About the role

Director overseeing multiple facets of IT Enterprise Architecture at Corebridge Financial. Aligning technology strategies with business goals and leading architecture teams.

Responsibilities

Define and Evolve Enterprise Architecture Strategy: Develop long-term architectural vision aligned with business goals, ensuring scalability, agility, and innovation across the organization.
Establish Governance and Standards: Create and enforce architecture principles, policies, and standards to guide solution development and technology adoption.
Lead Architecture Reviews and Decision-Making: Evaluate major initiatives and solutions for alignment with enterprise architecture, risk, security, and compliance requirements.
Mentor and Guide Architecture Teams: Provide leadership and coaching to junior architects and technical teams, fostering architectural maturity and cross-functional collaboration.
Engage with Executive Stakeholders: Advise senior leadership on technology trends, investment planning, and strategic initiatives, translating business needs into architectural outcomes.
Maintain Reference Architectures and Capability Models: Own and update reference architectures, capability maps, and roadmaps to ensure consistency and clarity across domains and platforms.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years in IT Enterprise Architecture or Solution Architecture.
Proven team leadership skills.
Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, problem-solving mindset.
Confidence in guiding Enterprise Architects as they develop principles, standards and cross functional solutions.
Ability to align technology architecture with business strategy, translating enterprise goals into actionable architectural plans.
Knowledge of frameworks like TOGAF, Zachman, and experience applying them to guide enterprise-wide architecture initiatives.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence senior stakeholders, and drive consensus across diverse business and technical groups.
Strong understanding of cloud platforms, integration patterns, data architecture, security, and emerging technologies such as AI and automation.
Experience establishing and enforcing architecture principles, policies, and standards to ensure consistency, compliance, and scalability.
Skilled in articulating complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, and mentoring junior architects to build organizational capability.
Customer journey mapping, Business process mapping.
AI solution and implementation experience.
General IT strategy and Lean process management.

Health and Wellness: We offer a range of medical, dental and vision insurance plans, as well as mental health support and wellness initiatives to promote overall well-being.
Retirement Savings: We offer retirement benefits options, which vary by location. In the U.S., our competitive 401(k) Plan offers a generous dollar-for-dollar Company matching contribution of up to 6% of eligible pay and a Company contribution equal to 3% of eligible pay (subject to annual IRS limits and Plan terms). These Company contributions vest immediately.
Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counseling services and resources are available to all employees.
Matching charitable donations: Corebridge matches donations to tax-exempt organizations 1:1, up to $5,000.
Volunteer Time Off: Employees may use up to 16 volunteer hours annually to support activities that enhance and serve communities where employees live and work.
Paid Time Off: Eligible employees start off with at least 24 Paid Time Off (PTO) days so they can take time off for themselves and their families when they need it.