Sr. Manager, Platform Architecture

Sr. Manager, Platform Architecture The Sr. Manager of Platform Architecture leads a team of Platform Architects to deliver strategic customer outcomes through architectural excellence and industry alignment. This role ensures alignment with major industry priorities, drives adoption of ServiceNow solutions, and fosters continuous learning in areas like AI and platform innovation. The manager builds and maintains executive-level relationships, while guiding teams to translate business objectives into prescriptive roadmaps while guiding solution design, governance, and modernization efforts. Additionally, the role provides architectural oversight across engagements, supports pre-sales motions, and champions a customer-first culture that reflects ServiceNow’s core values.What You Get to Do in This Role:Maintain Industry AlignmentMaintain connection and alignment to drive success within the Major Industry teams by:Ensuring alignment of architectural initiatives with Major Areas prioritiesAlign with CEG Segment Leads and Accounts Teams to provide effective staffing across Impact engagementsIdentify and address skillset gaps where needed to support customers within industryIdentify industry trends and enable and coach platform architects in applying ServiceNow solutions to industry challengesLead & Develop a High-Performing TeamManage a team of Platform Architects with responsibility for coaching, performance assessment and feedback, creation of development plans, and quality oversight.Ensure team delivery excellence, achievement of KPIs, and consistent customer experience across all engagements.Ensure proper staffing for all engagements by matching skills, experience, and certifications to project needs, optimizing team performance and customer outcomesAttract, recruit, and hire top talent for Platform Architect and Sr. Manager roles, leveraging industry networksEmbed a customer-first mindset and foster continuous learning, especially in AI and platform innovation.Foster welcoming culture that embraces and models ServiceNow’s core values.Drive Strategic Customer OutcomesDrive strategic customer outcomes through the coaching and enablement of Platform Architects to:Develop and own strategic relationships with Enterprise Architects, CIO/CTO, C-suite executives, and business leaders across 1–4 accounts.Partner with customer enterprise architects to position ServiceNow as the digital operating platform for transformation.Translate customer business objectives into a prescriptive, value-focused roadmap jointly developed with Customer Success Executives.Identify opportunities to apply ServiceNow’s AI, automation, and data capabilities to improve business outcomes, workflows, and productivity.Execute and deliver Impact Accelerators and Initiatives that are aligned for PA delivery.Provide customers guidance on solution design, governance, technical decision points, and modernization of legacy architectures.Collaborate with Expert Services and/or Partner implementation resource by providing architectural oversight and best practice guidance.Engage in Pre-Sales SupportCollaborate with CEG GTM to assist with Impact pre-sales motions.Advocate ServiceNow best practices, AI-powered capabilities, emerging industry use cases, and industry-aligned accelerators.Support pre-sales motions with guidance on customer product adoption readiness3–5+ years exhibiting consulting leadership skillsetExperience advising F50–500 accounts on digital transformationStrong executive presence and ability to influence CIO/CFO/CHRO/CRO stakeholdersDeep functional understanding of middle/back-office transformationExperience delivering to customer alongside expert services and/or partner implementers.Understanding of AI/automation trends and ability to link AI to business outcomesProven ability to lead and develop high-performing architecture teamsKnowledge of ServiceNow (multiple product suites preferred)Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residency status requiredWork PersonasWe approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work and their assigned work location. Learn more here. To determine eligibility for a work persona, ServiceNow may confirm the distance between your primary residence and the closest ServiceNow office using a third-party service.Equal Opportunity EmployerServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements. AccommodationsWe strive to cre