At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident.

We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business.With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at workand in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well ascompensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and valuesdifferences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity.

Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.

Role Summary

At T. Rowe Price, the mission of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) function is to empower the firm to achieve its strategic objectives through the optimal use of technology. The EA function will align technology with business capabilities to enable effective strategy execution and business transformation. By monitoring and adopting emerging technologies, EA will drive technology enabled innovation and keep the firm ahead of industry disruption.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Platforms Architecture to join our team. This role will provide enterprise-level leadership and direction for platform and infrastructure architecture, with accountability for strategy, standards, roadmaps, governance, and operating model alignment across multiple technology domains and teams. The role will lead directly and through senior architects, engineering leaders, and cross-functional partners to deliver scalable, secure, and business-aligned technology platforms. This role will also be playing a lead role in M&A technology due diligence and integration planning, applying platform architecture to accelerate integration and synergy generation. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in enterprise architecture, excellent leadership abilities, and a comprehensive understanding of both technical platform ecosystems that accelerate software delivery, and underlying infrastructure design, including but not limited to cloud, networking, compute, storage, and end user computing.

Focus:

Oversee enterprise perspective on common enterprise platforms that are leveraged firm-wide to unlock scalability and improved productivity.
Drive for common standards and usage of platforms and infrastructure across the firm while pushing to eliminate legacy redundancy.
Leverage the voice of engineers and software development lifecycle as a guide, to define the future state of technical platforms, which absorbs heaving liftings of solving recurring technical problems into the platform layer, and free up developers to focus on business features.
Focus the future state architecture across public cloud and on premise infrastructure at the conceptual and logical level, and partner closely with platform engineering, and infrastructure teams to translate into physical design.
Design and oversee the operating model for platform and infrastructure architecture across multiple teams, ensuring clear ownership, decision rights, review forums, and lifecycle accountability for enterprise technology platforms.
Spearhead M&A technology due diligence, integration planning, execution of integrating infrastructure and technology landscape between T Rowe Price and target entities.

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning and Development:
- Develop and maintain the technical platform and infrastructure architecture strategy and roadmap.
- Ensure alignment of platform architecture with the organization’s business objectives and IT strategy to increase speed of delivery.
- Ensure alignment of infrastructure architecture with the organization’s business growth ambition for scalability and flexibility.
- Advise and provide consulting for new technologies to modernize infrastructure capabilities and improve efficiency.
- Make architecture decisions guided by long-term business strategy, enterprise priorities, risk posture, and approved operating plans, balancing near-term delivery needs with long-term scalability, resiliency, and total cost of ownership.
Architecture Design and Implementation:
- Lead the design and deployment of robust, scalable, and secure technology platforms and infrastructure.
- Ensure technical platforms and infrastructure adhere to enterprise architecture standards and best practices.
- Oversee the integration of various platforms and infrastructure components within the enterprise technology landscape.
Leadership and Collaboration:
- Provide leadership and direction to architects, engineers, and technology leaders, including leadership through subordinate managers or senior technical leads, to deliver enterprise platform and infrastructure outcomes across multiple teams.
- Collaborate with IT leaders, business stakeholders, and external partners to ensure the successful delivery of platform and infrastructure modernization projects.
- Provide expert guidance on technology platform and infrastructure architecture to various teams within the organization.
- Build and maintain a wide internal and external network across business, technology, vendor, and industry communities, leveraging those relationships to influence architecture direction and deliver outcomes.
Governance and Compliance:
- Establish and enforce policies, standards, and guidelines for technology platform and infrastructure architecture.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies for all platform and infrastructure solutions.
- Conduct regular reviews and audits of platform and infrastructure architecture to ensure compliance and identify improvement opportunities.
- Articulate broader business, risk, control, and regulatory considerations impacting platform and infrastructure architecture, including data privacy, resiliency, cybersecurity, financial controls, and applicable regulatory expectations.
- Establish and manage architecture review practices for major platform and infrastructure initiatives, ensuring in-flight work remains aligned to enterprise standards, target-state architecture, risk requirements, and business objectives.
Continuous Improvement:
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in technology platform and infrastructure architecture, focusing on optimization and modernization.
- Stay informed about the latest industry trends, tools, and technologies to maintain a competitive edge.
- Implement best practices for platform and infrastructure performance tuning and optimization.

