Chief Architect for New York and New England

National Grid
USD 203000
United States, New York, Syracuse
Aug 08, 2025
About us At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. But it's so much more than that. National Grid supplies us with the environment to make it happen. As we generate momentum in the energy transition for all, we don't plan on leaving any of our customers in the dark. So, join us as a Director of Architecture, and find your superpower. We need you! We want to find an innovative, adaptable, and results-oriented Director of Architecture for our IT & Digital department. This is a hybrid position that can be located in Waltham, MA, Brooklyn, NY, Hicksville, NY, or Syracuse, NY (candidates may also reside in either Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, or Maine). If you yearn to be innovative, contribute new ideas, and play a critical part in our Enterprise Architecture and Technology Strategy function, we want to hear from you! Job Purpose As a Chief Architect, you'll develop and implement Business Unit-wide architecture and processes that align with the organization's strategic goals and unify business and technology strategies. You'll contribute to our vision by providing strategic leadership and guidance to stakeholders, identifying market trends and business benefits, and managing governance practices to ensure the organization's success. You will have solid-line reporting relationship to the VP of Enterprise Architecture and Technology Strategy, and a dotted-line relationship to the Chief Information and Digital Officer for the New York and New England business. The Solution Architects in the NY/NE Gas and Electric business unit will have a dotted line reporting relationship into you. Key Accountabilities Approve solution architecture designs and select new technology. Collaborate with business and technology leaders to unify the company's business and technology strategy. Facilitate solution delivery to enable that strategy. Lead the architecture teams in developing and implementing architectural strategies and solutions that align with the company's business objectives. Deliver future state blueprints and roadmaps to achieve the company's business objectives. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their requirements and develop architectural solutions that meet their needs. Develop and maintain architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices for the company. Conduct architecture reviews to ensure compliance with established standards and identify areas for improvement. Work with teams to ensure that architecture is incorporated into plans and that design decisions are aligned with architectural standards. Provide leadership and guidance to the architecture team, including mentoring and coaching team members. Participate in industry forums and conferences to stay up-to-date on emerging trends and best practices in architecture, technology and the company's industry. Set and execute a personal leadership agenda to achieve personal and organization goals with little input from management. Ensure the company's IT systems enable the company's long-term strategy. Promote shared infrastructure and applications to reduce costs and improve information flows. Ensure that projects do not duplicate functionality or diverge from each other and business and IT strategies. Qualifications Master's Degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, or a BS/BA degree or higher in a technical discipline 10+ years of experience in information architecture, data architecture, solution architecture, application architecture, business architecture, integration architecture and/or enterprise architecture. Experience in strategic technology leadership, IT infrastructure, application architecture, solution architecture, data architecture, analytics, and outsourcing management. Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, including articulating complex ideas and influencing in a matrix environment. Strong ability to guide IT financials and lead a diverse team with inclusive culture across geographical boundaries. Develop trusted relationships with key stakeholders to deliver desired business outcomes. More Information #LI-RK1 #LI-HYBRID Salary Waltham:$203k - $239k a year Brooklyn: $218k - 256k a year Syracuse: $181k - 213k a year This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience. National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144. National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.