Senior Principal Solution Architect
GM Financial
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Arlington • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Lead the architecture and development of our core global platforms, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and highly available.
- Design and implement cloud architecture solutions that support our transformation initiatives, utilizing best practices for cloud infrastructure and services.
- Develop integration strategies with third-party systems, including payment gateways, CRM systems, and other essential services.
- Leverage experience working with Salesforce Technologies and help organization make robust decisions based on established patterns and best practices.
- Oversee the development and maintenance of highly transactional loan management systems, ensuring performance, security, and compliance with industry standards.
- Collaborate closely with business and product teams to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions that enhance customer experience.
- Provide strategic guidance and input on the development of product capabilities, ensuring alignment with business objectives and market trends.
- Work with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and operations, to define and execute the technical roadmap for our core platforms.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior architects and developers, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in the consumer loan, AI and cloud architecture space, evaluating their potential impact on our platforms.
- Be a trusted and valued partner of business senior leaders by providing subject matter expertise, guidance and support for related business unit.
- Drive technical thought-leadership, acting as a change agent and advocate for new methodologies that enable higher levels of business agility and operational excellence.
- Contribute to the business unit's vision, goals and strategies, translating vision to solutions while balancing risk, investment needs and fit for purpose.
- Promote open communication that welcomes information sharing, seeks input from others and values diverse viewpoints.
- Nurture a strong internal network by working across the business unit to foster a culture of trust, inclusion, engagement and integrity.
- Drive cross-team solutions, anticipating and addressing problems ahead of the need by acting as a key influencer across business units.
- Experience with leading cross-functional and/or global initiatives from start to finish.
- Advanced knowledge of business acumen and a deep understanding of business implications of decisions.
Requirements
- Experience preferably in global businesses, working with distributed architectures, including Salesforce/CRM and consumer loan management systems.
- Strong proven background in solution architecture and system design of banking, and commercial lending platforms. Experience with retail and consumer services preferred.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing cloud architecture solutions, preferably with AWS and/or Azure
- Extensive experience integrating with third-party systems, including hands-on experience with APIs, web services, and middleware.
- Strong knowledge of highly transactional banking systems, customer analytics, including security and compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated understanding of the salesforce platform capabilities (AutoCloud, FinancialCloud, AgentForce, analytics), and experience working with business and product teams to develop DTC products and customer experiences.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, preferably in Agile and Product Management teams.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Advanced relationship management skills and ability to influence others to achieve results by working across the business unit, being open to ideas and actively engaging and influencing others
- Proven skills in providing leadership through mentorship, influence, inspiration, collaboration and teamwork. Experience leading team of architects would be useful in the role.
- Exemplifies professional behavior in using logic, analysis and judgment when encountering challenges
- Strong ability to map long-term vision for the business unit and generate innovative ideas that create value
- Ability to maintain and grow strong working relationships and build trust with peers, cross-functional partners and related professional organizations
- Demonstrated ability to make smart decisions with a strong sense of urgency to accelerate continuous progression.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required
- 12+ years experience in technical leadership and architecture roles required
- 5-7 years experience working with or developing on Salesforce platform required
- 5-7 years experience driving thought leadership and innovation across products required
- AWS, Azure Cloud and AI Certifications preferred.
- OpenGroup or any architecture certification preferred
Benefits
- Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching
- bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid)
- tuition assistance
- training
- GM employee auto discount
- community service pay
- nine company holidays
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Hard skills
cloud architecturesolution architecturesystem designAPI integrationweb servicesmiddlewaretransactional banking systemscustomer analyticsSalesforceAgile
Soft skills
problem-solvingcommunicationrelationship managementleadershipmentorshipinfluencecollaborationteamworkinnovationtrust building
Certifications
AWS CertificationAzure CertificationAI CertificationOpenGroup Architecture Certification