MongoDB’s mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build and run applications anywhere—on premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 new developers signing up to use MongoDB every month, it’s no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications.
The Vice President of Enterprise Architecture is a strategic thought leader and trusted partner to technology and business executives across MongoDB. This role is responsible for defining and driving the enterprise-wide architecture strategy, ensuring technology investments are aligned to business outcomes, enabling agility, and unlocking innovation through scalable, modern platforms. You will be accountable for establishing a future-ready architectural vision that supports MongoDB’s growth, accelerates the adoption of AI and automation, and simplifies the technology landscape across the enterprise. You will be accountable for the definition of an AI strategy for the enterprise keeping velocity in mind and aligning to the business objectives for AI in each function.
You will lead a lean, small but high-impact global team of enterprise, domain, and solution architects responsible for defining blueprints, setting architectural guardrails, and partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver value at scale. You are passionate about cutting through complexity, are grounded in business outcomes, and are known for your ability to influence across organizational boundaries.
This role can be based out of our Palo Alto or New York City offices in the United States region.
Responsibilities- 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
To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!
MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.
MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Req ID: 2263184857
MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.
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