Qualifications
Required:

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field and 12+ years of relevant technology experience, including 5+ years of management experience leading architecture, engineering, or technology teams in large, complex environments.
Proven experience leading technology platform architecture and infrastructure modernization projects in large, complex environments, and managing team of architects.
Deep understanding of platform architecture, infrastructure design and engineering principles, patterns, and best practices.
Experience with a variety of technical platforms (e.g., APIM, Messaging Middleware, DevSecOps, Observability, Developer Portal or Experience Platform, etc ).
Experience with major enterprise software platforms (e.g. Salesforce, Workday, Appian, etc.)
Proficiency in multi-cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their platform services.
Knowledge of enterprise architecture patterns and practices (e.g., , design patterns for microservices, loosely coupled architecture, DevSecOps practices, etc. ).
Experience with a variety of infrastructure technologies (e.g., networks, servers, storage, virtualization, cloud services).
Proficiency in a multi-cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and related services.
Demonstrated ownership of one or more enterprise architectural disciplines, with accountability for standards, roadmaps, lifecycle decisions, and long-term operational outcomes.
Extensive experience in M&A IT due diligence, integration planning and execution.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, guide teams and develop global teams.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders while building trust
Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a dynamic environment.
Demonstrated commitment to building, developing, mentoring, and retaining technical talent, while fostering inclusive partnerships and a culture of collaboration across architecture and engineering teams.

Preferred:

TOGAF 9 Enterprise Architecture Practitioner certification.
Experience with DevSecOps practices, developer tools, infrastructure, and data center operations.
Knowledge of security and compliance standards relevant to technology platforms and infrastructure components.

FINRA Requirements
FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status).

Base Salary Ranges

Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.

$201,000.00 - $342,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers
$221,000.00 - $350,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$251,000.00 - $350,000.00 for the location of: New York, California

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all.

Benefits

We value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you’ll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you.

Featured employee benefits to enrich your life:

Competitive compensation

Annual bonus eligibility

A generous retirement plan

Hybrid work schedule

Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy

Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days

Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits

Learn more about our benefits.

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.

About the company

T. Rowe Price provides investment management and retirement solutions to individual investors, financial intermediaries, and institutions worldwide. It manages client assets through a disciplined, research-driven investment process and offers a range of strategies and products designed for long-term value. Clients pay management fees based on assets under management, with total assets under management around $1.569 trillion as of June 30, 2024. The company differentiates itself by its global research capabilities, experienced investment teams, and broad client base, enabling tailored solutions for personal accounts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. Its goal is to help clients reach their financial objectives by growing and preserving capital over the long term through diversified investment strategies.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Baltimore, Maryland

Founded

1937

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What believers are saying

Q2 2026 AUM reached a record $1.9 trillion, boosting revenue and scale.
August 20, 2026 F/m acquisition deepens fixed-income ETFs and customized SMA growth.
Late-stage venture momentum and Goldman funds expand alternatives AUM beyond $25 billion.

What critics are saying

Q2 2026 active equity outflows hit $6.5 billion, crushing fee growth.
February 2026 layoffs and 2026 severance charges show relentless cost pressure.
If ETF, SMA, and private-markets launches stall, active-equity decline becomes existential.

What makes T. Rowe Price unique

T. Rowe Price combines retirement scale with 200-plus analysts and disciplined active research.
July 27, 2026 Goldman Sachs partnership opened private markets to retail investors.
Its late-stage venture and private credit platform spans 300-plus private-company investments since 2007.

