VP, Chief Architect

About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional and experienced VP Chief Architect to drive our overall architecture and technology strategy and execution. Reporting directly to the Chief Product and Technology Officer this role will be instrumental in modernizing and scaling our platform to support product velocity operational resilience and future growth.

This is a highly cross-functional leadership role that requires deep technical acumen architectural vision and the ability to partner closely with Product Engineering and Executive teams.

Why join Tipalti

Tipalti is the AI-powered platform for finance automation elevating how finance teams operate in the global economy. We empower our customers to scale faster and smarter by removing the complexities of doing global business and accelerating their finance operations efficiency. Our platform provides a comprehensive suite of finance automation solutions designed for mid-market businesses across accounts payable global payouts procurement employee expenses corporate cards supplier management tax compliance and treasury. Tipalti partners with leading financial institutions such as Citi Wells Fargo J.P. Morgan and Visa enabling over 5000 global companies to efficiently and securely pay millions of suppliers and payees across 200 countries and territories in 120 currencies.

At Tipalti we pride ourselves on our collaborative culture the quality of our product and the capabilities of our people. Tipaltians are passionate about the work they do and keen to get the job done. Tipalti offers competitive benefits a flexible workplace and an environment where diverse individuals can thrive and make an impact. Our culture ensures everyone checks their egos at the door and stands ready to reach for success together.

Founded in Israel in 2010 Tipalti is a global business headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area (Foster City) with offices in Tel Aviv Plano Toronto Vancouver London Amsterdam Tbilisi and Medellin.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Technology Strategy

• Define and lead the companys architectural vision to ensure a scalable modular and high-performance product platform.
• Partner with product and engineering leadership to align architecture and technology direction with business priorities.
• Drive adoption of modern architectural practices and patterns across engineering teams.
• Lead the evolution of the monolith into a modular architecture that enables faster safer development.
• Anticipate future technology needs and ensure the platform evolves to meet growth and innovation goals.

Engineering Enablement

• Build frameworks tools and standards that accelerate development and reduce complexity for product teams.
• Guide critical technical initiatives serving as a senior advisor on platform-level architecture decisions.
• Champion simplification maintainability and performance across all core systems.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of architects and technology specialists.
• Hire grow and retain top talent while fostering a culture of technical excellence collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Act as a visible technology leader who inspires trust and credibility across the organization.

About You

• 15 years of technology leadership experience with a strong foundation in software architecture and platform technologies.
• Proven experience with monoliths both stabilizing and evolving them into modular scalable platforms is a must.
• Demonstrated ability to design and scale complex distributed systems in a SaaS and fintech environment.
• Deep understanding of architectural patterns such as modular monolith event-driven systems API-first design and cloud-native technologies.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence across functions and levels.
• Experience working in a global high-growth company is a strong plus.
• Hands-on pragmatic and strategic mindset equally comfortable shaping long-term direction and digging into details..