VP, Tech Architecture, Enterprise AI

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Risepoint

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Education • B2B

Risepoint is an education technology company that partners with regional public and private universities to design, launch, and grow workforce-focused online degree programs. It provides marketing, student support, faculty support, technology implementations, performance monitoring, and student ROI research to help institutions expand access, increase enrollments, and deliver high-return programs for working adults.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2007

📚 Education

🤝 B2B

📋 Description

• Own and define the organization’s overall architecture vision, principles, and standards. • Ensure alignment between technology choices and business value, focusing on solutions that are fit-for-purpose and enable organizational agility. • Build architectures that are pragmatic, cost-effective, and timely, avoiding overly complex or “perfect” systems that delay business outcomes. • Lead the evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies, with an AI-first mindset. • Drive the adoption of AI across all areas of the enterprise (except student-facing areas). • Partner with business teams to do a top-down analysis of AI opportunities to transform the function. • Identify products/capabilities needed to deliver the specific AI opportunities identified. • Work with cross-functional teams to deliver the use cases. • Own the technology due diligence process during M&A, assessing risks, integration opportunities, and value drivers. • Lead application rationalization to identify best-of-breed tools, eliminate redundancy, and drive efficiency. • Develop and execute rapid integration roadmaps that minimize disruption and accelerate synergies across systems, data, and operations. • Partner with business, finance, and legal teams to ensure seamless integration of technology landscapes post-acquisition. • Establish repeatable playbooks for M&A technology integration, balancing speed with long-term architectural integrity. • Work closely with the tech leaders across the BT team to align and optimize integration and processes across the enterprise. • Foster a culture of accountability, agility, and collaboration, enabling teams to deliver high-quality systems that meet business needs. • Guide teams in balancing innovation with execution discipline. • Provide mentorship and career development to senior technical leaders. • Partner with technology and business leaders to deeply understand organizational priorities and ensure technology investments align with strategic goals. • Communicate architectural vision and trade-offs in a business-savvy, outcome-oriented way to both executives and technical teams. • Drive decision-making that balances short-term delivery needs with long-term sustainability. • Establish governance processes that ensure architectural decisions remain tied to business value.

🎯 Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, systems architecture, or IT leadership. • Proven track record of leading architecture at an enterprise scale while also managing delivery teams. • Strong balance of technical depth (systems design, application development, infrastructure, cloud platforms) and strategic vision. • Ability to operate effectively at both detail and macro levels. • Demonstrated experience driving pragmatic, value-aligned architectures in complex environments. • Expertise in building and launching AI solutions • Strong business acumen with the ability to communicate effectively with both executives and technical staff. • Passion for AI-first strategies and leveraging emerging technologies to accelerate business outcomes. • Experience in fast-moving industries and organizations that have technology systems supporting multiple brands within the same ecosystem.

🏖️ Benefits

• 18 days PTO + Winter Shutdown • 12 designated holidays + 1 floating holiday • Medical – four options • Dental • Vision • Life & Disability (company paid) • Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account • Retirement plan with company match • Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave (company paid) • Volunteer Time Off • Wellness program • Alternative medicine options • Pet discounts • Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity • Continuous Professional and Leadership Development Programs • Tuition Reimbursement for employees and their dependents • Rewards & Recognition programs