Head of Architecture

THE COMPANY

Singlife's purpose is to help Filipinos achieve a better way to financial independence. Singlife's unique business model uses the smartest technologies to put customers in control of their finances, by providing tools and solutions that fit their needs, budget, and in a convenient manner that is always on-hand. Singlife has showed how combining new technologies with life insurance makes it possible for people to manage their finances more effectively and efficiently. Singlife is growing at an exceptional rate driven by a growing portfolio of partnerships (e.g., GCash, Maya, UNO) and rapid scaling of its own App capabilities.

Job Summary:

The Head of Enterprise & Solutions Architecture is accountable for defining, governing, and

continuously evolving the company's enterprise-wide and solution-level architecture to ensure

business strategy, digital transformation, and technology delivery are fully aligned.

This role owns both strategic enterprise architecture (business, data, application, integration,

infrastructure) and delivery-focused solution architecture across all major initiatives. It ensures

all solutions are coherent, scalable, secure, resilient, cost-effective, and compliant by design.

The role serves as the architectural authority for all major programs, including core platform

modernization, cloud transformation, data platforms, digital channels, and ecosystem

integrations.

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Architecture Strategy & Leadership

• Define and maintain

o Enterprise Architecture vision, principles, standards, and target-state blueprints

o Multi-year technology and platform roadmaps aligned to business strategy

• Ensure business strategy, transformation initiatives, and IT investments are

architecturally aligned.

• Drive simplification, modernization, platforming, and technical debt reduction across

the enterprise.

• Own enterprise-wide architecture across:

o Business

o Application

o Data

o Integration

o Infrastructure & Cloud

Solutions Architecture & Delivery Governance

• Own the solution architecture function across all major programs and initiatives.

• Ensure all solutions:

o Conform to enterprise standards

o Meet non-functional requirements (security, scalability, performance, resilience, DR, observability)

o Are fit-for-purpose and future-proof

• Establish solution architecture lifecycle governance from concept to delivery.

• Review and approve:

o High-level solution designs

o Architecture decision records

o Technology selections

o Major design changes

Architecture Governance

• Chair or co-chair the Architecture Review Board (ARB).

• Define and enforce:

o Architecture standards

o Reference architectures

o Technology guardrails

• Govern:

o Architecture compliance

o Exception management and waivers

o Technology risk and design debt

• Ensure architecture assurance across:

o Programs

o Projects

o Vendors

o Platforms

Transformation & Platform Modernization

• Lead architecture for:

o Core system replacement

o Cloud & platform modernization

o API and integration platforms

o Data & analytics platforms

o Digital & partner ecosystems

• Drive domain-oriented, modular, composable, and platform-based architecture.

• Ensure coexistence and migration architectures are well-designed and governed.

Risk, Security, Resilience & Compliance by Design

• Ensure security-by-design, privacy-by-design, resilience-by-design across all solutions.

• Enforce alignment with:

o Information Security

o Cyber Security

o Data Privacy

o Regulatory & audit requirements

• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Security to:

o Review architectural risks

o Embed controls

o Support regulatory and audit readiness

Vendor & Technology Strategy

• Provide architecture leadership in:

o RFPs and vendor evaluations

o Platform selection and product strategy

o Make-vs-buy decisions

• Ensure vendor solutions fit:

o Target architecture

o Integration strategy

o Operating model

• Drive vendor and platform rationalization

Organization, Capability & Operating Model

• Build and lead:

o Enterprise Architects

o Solution Architects

o Domain Architects

• Establish:

o Architecture operating model

o Decision rights and engagement model with delivery teams

o Architecture community of practice

• Develop architecture talent, standards, and maturity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enterprise Target Architecture & Roadmaps

• Solution Architecture Standards & Patterns

• Architecture Review & Compliance Framework

• Reference Architectures & Technology Standards

• Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)

• Transformation & Migration Architectures

• Technical Debt & Simplification Roadmap

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 15+ years in IT with at least 7+ years in enterprise and/or solution architecture

leadership.

• Proven experience leading large-scale digital and core system transformations.

• Strong experience in:

o Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

o Core systems

o API & integration platforms

o Data platforms

o Security & resilience architecture

• Deep knowledge of:

o Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent)

o Modern digital, cloud-native, and platform architectures

o Regulated enterprise environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification

• Cloud certifications

• Experience in Insurance or Banking

• Experience with core platform replacement

• Experience in SaaS, PaaS, and hybrid environments

• Experience presenting to Executive Committee and Board

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic systems thinking

• Strong governance and architectural authority

• Executive stakeholder management

• Pragmatic and delivery-focused

• Risk-aware and control-oriented

• Influences without bureaucracy