Solution Architecture & Program Delivery Lead, Vice President

Corporate Functions Technology
 

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking a hybrid hands-on Solution Architect + Program Delivery Lead to drive the contracting-focused Legal Technology portfolio—specifically the contract repository, CLM (Contract Lifecycle Management) platform, and the legal contract data lake that enables contract analytics, reporting, and downstream use cases.

You will be accountable for defining the target-state architecture and for leading the end-to-end delivery of contracting capabilities, partnering closely with Legal, Legal Operations, and enterprise platform teams to align integrations and shared services.

You are a strong fit if you:

• Have a deep understanding of legal contracts (clauses, metadata, obligations, negotiation workflows)
• Have designed and delivered enterprise search, document management, and/or data lake/lakehouse solutions in document-heavy environments
• Can produce build-ready solution designs (integration patterns, data flows, security model, non-functional requirements)
• Own delivery with program management accountability, including timelines, budgets, resources, RAID, governance, and executive updates

Why This Role Is Important to Us

Contracts are among Legal’s most critical assets—driving risk posture, obligations, renewals, third-party relationships, and regulatory readiness. Yet contract content and contract data are often fragmented and inconsistently structured, making it difficult to locate authoritative information, report accurately, and scale analytics.

This role is essential because it will:

• Establish a clear target-state architecture for contracting platforms and contract data enablement
• Deliver predictable outcomes through strong program governance and execution discipline
• Improve “findability” and trust via enterprise-grade search, consistent metadata standards, and governed access
• Create an analytics-ready foundation through a well-governed legal contract data lake

What You Will Be Responsible For

A) Target-State Architecture Ownership

• Own the target-state architecture for the contract repository, CLM, and contract data lake, ensuring cohesive design across platforms and capabilities.
• Produce hands-on architecture deliverables, including:
  • Logical/physical solution designs, component diagrams, and integration maps
  • Data flows and a canonical contract domain model (“contracts as data”)
  • Security architecture (access model, least privilege, segregation of duties, audit logging)
  • Non-functional requirements (resiliency, performance, scalability, observability, operability, cost controls)
• Define and standardize architecture patterns for:
  • Document ingestion, versioning, lifecycle, and authoritative source-of-truth controls
  • Metadata capture, normalization, taxonomy, stewardship workflows, and exception handling
  • Enterprise search (keyword + metadata; governed semantic/AI-assisted retrieval where appropriate)
  • Integration approaches (API/event/batch) and ingestion into the contract data lake
• Ensure solutions are operationally supportable (monitoring, runbooks, incident readiness, release readiness).

B) Program Delivery Accountability (Scope/Schedule/Budget/Resources)

• Serve as the accountable owner for delivery outcomes:
  • Own the integrated program plan: scope, milestones, critical path, dependencies, and release sequencing
  • Own budget planning/forecasting and tracking, including vendor spend oversight (as applicable)
  • Own cross-functional resource planning and capacity management across workstreams
  • Maintain RAID logs, decision records, change control, and delivery health metrics
• Run governance cadences: working groups, design reviews, release readiness, and steering committee updates.
• Drive execution using Agile/Hybrid methods: roadmap-to-backlog translation, sprint/release planning, and benefits tracking.
• Lead go-live readiness and adoption: communications, training, cutover planning, hypercare, and post-launch measurement.

C) Contract Domain Modeling & Standards (Contracts as a Data Product)

• Partner with Legal SMEs to define and operationalize contract standards, including:
  • Contract taxonomy, standardized metadata model, clause categories, and obligations framework
  • Data dictionary and canonical entities (counterparty, term/renewal, governing law, key dates, risk flags, etc.)
  • Data classification and handling standards (sensitivity levels, retention category, legal hold applicability)
• Establish stewardship processes to keep metadata consistent and analytics-ready over time.

D) Enterprise Search & Contract Knowledge Experience

• Lead the design and continuous improvement of enterprise search and discovery across contract documents and structured contract data:
  • Faceted navigation, relevance tuning, and explainable results
  • Permission-aware retrieval and robust audit logging
  • Provenance/lineage visibility to support trust and defensibility
• Drive measurable usability improvements (time-to-find reduction, adoption, satisfaction).

E) Legal Contract Data Lake Enablement (Analytics-Ready Foundation)

• Define architecture and delivery requirements for contract data ingestion, modeling, governance, and consumption patterns.
• Partner with engineering/data teams to deliver governed datasets with:
  • Data quality rules, monitoring/observability, lineage, cataloging, and stewardship workflows
  • Secure consumption interfaces (APIs, dashboards, controlled self-service access patterns)
• Enable prioritized use cases such as renewals visibility, obligations tracking, risk insights, and regulatory response readiness.

What We Value

The skills that will help you succeed in this role include:

• Hands-on architecture leadership: You produce build-ready designs and can go deep on integration, security, and data modeling.
• Program management rigor: You own timelines, budgets, and resources with disciplined governance and transparent reporting.
• Contract fluency: You understand contract structure, obligations, metadata, and end-to-end contracting workflows.
• Enterprise mindset: You design for scalability, resiliency, operability, and governance in a controls-based environment.
• Clear decision-making: You drive alignment, surface tradeoffs, and move stakeholders to decision and action.
• Executive communication: You translate complex topics into concise, outcome-focused updates for senior stakeholders.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• JD is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

·  8+ years in a combination of solution architecture and program/project delivery leadership for enterprise platforms.

·  Demonstrated success designing and delivering one or more of:

• Enterprise search / information retrieval solutions
• Document management / content platforms with metadata/taxonomy and lifecycle controls
• Data lake/lakehouse solutions including ingestion, modeling, governance, and observability

·  Proven experience owning delivery with schedule, budget, and resource planning, plus governance and reporting.

·  Strong background in non-functional requirements and controls: security, privacy, retention, audit readiness, resiliency, and cost management.

·  Strong written and verbal communication skills with a track record of producing architecture narratives and delivery updates for senior stakeholders.

7) Nice to Have (Domain & Industry Experience)

• CLM and contract repository experience across the full lifecycle (intake → authoring → negotiation → approvals → signature → obligations → renewals).
• Familiarity with contract analytics concepts (clause libraries, risk tagging, obligations extraction, renewal forecasting).
• Experience in regulated industries with strong recordkeeping, privacy, and control requirements.
• Experience implementing permissions-aware semantic search / governed AI-assisted retrieval patterns with strong logging and defensibility.
• Experience partnering with Legal Ops, Records Management, Compliance, Privacy, and InfoSec on operating models and control design.

Salary Range:

$120,000 - $202,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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