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It's an exciting time to work in tech at Edward Jones. We are making massive investments in emerging technologies to improve how we work with our clients and with each other. Relationships are the focus of our business model. And working in Technology here means using your skills to build, deliver and maintain the technologies that enable us to deepen and support those relationships. The best part? We develop and create our own industry-leading solutions internally. And you can be a part of it. Working with emerging new technologies. Creating platforms, programs and experiences that change how we work together - and support our client-first focus. Changing the future of our firm, the industry and the advisor-client relationship.
Job Overview
Position Schedule: Full-Time
Edward Jones is seeking a Technical Architect to lead our Financial Planning technology initiatives for our Canadian business unit. The position will support the design, development & integration of the Conquest Planning SaaS solution with multiple technology platforms that comprise our Canadian-specific suite of digital products. Those products are used by over 600 Canadian branch teams to serve their clients and manage their practice. This position will support our strategic initiatives for Edward Jones Canada, serving as a technology thought leader and ensuring teams follow solution architecture best practices and build to scale and efficiencies that enable future business growth.
Responsibilities
- Serves the primary technical leaders for the Canadian Business Unit. Undertakes the most complex IT projects involving multiple disciplines or layers, some of which impact multiple business units and our 600+ branches
- Drive technology standards, patterns, and blueprints
- Correlate non-functional requirements to technology patterns that ensure SLAs are met
- Contribute to and influence the Canada Technology roadmap based on the Firm roadmap and Canadian Business Unit strategy
- Research industry trends, innovate, and lead the assessment of new technologies
- Actively participate in Architecture Working Groups to ensure Architectural alignment and awareness
- Evaluate and recommend opportunities to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of Canadian technology systems to ensure the highest levels of stability, observability, and resiliency
- Present ideas to Sr. level technical resources and leaders
- Actively monitors the competitive landscape for innovative solutions that may provide value to the Firm
- Collaborate with solution architects as well as product and engineering managers
- Lead our teams through product roadmap rationalization exercises as we incorporate new vendor-based technologies to ensure investment in legacy technology is at appropriate levels.
- Guide and mentor teams on architecture, design, and integration of business software across multiple product platforms while ensuring solutions are built with performance, scalability and resiliency in mind.
- Drive adaption of architectural patterns, design policies, code quality and performance across products
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.
Hiring Minimum: $113810
Hiring Maximum: $193785
Skills/Requirements
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What You'll Need
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related technical discipline
- 7+ years of technology experience
- 5+ years of architectural experience
- Experience working on the Microsoft Azure platform or integrating cloud-based SaaS systems using API management platforms.
- Expert in multiple technology domains
- Enterprise-wide Architectural experience, participating in end-to-end solution design with both commercial and in-house developed software solutions
- Deep understanding of High Availability and Disaster Recovery
- Strong technical leadership, collaboration, and documentation skills
- Able to translate business ideas into technical strategies that align with our overall vision
- Awareness and understanding of guiding principles, architectural patterns, and roadmaps
- Ability to create artifacts, such as Business Cases, Complex Diagrams, and POC read-outs
- Comfortable presenting ideas to technical, non-technical, and leadership audiences
- Maintains awareness and knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends
- Conceptual understanding of business, security, and data architectures
- Understands the Financial impact of decisions and is able to articulate cost/benefit analysis
- Ability to influence all levels in a matrixed organization
- Establish and maintain effective relationships across departments, business areas, and vendors
- Embraces change and helps others adapt
- Strong mentoring skills, able to educate and upskill others
- Prior wealth management experience or other financial services experience preferred
Communication
- Must be vocal and highly collaborative
- Able to articulate complex content in a non-complex way
- Excellent interpersonal skills, seen as credible and trustworthy
- Effective communicator, able to interact with all levels of technology and business partners
- Fosters open communication by actively listening to others
- Presents ideas, thoughts, arguments, and information persuasively
- Actively builds and maintains productive relationships and networks of internal/external contacts
- Can build confidence, support, and effective collaboration among superiors, peers, and functional areas when discussing technology solutions
- Able to perceive the political context of a situation
- Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with a preference for Tuesday through Thursday.**
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. Edward Jones is prohibited from hiring individuals with certain specified criminal history as set forth in Section 3(a)(39) and 15(b)(4) and Rule 17a-3(a)(12) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and conducts background reviews consistent with FINRA Rule 3110(e). A copy of a notice regarding the provisions of the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance is available at: dcba.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FCOE-Official-Notice-Eng-Final-8.30.2024.pdf.
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Awards & Accolades
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
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About Us
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
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¹Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
