Director of Architecture and Delivery

What you'll do Responsibilities What You'll DoLead Delivery Excellence: Oversee multi-vendor technology portfolios, drive agile adoption, and ensure transparency in delivery.Enable Product Innovation: Translate product strategies into scalable technical solutions across lottery, gaming, sports betting, and digital platforms.Advance Architecture & Modernization: Shape enterprise architecture, accelerate platform modernization, and enable resilient, automated deployment pipelines.Empower Teams: Coach and mentor technology professionals, foster a culture of accountability, and champion change resilience.Strategic Planning & Governance: Define and maintain technology roadmaps, governance frameworks, and standards that align with corporate objectives.Budget & Resource Management: Oversee departmental budgets, resource allocation, and vendor contracts to ensure cost-effective delivery.Risk Management: Identify and mitigate delivery and technology risks, ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements.Executive Collaboration: Partner with senior leaders across the organization to align technology initiatives with business priorities and growth strategies.Innovation Leadership: Champion emerging technologies and practices to drive continuous improvement and competitive advantage. What you'll need Qualifications Education & ExperienceBachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (MBA or similar graduate degree is an asset).Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in technology leadership roles, including enterprise architecture and large-scale delivery.Proven success in architecting and delivering scalable, secure, and resilient platforms that support both customer-facing and internal business systems.Experience managing complex, multi-vendor technology portfolios and driving agile transformation.Must be 19 years of age or older and reside in Atlantic Canada.Professional SkillsStrategic thinker with the ability to translate enterprise goals into actionable roadmaps.Strong leadership capabilities with a collaborative, visible management style that builds trust and accountability.Excellent communication and relationship-building skills at the executive level.Ability to foster innovation, continuous improvement, and change resilience across teams.AssetsCertifications such as PMP, Agile (SAFe, PMI-ACP), TOGAF, and Prosci.AL BenefitsExtended health coverage that includes medical, dental, and vision.Basic life insurance and disability.Defined Benefit Pension Plan.Four weeks of vacation annually (pro-rated) plus one week of management leave (pro-rated). Plus, we have vacation purchasing program and 13 paid statutory holidays.Wellness Support: Wellness programs focused on physical and nutritional health (and more), 3 paid personal care days and a 24/7 Employee & Family Assistance Program.Two volunteer days per year.Career advancement opportunities.Recruitment Process: Over the past few years, we have embraced meaningful changes in our workplace, including enhancements to our hiring practices. Our typical recruitment process includes two in-person interviews, an assignment and/or scenario-based questions to assess your knowledge, behavioral or cognitive assessments, and verification of relevant certifications, where applicable. All interviews are conducted in English, our primary working language, unless otherwise specified.We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo reference checks and a mandatory criminal background check. Depending on the role, financial, educational, and credential verifications may also be conducted as part of our comprehensive hiring process.Internal Employees: Internal employees interested in this opportunity must be in 'good standing,' which includes meeting expectations on their last performance review. Performance improvement plans, disciplinary action, attendance, mandatory training, and other performance-related items will also be taken into consideration when determining the applicant's 'good standing' status. Please note that the Predictive Index (PI) assessment will be conducted or, if already completed, provided to the hiring managers.Eligibility to Work in Canada: As applicable, candidates must have acquired all required work permits/visas and other authorizations and otherwise be eligible to work in Canada at the time any offer of employment is made by AL. It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to obtain all required work permits/visas and other authorizations.