partnerships

✅ Relocation support available

✅ Hybrid work arrangement

✅ Stable organization with long-term growth initiatives

Interview Process

  1. Talent Acquisition Interview

  2. Senior Payroll Leadership Interview

  3. Executive Leadership Interview

Screening Questions

1. Oracle Payroll Experience

Please describe your hands-on experience with Oracle Payroll. Which version(s) have you supported, and what were your primary responsibilities?

2. Post-Go-Live Support

Describe your experience supporting Oracle Payroll after implementation. What role have you played in:

  • Quarterly release testing

  • Troubleshooting

  • Payroll validation

  • Enhancement requests

  • Ongoing optimization

3. Payroll Leadership Scope

Describe the largest payroll operation you've led, including:

  • Number of employees

  • Number of payroll cycles

  • States supported

  • Team size and leadership responsibilities

4. Business Leadership Experience

Have you served as the Payroll business lead or subject matter expert partnering directly with HR, Finance, HRIS, and IT teams? Please provide an example.

Ready for Your Next Leadership Challenge?

This is an exceptional opportunity for an enterprise payroll leader with deep Oracle Payroll expertise to take ownership of a large-scale payroll function, influence technology strategy, and help shape the future of payroll operations within a complex national organization.

 

Director of Marketing Operations – MarTech - Pittsburgh, PA | Enterprise Leadership Role

Director of Marketing Operations
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | On-Site | Full-Time

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced marketing operations professional to drive operational excellence within a large, highly regulated enterprise environment. Combining marketing strategy, process optimisation, technology governance, analytics, and cross-functional leadership, this role offers the chance to shape and scale modern marketing operations at an enterprise level.

Ideal for a commercially minded operations leader with strong project management and process improvement expertise, this position provides significant visibility across marketing, finance, compliance, risk, and business leadership teams.

The Opportunity

Reporting into executive marketing leadership, you will oversee the systems, workflows, governance structures, and operational capabilities that enable efficient, compliant, and measurable marketing execution across the organisation.

You will:

  • Lead and optimise enterprise marketing operations, workflows, intake processes, and resource management

  • Drive operational efficiency across campaign planning, execution, and delivery

  • Oversee and govern the marketing technology ecosystem, including automation, campaign management, and internal creative tools

  • Manage budgeting processes including forecasting, accruals, tracking, and financial reconciliation

  • Develop and maintain operational controls, documentation, and compliance standards

  • Partner closely with Finance, Compliance, Risk, and Lines of Business to ensure scalable and compliant marketing execution

  • Manage vendor relationships, contracts, onboarding, and performance optimisation

  • Identify opportunities to improve speed-to-market, transparency, and campaign effectiveness

  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives across marketing operations and reporting

  • Mentor and develop marketing operations talent while fostering a culture of accountability and operational discipline

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary: $120,000 – $150,000

  • Schedule: Full-Time | On-Site

  • Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Relocation Assistance: Not provided

  • Visa Sponsorship: Not available

Comprehensive Benefits Package Includes:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

  • Life Insurance

  • Retirement Program

  • Paid Time Off

  • Additional employee wellbeing and professional development benefits

What Makes This Role Stand Out

  • Opportunity to shape enterprise-wide marketing operations strategy

  • High visibility across executive leadership and cross-functional business teams

  • Exposure to modern marketing technology platforms and operational transformation initiatives

  • Strong focus on process optimisation, governance, and measurable performance improvement

  • Collaborative environment within a stable and highly respected enterprise organisation

  • Opportunity to influence operational scalability and long-term marketing effectiveness

Candidate Profile

Essential Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree (BA or BS)

  • 7+ years of marketing operations, marketing project management, or related experience

  • Strong experience managing workflows, prioritisation, and operational processes within marketing environments

  • Expertise working with marketing technology platforms and campaign operations systems

  • Strong budgeting, forecasting, and vendor management experience

  • Excellent project management and process improvement capabilities

  • Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, highly regulated environments

Preferred Background:

  • Experience within financial services or other regulated industries highly desirable

  • Strong understanding of compliance, governance, and operational controls

  • Advanced analytical and organisational skills

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities

  • Proven ability to drive operational transformation and continuous improvement initiatives

What Success Looks Like

The successful candidate will bring a combination of operational leadership, strategic thinking, and executional excellence, with the ability to modernise marketing operations while balancing efficiency, governance, compliance, and business impact.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a marketing operations leader seeking a role that offers enterprise influence, operational ownership, and long-term strategic impact within a sophisticated and growth-focused organisation.

 

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