MongoDB Vice President Enterprise Architecture 

United States, California, San Francisco 

697589940

This role can be based out of our Palo Alto or San Francisco offices.

• Develop and communicate a compelling enterprise architecture vision aligned to MongoDB’s long-term business strategy and technology roadmap
• Reduce tech sprawl - Define architecture principles, and standards that guide solution design, data integration, cloud infrastructure, security, and application development
• Partner with leadership across IT, engineering, and business functions to drive architectural alignment, eliminate tech debt, and improve interoperability across systems
• Enable the enterprise to be “AI-ready” by championing modern data, integration, and automation architecture foundations that power GenAI, analytics, and decision intelligence
• Establish strong architecture governance to ensure systems are designed for scale, security, and resilience, while reducing redundancy and fragmentation
• Lead modernization initiatives to rationalize legacy platforms and promote reusable, composable architecture patterns (e.g., APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture)
• Provide architectural leadership in build vs. buy decisions, balancing time-to-value with long-term scalability and cost
• Build and develop a world-class team of enterprise and domain architects; create a strong community of practice to share learnings and best practices
• Champion business architecture thinking to ensure technology decisions are grounded in business capabilities and customer outcomes
• Track emerging technologies and bring outside-in perspective to influence MongoDB’s future enterprise architecture direction

• 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, or solution design leadership roles in high-growth, global environments
• 10+ years leading architecture at fast paced, high growth companies
• Proven experience designing and scaling modern cloud-native architectures (e.g., SaaS, APIs, microservices, data mesh)
• Strong understanding of enterprise platforms (ERP, CRM, CPQ, Data & Analytics, AI/ML, Integration, Identity & Access, Security)
• Demonstrated ability to partner with executive stakeholders and drive architecture alignment across business and technology domains
• Experience driving enterprise-wide transformations including modernization, cloud migration, data strategy, and AI enablement
• Excellent communicator and influencer, capable of translating complex technical topics into clear business impacts for diverse audiences
• Strategic mindset with a pragmatic bias for action; able to balance long-term vision with near-term execution
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required;

• In 90 days: You’ve built trust across business and technology leadership, assessed the current architectural landscape, and identified high-priority opportunities to improve alignment and reduce complexity
• In 6 months: You’ve rolled out foundational architecture principles and governance, delivered early wins in simplifying key areas, and gained alignment on the 18–24 month enterprise architecture roadmap. You would have tangible benefits in controlling tech and AI sprawl.
• In 12 months: You've built a high-performing architecture team, driven adoption of scalable, AI-ready architecture patterns, and positioned MongoDB for continued growth through a unified, future-ready technology foundation