Job Description

It's an exciting time to join Fisher Investments! We're continuing to invest in the future of our firm's technology and information security. Our business is growing internationally, which emphasizes the need to build an unparalleled global team that inspires future scale through strategic solutions, innovation, mentoring, and tight-knit teamwork. We help support our firm's diverse businesses, and we are excited to continue solidifying that foundation as we add more accomplished technologists to our team.

The Opportunity:

The Enterprise Architect (Salesforce) plans portions of the enterprise architecture environment, develops architectural principles and standards, and promotes alignment of technology to our needs. You will have a particular focus on the architecture and design of cloud platforms to support Sales and Client Service groups in running a large wealth management firm with a global presence.

As a technical expert, you will partner with our internal technology teams, our partners, third-party vendors, and implementation partners. Your experience will help us build our technology transformation program and create multi-year roadmaps to align enterprise-wide solutions to Fisher's priorities. You will also survey the technology landscape and guide the evolution of the current environment to support future capabilities and requirements. You will report to the Vice President of Enterprise Architecture as a member of our team of experienced Enterprise Architects.

The Day-to-Day:

• Define and oversee the adherence to enterprise architecture principles and standards across portions of applications, infrastructure, and information security
• Define the architecture and lead the selection of important platforms (both cloud and on-premises), products, and vendors to be used for programs across the enterprise
• Ensure the architecture of applications and systems (especially cloud-based data and integration architecture, with Salesforce FSC as a foundation, for Sales and Client Service functions) is consistent with enterprise needs, and check how application solutions are used to meet those enterprise needs
• Lead technology and business teams to evaluate current technology solutions and plan, design, and coordinate multi-year roadmaps for all applications and support activities
• Survey the technology landscape to identify systems and solutions that align with firm strategy while collaborating with executive leadership to recommend, implement and maintain appropriate technology solutions
• Function as SME to Technology Business Services, Infrastructure and Operations, Information Security, 3rd party vendors, and implementation partners
• Facilitate optimization of current state architecture during the transformation to future state architecture
• Develop POCs to facilitate architectural decisions and provide guidance to implementation teams
• Support problem-solving with pragmatic architectures and implementation approaches
• Tailor presentations and conversations to the appropriate audience: business stakeholders, technical executives, or developers

Your Qualifications:

• 10+ year's combination of solution / technical / business architecture roles
• 7+ years of experience leading solution / technical architecture team
• 5+ years of architecture experience at a large wealth management or asset management firm
• Strong knowledge of Sales and Client Servicing in a wealth management context
• Experience with application, data, integration, security, and technology platform architectures and implementation patterns
• Experience with Salesforce Financial Services Cloud strongly preferred
• Salesforce architecture certification preferred
• Experience with Azure data and integration services preferred
• Experience with market / industry trends and architecture frameworks
• Highly advanced ability to investigate, analyze issues to take to resolution
• Experience implementing multiple complex enterprise level changes simultaneously, including how to guide and measure adoption of best practices
• Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing employees
• Expertise in translating enterprise needs and problems into viable and accepted solutions
• Expertise in decision-making, conflict resolution, negotiation, and influence
• Ability to know the audience (business, technology executives, and developers) to tailor conversations
• Bachelor's degree in information systems or related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Why Fisher Investments:

We work for a bigger purpose: bettering the investment universe. We take great pride in our inclusive culture, our learning and development framework customized for every employee, and our Great Place to Work Certification. It's the people that make the Fisher purpose possible, and we invest in them by offering exceptional benefits like:

• 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your qualifying dependents
• A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
• 20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays 
• Family Support programs including 8 week Paid Primary Caregiver Leave, $10,000 fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance, and back-up child, adult, and elder care
• This is an in-office role. Based on your role, tenure, and performance eligibility you may have the opportunity to participate in our hybrid work from home program. This program is subject to change.

FISHER INVESTMENTS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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