Staff Technical Architect

About us Appnovation is the AI Product Company. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with teams around the world, Appnovation builds AI products, delivers enterprise AI and digital solutions, and co-invests with clients to bring new AI products to market. Technology is foundational to all of Appnovation’s offerings, from consulting to digital innovation, to digital product and service creation. The technology department is focused on delivering software solutions that enable rich consumer experiences, from mobile and web applications to advanced analytics and machine learning, to content and engagement management service enablement platforms. Inherent throughout our tech capabilities is deep expertise in the Software Development Life Cycle, a drive for creativity, a passion for the craft, and collaboration with other disciplines - all foundational ingredients in successful digital experiences and client partnerships. As a Senior Technical Architect (Director level), you will join a highly motivated and experienced team as the technical leader accountable for crafting the technical strategy and overseeing the technical landscape and architecture for one of our business divisions. You will shape the division’s technical direction — ensuring its technology choices are modern, secure, scalable, reusable and aligned to enterprise architecture standards — translate divisional business priorities into a clear target architecture, and act as a trusted technical advisor to senior business and Digital leaders, enterprise architects and platform teams. While you operate at a strategic leadership level, you will also frequently wear the hat of a Forward Deployed Engineer, embedding yourself within delivery teams to navigate complex technical challenges, unblock execution and bridge the gap between architectural vision and operational reality. We are looking for a senior, hands-on technical expert who can create clarity from complexity, make sound architecture and technology choices, guide teams through influence, and set the technical direction that delivers faster, safer and more reusable digital capabilities. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Divisional Technology Strategy: Create and maintain the technical strategy for an ELT-level global division, connecting divisional business priorities, enterprise architecture standards, and emerging technology into a clear, actionable roadmap and target-state architecture. Architecture and Technical Landscape: Own and oversee the division’s technical landscape and target architecture, defining key technical standards, integration patterns, and reference architectures, and ensuring technology decisions are sound, sustainable, and fit for scale. Architecture Review Board Decision-Making: Represent the division in the Architecture Review Board, evaluating proposed digital solutions, making informed architecture decisions, and approving or rejecting architecture requests alongside the ARB chair to ensure solutions…