
Senior Director of Platforms and Architecture
Slide Insurance - Fun. Innovation Driven. Fueled by Passion, Purpose and Technology.
At Slide, you will not only be part of a successful team, but you will also be a part of our Slide Vibe/award winning culture where collaboration and innovation are expected, recognized and awarded!
What you will be doing:
- Set the strategic direction for enterprise platforms, ensuring alignment with business priorities and architectural principles.
- Manage teams delivering core shared services: integration, automation, content management, document routing, DevOps/AI enablement, and data services.
- Define and enforce architecture standards, reusable frameworks, and governance processes across platform teams.
- Serve as a key advisor to the CIO and senior leaders on platform capabilities, roadmaps, and technology investments.
- Collaborate with domain architects, engineering, and business units to ensure shared platforms meet functional and non-functional requirements.
- Drive adoption of shared services by simplifying intake, standardizing delivery models, and improving time-to-value.
- Monitor platform performance and usage across the enterprise to identify underutilization, duplication, or technical debt.
- Lead planning and execution of platform modernization efforts, including transitions from legacy systems to scalable, cloud-native services.
- Support AI and data initiatives by ensuring platforms can support data ingestion, orchestration, and secure access across business functions.
- Oversee vendor relationships, licensing, and budget forecasting for shared platform tools and services.
- Build and maintain enterprise-level visibility into systems, data flows, and integration points.
- Develop and publish architectural artifacts to guide teams (e.g., current/future state models, capability maps, decision logs).
- Lead, mentor, and develop members of the team; regularly conduct effective and timely structured Progress & Growth Structured Dialogue sessions.
- Recruit, retain, and develop platform leaders and SMEs to ensure continuity and bench strength.
- Represent the architecture function in strategic programs, audits, and executive planning forums.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What you already have:
Education, Experience, and Licensing:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field required.
- 12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, platform engineering, or large-scale IT leadership.
- 5+ years in a senior leadership role managing architects or platform teams.
- 3+ years of experience with core insurance systems (policy, billing, claims, underwriting) in a regulated environment
- Experience supporting publicly traded companies and SOX-controlled environments highly desired.
Qualifications/Skills and Competencies:
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture and platform operating models.
- Demonstrated success aligning technical platforms with strategic business priorities.
- Enterprise mindset with strong strategic and systems thinking.
- Ability to lead cross-cutting initiatives involving shared services, architecture standards, and organizational change.
- Broad knowledge across application, data, infrastructure, and cloud architecture domains.
- Familiarity with AI, automation, and integration technologies and how they scale across enterprises.
- Skilled in creating and institutionalizing architectural assets and governance practices.
- Strong talent development and succession planning capabilities.
- Experienced in stakeholder management and communication across executive, business, and technical audiences.
- Comfortable leading through ambiguity and balancing innovation with operational stability.
- Proficient in MSO/365 applications such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Desire to live Slide's Core Values.
What Slide offers to you:
The Slide Vibe - An opportunity to be a part of a fun and innovation-driven culture fueled by Passion, Purpose and Technology! Slide offers many opportunities to collaborate and innovate across the company and departments, as well as get to know other Sliders. From coffee chats, to clubs, to social events - we plan it, so all Sliders feel included and Enjoy their Journey.
Benefits - Created using Slider feedback, Slide offers a comprehensive and affordable benefits package to cover all aspects of health...Physical, Emotional, Financial, Social and Professional. A Lifestyle Spending Account is set up for each Slider and Slide contributes to it monthly for use on any benefit that individually suits you - Health Your Way!
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