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MarTech Solution Architect Specialist

McKinsey & Company
parental leave, paid time off
United States, New Jersey, Newark
Sep 10, 2025
Digital MarTech Solution Architect Specialist Job ID: 100708 Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges-the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you've come to the right place. Your Impact As a MarTech Solution Architect Specialist, you will define the strategy, roadmap, and implementation of the omni-channel marketing and technology platform stack, working closely with stakeholders in marketing and IT. You will lead workstreams to build client capabilities that enable digital marketing initiatives across owned channels, such as web, mobile, and email, as well as offsite channels like search, display, and social. Additionally, you will drive enablers such as reporting, analytics, personalization, decisioning, and testing. You will conduct assessments of clients' existing MarTech infrastructure, providing leadership, strategic decision-making, and guidance within technical disciplines. Your role will involve responding to disruptive technologies and solving unique and complex problems. Furthermore, you will design end-to-end analytical workflows, including overall architecture, capabilities, platforms, tools, and governing processes. In this position, you will contribute to defining the implications for the client operating model, introduce new roles and processes, and evolve the analytic technology roadmap to align with continuously evolving business needs. You will share governance responsibility to ensure alignment with enterprise guidelines for security, regulatory compliance (such as GDPR and CCPA), auditability, data governance, and metadata management. You will help define and improve best practices, guidelines, and integration with other enterprise solutions. Additionally, you will monitor technology trends and perform discovery of any new tools or capabilities of interest by owning strategic technology relationships with vendors and external partners. You will also advance McKinsey's overall knowledge base by leading education and training for the firm's technology community. You'll use expertise to develop personalized campaigns at scale, helping clients develop the MarTech strategy and roadmap to deliver one-to-one personalized communications tailored to the customer's profile and behavior across digital channels. You'll use technology & analytics to solve challenging problems that matter, providing a distinctive level of problem-solving and subject matter expertise on how to leverage MarTech to deepen connection with customers by increasing customer engagement and personalization and to grow revenue by accelerating customer acquisition and value. You'll also gain a diversity of experience as you work across a variety of industries / technologies / geographies under new projects every 6-12 months, quickly growing your professional capabilities with an accelerated pace of work. Your Growth Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues-at all levels-will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won't find anywhere else. When you join us, you will have: Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey. A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You'll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes. Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm's diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences. World-class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family. Your qualifications and skills Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field. (Master's degree is a plus) 5+ years of demonstrating a high degree of proficiency in designing and developing complex, high-quality enterprise solutions across on-prem, hybrid and cloud based architectures Experience in an architect role designing technology architectures, workflows, best practices and governance guidelines Hands on experience in architecture and design of marketing, advertising and data platforms (e.g. Salesforce) Proven track record of delivering scalable, resource intensive, integrated and operational analytical solutions Ability to phase delivery of solutions such that it can meet immediate needs, while building towards the long-term strategic solution Understanding of holistic enterprise architecture and interplay of analytical components with enterprise foundational components Ability to effortlessly switch gears from summary view for leadership to hands-on discussion with practitioners Assertive, with the confidence to be voice of authority - not afraid to do what is best for team Passionate outlook to the role and can influence those around her/him Ability to build a sense of trust and rapport that creates a comfortable and effective workplace Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues. Apply Now Apply Later FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Certain US jurisdictions require McKinsey & Company to include a reasonable estimate of the salary for this role. For new joiners for this role in the United States, including all office locations where the job may be performed, a reasonable estimated range is $192,000 - $192,000 USD -to help you understand what you can expect. This reflects our best estimate of the lowest to highest [salary/hourly wages] for this role at the time of this posting, ensuring you have a clear picture right from the start, though it's important to remember that actual salaries may vary. 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