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The Wealth Advisor

Oct 15th, 2026

T. Rowe Price is hiring 50 people to get closer to advisors.

T. Rowe Price is hiring 50 people to get closer to advisors. October 15, 2026 T. Rowe Price is adding more than 50 client-facing positions and has hired two senior executives as it expands its presence in the wealth management market. The $1.86 trillion asset manager is increasing coverage of broker/dealers and RIAs while building specialist teams around alternative investments, ETFs and model portfolios, a substantial commitment to reaching advisors through more than its traditional investment products. Kevin Collins, head of U.S. Intermediaries, says the firm has built momentum in wealth management but sees considerably more opportunity ahead. The expansion will put additional people in the field while strengthening the research, portfolio construction and investment capabilities available to advisory firms. T. Rowe Price isn't simply hiring more salespeople to distribute existing funds. It's building a larger organization around the increasingly complicated ways advisors assemble portfolios. The two executive appointments reflect that ambition. Kevin Johnson joins as head of wealth research after more than 30 years in the industry, most recently overseeing platform distribution at Allspring Global Investments. Ryan Bauer becomes head of RIA enterprise national accounts, bringing more than 15 years of experience, including 12 years in the asset management businesses of Deutsche Bank and DWS Group. Both report to Annie Brown, co-head of wealth management within U.S. Intermediaries. Johnson will work with manager research and model teams, while Bauer will concentrate on relationships with the largest and most complex RIAs. Those assignments put T. Rowe Price closer to the people and institutions deciding which investment strategies become available across entire advisory organizations, rather than relying exclusively on individual advisors choosing funds for individual clients. That distinction matters as the distribution business changes. Large RIAs increasingly operate centralized investment committees, model portfolios and research functions that influence allocations across thousands of client accounts. Winning a place in those systems requires a different relationship from the traditional wholesaler's visit, with more attention to portfolio construction, implementation and the operational requirements of enterprise-scale advice. T. Rowe Price is responding with a broader investment menu as well. The firm is emphasizing tax-optimized drawdown strategies, customizable model portfolios, separately managed accounts, ETFs and alternatives. Each gives it another way to participate in portfolios where the investment decision may be shaped as much by taxes, household circumstances and implementation requirements as by a manager's investment record. The expansion also follows a period in which T. Rowe Price has been extending its capabilities beyond the mutual funds that established its reputation. In August, the firm announced a move into additional fixed-income ETF capabilities through its acquisition of F/m Investments, while its portfolio construction research has documented growing use of alternatives and active ETFs in advisor models. The new distribution hires give those expanding capabilities a larger route into the wealth channel. There is a competitive calculation underneath the investment. Asset managers increasingly need to demonstrate that they can help advisory firms solve problems extending beyond security selection. A strong investment strategy may earn consideration, but tax management, portfolio customization, research support and the ability to implement solutions across a large practice can determine whether that strategy ultimately receives assets. The enterprise RIA business makes those stakes particularly clear. A relationship with a large advisory organization can influence allocations across many offices and investment teams, but earning that relationship requires sustained engagement with sophisticated buyers who have their own research capabilities and considerable negotiating power. Bauer's appointment gives T. Rowe Price a senior executive specifically responsible for pursuing those relationships. Collins is betting that a larger field organization, supported by specialists and research, can turn the firm's investment capabilities into a more substantial wealth management business. The more than 50 new positions represent an investment in people at a moment when much of the industry's attention is concentrated on technology and automation. T. Rowe Price has spent decades building investment expertise that advisors can buy. Its latest expansion recognizes that increasingly sophisticated advisory firms also want help deciding how, where and when to use it.

PR Newswire

Oct 14th, 2026

T. Rowe Price adds 50+ client-facing roles to deepen wealth advisor ties

T. Rowe Price is expanding its US Intermediaries Wealth Management business to deepen ties with financial advisors. The Baltimore-based firm says advisors want more targeted service as client needs grow more complex. It is adding more than 50 client-facing roles in broker-dealer and registered investment advisor (RIA) field sales, and in its alternatives, ETF, and model portfolio specialist teams. Two executives join in new national account leadership roles. Kevin Johnson, formerly of Allspring Global Investments, is head of wealth research. Ryan Bauer, who spent 12 years at Deutsche Bank's DWS Group, is head of RIA enterprise national accounts. "We see opportunity to do more," said Kevin Collins, head of US Intermediaries. The firm manages $1.86 trillion in client assets.

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