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About the Role

Ameriprise is seeking a Vice President to provide architecture vision, leadership, and strategic direction across HR technology, Finance technology, and the broader employee platform ecosystem. This role shapes how employees interact with technology end to end, driving modernization, cloud transformation, platform integration, and the applied use of AI to improve business processes and employee productivity.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the HR, Finance, and employee platform architecture vision and multi-year roadmap, aligned to business and technology strategy.
Define target-state architecture for the employee technology ecosystem, including Workday, ServiceNow, Microsoft 365, and cloud platforms, ensuring integration, scalability, and a seamless end-to-end employee experience.
Champion the applied use of AI across the employee ecosystem by identifying high-value use cases, defining architectural guardrails, and influencing AI-enabled delivery across teams.
Set and govern enterprise architecture standards, policies, and integration strategies across platforms (ServiceNow, Workday, AWS, Microsoft/Azure) to ensure consistency, security, and reusability.
Build and develop a highly effective architecture organization with the skills and structure to meet current and future business needs across HR, Finance, and employee platforms.
Drive quality and talent development through effective hiring, mentoring, career planning, and employee engagement.
Partner closely with business leaders to translate technology capabilities into business terms and vice versa, ensuring mutual understanding and alignment on strategic objectives.
Lead and participate in annual budget and financial planning for the technology portfolio, including cost/benefit analysis, project prioritization, and investment decisions.
Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies (particularly AI, cloud, and employee experience platforms), and incorporate relevant advancements to improve business capabilities and the technology function.
Foster strong cross-functional relationships across the organization and within technology to drive architectural alignment and collaboration.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, MIS, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
10+ years of relevant experience required.
6-8+ years of people leadership experience, including success in leading technical teams and implementing enterprise-scale technology initiatives.
Strong technical understanding of AWS and Microsoft/Azure cloud platforms.
Expert-level knowledge of ServiceNow, including its role in employee service delivery, ITSM, and HRSD.
Demonstrated experience with enterprise platforms such as Workday, and a broad understanding of how employee tools interconnect across the technology ecosystem.
Deep understanding of how AI can be leveraged to enhance and streamline business processes, with the ability to identify use cases, define guardrails, and drive adoption (applied AI, not hands-on development).
5+ years of experience in short- and long-term architecture strategy planning and execution.
Demonstrated ability to develop and support large-scale technology solutions within a regulated enterprise environment.
Strong business and financial acumen, including experience managing budgets and financial planning processes.
Background in financial services or another highly regulated industry.
Experience leading cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
Familiarity with architecture governance frameworks, integration/API strategy, and enterprise data architecture.
Proven innovator and change agent with excellent leadership and communication skills, capable of influencing at the executive level.
Experience shaping the end-to-end employee experience through technology, connecting HR, productivity, and service delivery platforms into a cohesive ecosystem.
Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States.

Skills

AI
Cloud Transformation
Platform Integration
Workday
ServiceNow
Microsoft 365
AWS
Microsoft/Azure
Architecture Governance
API Strategy
Enterprise Data Architecture
Leadership
Communication

Location

United States

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Vice President
10+ years of relevant experience
6-8+ years of people leadership experience
5+ years of experience in short- and long-term architecture strategy planning and execution

Education Level

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, MIS, or a related field

Salary/Compensations

$171,700 - $236,100

Benefits

Vacation time
Sick time
401(k)
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Life insurance

About the Company

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024.
Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients.
We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer.
Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities.
Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Equal Opportunity

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.