Enterprise Architect (Portfolio Management)
Company: Fisher Investments
Location: Garland
Posted on: September 28, 2024
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 (Portfolio Management)
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 the Portfolio
Management Group 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
utilized for programs across the enterprise
- Ensure the architecture of applications and systems (especially
cloud-based data and integration architecture for portfolio
management such as Charles River and SS&C GWP) is consistent
with enterprise needs, and ascertain 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
developersYour 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 wealth management & portfolio management
concepts, data domains and workflows (i.e. trade life cycle,
portfolio rebalancing, IBOR)
- High-level understanding of multiple order management and
portfolio accounting platforms (i.e. Charles River, Fidessa, Eze
Castle, GWP, Broadridge BPS)
- Experience with application, data, integration, security, and
technology platform architectures, with experience with Azure
services and Salesforce.com
- Broad understanding of 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, and
negotiation/influence skills
- Bachelor's degree in information systems or related technical
field or equivalent combination of education and experienceWhy
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, fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance
and back-up child, adult, and elder care
- $10,000 fertility, hormonal health and family-forming
benefit
- Opportunity to participate in our hybrid work from home
program. This program is subject to change. Based on tenure and
performance eligibility, you will have the opportunity to work from
home up to 75 days per year.FISHER INVESTMENTS IS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Keywords: Fisher Investments, Garland , Enterprise Architect (Portfolio Management), Executive , Garland, Texas
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