Hybrid Head of Architecture – Assets and Tooling

at S&P Global

• Job title: Head of Architecture – Assets and Tooling
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $150,000 - $280,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, Microservices
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United States

About the role

• Enterprise Architect overseeing architecture assets and tooling platform for S&P Global's technology initiatives. Collaborating with teams to align technical solutions with business needs.

Responsibilities

• Govern and manage Architecture assets, serving as the product owner for the Enterprise Architecture tooling platform, managing EA tooling platform roadmap, configuration, and lifecycle management.
• Oversee the evaluation of software and hardware product standards to ensure alignment with strategy, architectural standards, integration requirements, risk management, and long-term sustainability across the technology landscape.
• Partner with Business and Technical teams to ensure architecture assets and tooling investments deliver measurable business value and support capability development.
• Assess and guide on architecture for product/platform enablement (e.g., digital subscription platforms, SaaS offerings, global delivery of information assets) and ensure architecture supports scalability, performance, reliability, global compliance.
• Measure and report on architectural effectiveness, using the Enterprise Architecture tooling platform to track key metrics such as technical debt reduction, component reuse percentage and percentage of automation adoption.
• Support to build the architecture community and promote shared standards and practices to build a network of architects with shared ways of working, tools, and frameworks.

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of established architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Gartner or Zachman) and their application in driving enterprise-level standards and compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior Product, Technology, and Business leaders to align technology & architectural decisions with investment prioritization.
• Critically a focus on servant leadership, ensuring that EA is not perceived as an ivory tower practice.
• Deep expertise in one or more core architectural domains: Data Architecture, Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Microservices, or API-led architecture.
• Significant, hands-on experience with major Enterprise Architecture management tools (e.g., LeanIX, Ardoq, Alfabet, or equivalent).
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related discipline; Master’s or MBA is a plus.
• Relevant architecture certifications desirable.

Benefits

• Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• 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.
• From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.