Hybrid Director of Application Architecture

at Foxit

• Job title: Director of Application Architecture
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Alpharetta, United States

About the role

• Director of Enterprise Architecture & Strategy at Foxit ensuring technology aligns with business priorities for SaaS growth. Leading integration and governance across enterprise systems landscape.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a 3–5 year enterprise architecture roadmap aligned to Foxit’s commercial strategy, subscription growth, and Rule of 40 objectives
• Translate business priorities across Sales, Product, Finance, and Operations into an integrated systems strategy
• Identify opportunities to modernize, simplify, and retire redundant or low-value systems
• Ensure architecture decisions support scale, speed, cost discipline, and long-term business agility
• Establish architecture standards across CRM, CPQ, NetSuite, licensing management systems, marketplace, eCommerce, and identity platforms
• Drive simplification of the technology stack through a pragmatic approach: buy where non-differentiated, build where strategic
• Reduce rework, duplication, and operational friction through stronger integration and platform design discipline
• Help shape a more connected enterprise ecosystem that supports revenue growth and operational performance
• Lead an Architecture Review Board (ARB) to evaluate major system changes, integration decisions, and vendor selections
• Define and enforce enterprise standards for APIs, data models, interoperability, identity, and security alignment
• Build governance mechanisms that improve decision quality without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
• Partner closely with Security leadership to ensure systems are secure by design
• Strengthen identity and access strategy through best practices such as SSO, MFA, SCIM, and role-based access controls
• Improve data integrity, ownership clarity, and analytics enablement across key systems
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders across Sales, Marketing, Product, Finance, Operations, and Technology
• Improve clarity of requirements and reduce friction between business stakeholders and GBITS
• Help shift the organization from reactive support to proactive, architecture-led partnership.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, IT strategy, business systems leadership, or related technology roles
• Strong experience in SaaS or subscription-based business environments
• Hands-on exposure to platforms such as Salesforce, NetSuite, CPQ, licensing systems, and digital commerce ecosystems
• Proven ability to influence senior cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment without direct authority
• Strong business acumen, including understanding of revenue models, subscription economics, scalability, and compliance risk
• Experience building governance and architecture standards that improve clarity and speed rather than slow organizations down
• Executive-level communication skills with the ability to engage credibly with C-level stakeholders.

Benefits

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