Distinguished Architect Engineer

Distinguished Architect, Enterprise Architecture & AI Transformation

About the Role

Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering, the Distinguished Architect will serve as the senior technical leader responsible for defining and driving the enterprise architecture and technology strategy for Wolters Kluwer's Corporate Legal Services (CLS) division.

CLS provides critical legal and regulatory compliance solutions, including:

• Registered Agent services
• Service of Process
• Business Formation
• Entity Management
• Business Licensing
• UCC Services
• Related Corporate Compliance Solutions

Our customers range from small businesses and law firms to some of the world's largest corporations.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of technology for a market-leading business. Through years of growth and acquisition, CLS has developed a diverse technology landscape that includes legacy, overlapping, and disconnected platforms. While these systems have supported the business successfully, they now present a significant opportunity for transformation, simplification, and innovation.

Position Responsibilities

As the Distinguished Architect, you will define and execute a cohesive target-state enterprise architecture across CT Corporation and the broader CLS portfolio.

You will establish the architectural vision, principles, standards, and technology strategies that enable:

• Simplification and platform consolidation
• Enterprise scalability and resiliency
• Modern data and integration capabilities
• Improved security and governance
• Faster product innovation and delivery
• Greater technology reuse across the portfolio

Working closely with engineering, product, business, security, and data leaders, you will translate business strategy into a pragmatic, multi-year technology roadmap that balances modernization with operational stability.

Defining Architecture for the AI-Native Enterprise

This role goes beyond traditional modernization.

We are not simply looking for someone to replace legacy systems with newer technologies. We are seeking a visionary technology leader who will help redefine how software is designed, built, and operated in an AI-native world.

You will explore how emerging capabilities such as:

• AI agents
• Agentic workflows
• Intelligent automation
• Modern data platforms
• API-first architectures
• Cloud-native engineering
• AI-assisted software development

can fundamentally transform both our products and our technology operating model.

CLS is already investing in AI-enabled solutions, including intelligent customer insights and AI-assisted service-of-process workflows. This leader will play a central role in shaping how AI is leveraged across the organization.

Required Skills & Qualifications

The successful candidate will:

• Establish a clear enterprise architecture vision and roadmap
• Simplify a complex portfolio of systems and platforms
• Drive technology standardization and modernization efforts
• Enable scalable, reusable platform capabilities across the business
• Advance AI adoption within products and engineering practices
• Build alignment among executive, business, and technology stakeholders
• Help position CLS as an AI-enabled leader in legal and compliance services

You combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking and executive influence.

You are equally comfortable:

• Engaging with senior business leaders on strategic priorities
• Defining enterprise architecture and platform strategy
• Evaluating emerging technologies and AI capabilities
• Guiding modernization of large-scale technology ecosystems
• Influencing decisions across complex organizational environments

Most importantly, you are energized by the opportunity to define what the enterprise architecture of an AI-native business should look like and help bring that vision to life.

This is an opportunity to do far more than modernize legacy systems.

You will help define the future technology foundation of a market-leading business and shape how AI, automation, cloud platforms, and modern engineering practices drive the next generation of innovation across Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services.

If you're excited by the challenge of building the architecture for an AI-native enterprise, we'd love to talk with you.

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Compensation:

Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.

Additional Information:

Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.

Be the Difference

If making a difference matters to you, then you matter to us.

Join us, at Wolters Kluwer, and be part of a dynamic global technology company that makes a difference every day.

We’re innovators with impact. We provide expert software and information solutions that the world’s leading professionals rely on, in the moments that matter most. You’ll make a real difference in the lives of millions of people. Together with our customers, we help to advance sustainability, health, justice, prosperity, and commerce around the world.

You can thrive at Wolters Kluwer, where diversity is core to our collective strength and high performance. Be your unique self, share your creative ideas, do your best work, and take time to grow in our caring and inclusive culture where you can belong.

About Wolters Kluwer

Wolters Kluwer reported 2025 annual revenues of €6.1 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs more than 21,000 people worldwide. ​

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Our customers work in industries that impact the lives of millions of people every single day. Our mission is to empower our professional customers with the AI-powered solutions they need to make critical decisions, achieve successful outcomes, and increase productivity. ​

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We deliver trusted, AI-powered expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge, proprietary content, and advanced technology to provide expert-validated insights, automate workflows, and drive better outcomes. Today, nearly 70% of our digital revenues come from AI-powered solutions, reflecting our strategic focus on embedding AI into professional workflows and delivering measurable productivity gains. ​

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We are committed to helping professionals navigate complexity, improve the way they work, and solve critical challenges through cloud-based, AI-powered platforms that integrate seamlessly into their workflows and ecosystems. Our solutions are designed to deliver impact when it matters most, especially in high-stakes environments where accuracy and trust are essential. ​

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With a nearly 190-year legacy, Wolters Kluwer continues to evolve its portfolio of digital solutions and services to meet the changing needs of professionals worldwide, enabling them to work faster, make smarter decisions, and deliver better outcomes.​

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For more information about our solutions and organization, visit www.wolterskluwer.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

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