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Location: Anywhere in Country At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world. In the digital economy, it takes more than good ideas and strong leadership to thrive. Upgrading outdated processes, systems and information is vital – but can be a risky investment in such a rapidly changing environment. That’s why some of the most prestigious businesses worldwide look to us for authoritative, agile, and efficient solutions for business decision-making. As a ServiceNow Consulting Manager you’ll play a leading role in that mission, providing the competitive edge our clients need to overcome some of the biggest creative and technical challenges around. The opportunity We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced ServiceNow Architect to join our team. The ServiceNow Architect will be the senior technical authority responsible for the design, architecture, and successful delivery of advanced ServiceNow solutions (such as Banking Operations, Customer Servicing, Contact Center, Payments, Fraud, Complaints, Disputes) and regulated servicing use cases within Financial Services organizations. This role provides hands-on technical leadership, owning solution architecture across workflows, integrations, data, security, and performance. The Architect leads complex implementations, resolves advanced technical challenges, and ensures delivered solutions meet platform best practices, regulatory standards, and project outcomes. The Architect works closely with delivery teams, stakeholders, and customers to translate business requirements into robust, scalable, and secure technical architectures within the ServiceNow ecosystem. Your key responsibilities As a Manager in Application Design and Development, you will lead the effective management and delivery of processes, solutions, and projects, ensuring a strong focus on quality and risk management. This role presents exciting challenges and opportunities for growth, allowing you to apply your expertise in guiding others and recommending quality solutions. You will engage regularly with external clients, actively participating in working sessions and leading workstreams from planning through execution and closure. Travel may be required as needed by external clients. • Develop solutions to complex problems, recommending changes to policies and establishing procedures that impact your work area. • Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. • Provide direction and feedback to team members, ensuring successful task completion. Skills and attributes for success Here, you’ll serve a wide portfolio of clients - each with their own backgrounds, strengths, and ambitions, so no two days will be the same. Wherever you find yourself, you’ll be making a visible impact on projects that cross borders and challenge conventional wisdom to encourage transformation. Architecture & Design • Lead the end-to-end technical design of ServiceNow disputes solutions • Define technical architectures covering: • Case and workflow design • Integration and data flows • Security and access controls • Ensure solutions align with ServiceNow best practices, architectural standards, and platform capabilities • Own solution-level architectural decisions and trade-offs • Address complex and ambiguous technical challenges within the ServiceNow ecosystem • Act as escalation point for difficult: • Performance issues • Integration failures • Architectural constraints • Evaluate alternative designs and recommend optimal solutions based on technical feasibility and delivery impact • Continuously refine architectures based on lessons learned and evolving requirements Implementation Leadership & Delivery • Guide and oversee technical implementation activities across delivery teams • Provide hands-on leadership during critical design and build phases • Ensure architecture is translated accurately into configuration and code • Support teams in resolving complex build and deployment challenges • Partner with project leadership to ensure successful delivery outcomes • Identify and mitigate technical risks early in the delivery lifecycle • Drive resolution of complex technical issues that threaten timelines or quality • Balance speed of delivery with architectural integrity • Serve as a technical advisor during: • Solution design workshops • Customer technical discussions • Architecture and design reviews • Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences • Collaborate closely with CMAs, solution architects from other workstreams, developers, and quality testers Platform & Workflow Architecture • Architect advanced ServiceNow workflows using: • Case management and state-driven designs • Event-based and rules-driven orchestration • Long-running and high-volume transaction support • Optimize performance, scalability, and resilience for enterprise workloads • Design reusable technical patterns and implementation assets Integration & Security Architecture • Lead technical architecture for integrations with: • Card networks and external processors • Core banking, fraud, and document systems • Third-party platforms and APIs • Define and implement secure integration patterns, including: • Synchronous and asynchronous flows • Data protection and tokenization strategies • Ensure technical designs meet security, privacy, and compliance requirements To qualify for the role, you must have • A bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Engineering or similar discipline • Typically, no less than 4 - 6 years of relevant experience in IT including extensive experience with hands-on ServiceNow development or architectural capacities. • Certified Implementation Specialist - CSM • Extensive hands-on experience architecting and delivering ServiceNow solutions • Proven success leading technically complex implementations • Ability to lead technical discussions confidently with customers and stakeholders • Prior consulting experience • Excellent soft skills – executive communication (written/verbal), adaptability, problem solving, teamwork, relationship building, dependability, and organization • Experience leading teams and supervising others • A driver’s license valid in the U.S. • Ability to travel 40-60% to meet client needs Ideally, you’ll also have • ServiceNow Certified Technical Architect (CTA) – highly preferred What we look for We seek individuals who are not only technically proficient but also possess the qualities of emotional agility, digital fluency, and commercial acumen. Top performers demonstrate the ability to build trust and value with clients while leading teams through change and innovation. What we offer you At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more . • We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $142,600 to $261,500. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $171,200 to $297,200. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. • Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year. • Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today. EY accepts applications for this position on an on-going basis. For those living in California, please click here for additional information. EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities. EY | Building a better working world EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow. EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories. EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law.  EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities including veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and either need assistance applying online or need to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please call 1-800-EY-HELP3, select Option 2 for candidate related inquiries, then select Option 1 for candidate queries and finally select Option 2 for candidates with an inquiry which will route you to EY’s Talent Shared Services Team (TSS) or email the TSS at ssc.customersupport@ey.com .

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Location: Anywhere in Country
At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.
We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.
Your key responsibilities
Develop solutions to complex problems, recommending changes to policies and establishing procedures that impact your work area.
Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
Provide direction and feedback to team members, ensuring successful task completion.
Skills and attributes for success
Architecture & Design
Lead the end-to-end technical design of ServiceNow disputes solutions
Case and workflow design
Integration and data flows
Security and access controls
Ensure solutions align with ServiceNow best practices, architectural standards, and platform capabilities
Own solution-level architectural decisions and trade-offs
Address complex and ambiguous technical challenges within the ServiceNow ecosystem
Performance issues
Integration failures
Architectural constraints
Evaluate alternative designs and recommend optimal solutions based on technical feasibility and delivery impact
Continuously refine architectures based on lessons learned and evolving requirements
Implementation Leadership & Delivery
Guide and oversee technical implementation activities across delivery teams

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ServiceNow Certified Technical Architect (CTA) – highly preferred

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