Manager, Project Architecture

The Manager, Project Architecture leads the architectural integrity and end-to-end delivery of software solutions for TGW material handling projects. This role manages the Software Solutions Architect team and is accountable for ensuring that software scope is planned, designed, estimated, and delivered in alignment with TGW quality standards, customer expectations, and project commitments., Delivery & Architectural Leadership

• Leads and governs software architecture and solution design across projects to ensure consistency, scalability, and reuse of proven approaches.
• Validates and refines software requirements defined during the sales phase and ensures readiness for realization.
• Contributes to the effort estimation, staffing assumptions, and delivery planning for software scope.
• Serves as the senior escalation point for complex technical, architectural, and delivery-related issues.
• Supports project management with customer-facing discussions, acceptance activities, and resolution of escalated delivery risks.
• Maintains a strong network inside TGW to encourage collaboration across Customer Units and progress our technological capabilities as a group

People Management

• Directly manages the Software Solutions Architect team, including workload planning, performance management, coaching, and career development.
• Establishes expectations, standards, and best practices for solution architecture and software delivery.
• Develops and maintains training programs, architectural standards, and delivery playbooks for architects.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Works closely with Software Engineering Managers to align architecture, staffing, sequencing, and execution plans across development, testing, and commissioning teams.
• Collaborates with Product Development to resolve systemic delivery challenges and provide input into product architecture and roadmap decisions.
• Partners with IT and Infrastructure teams to ensure delivery environments and platforms meet project needs.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Drives consistent estimation, delivery planning, and forecasting processes across projects.
• Ensures compliance with TGW software quality standards and delivery processes.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Do you have experience in Training & development?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience.

Experience: Minimum of seven (7) years of experience delivering software solutions, preferably in a material handling environment. Prior management experience preferred.

Travel: Up to 20% domestic and international travel.

Skills & Abilities

• Proven ability to lead engineering resources to complete project tasks.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting ability.
• Strong knowledge of agile methods and practice.
• Proven ability to manage administrative and project work effectively.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences, internal and external.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to remain stationary at a desk for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to go to site frequently and move safely around industrial and/or warehouse environment.
• Ability to lift and carry supplies up to 25 pounds at a time.
• Ability to tolerate exposure to job site temperature fluctuations due to seasonal weather in geographic region.