Sr. Domain Architect, Incentives

Responsibilities

• Own the full architectural lifecycle for the Incentives domain - from vision and strategy through conceptual design, logical blueprinting, roadmap development, and delivery-ready specifications covering vendor rebates, customer incentives, pricing, and financial settlements.
• Define, publish, and enforce Incentives domain standards; represent the domain in Architecture Review Boards; embed enterprise architecture principles across all Incentives technology initiatives.
• Lead high-impact projects, ensuring every process and system design decision is traceable to the Incentives architectural strategy and McKesson's broader enterprise objectives.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for Incentives solutions - guiding project teams, resolving architectural ambiguity, and making binding decisions on platform, integration, AI and data design.
• Bring deep platform fluency in Incentives technology - rebate/chargeback engines, settlement systems, pricing platforms, and downstream financial integrations - to accelerate delivery quality.
• Develop engineering and operations staff through structured mentoring, architecture coaching, and hands-on knowledge transfer of standards, patterns, and emerging Incentives-domain capabilities.
• Guarantee solution compliance with all applicable regulatory, security, privacy, and operational standards - including pharmaceutical trade obligations, government pricing requirements, and SOX controls.
• Drive continuous domain improvement through performance testing, total-cost-of-ownership analysis, and technology maturity assessments that sharpen the Incentives platform portfolio.
• Lead Incentives technology strategy at the deepest level of expertise - owning migration planning, integration architecture, and the long-term evolution of the domain's technical infrastructure.
• Partner across EA, Finance, Commercial, and Operations to ensure Incentives architecture remains tightly aligned with enterprise-wide programs.
• Required Skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred
• SAP S/4HANA experience
• 10+ years of progressive IT experience, including 5+ years in a domain or enterprise architecture role
• Solid understanding of SaaS-based enterprise platforms and solution architectures.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and Unix/Linux shell scripting.
• Experience with data visualization and analytics tools such as Tableau and Power BI.
• Knowledge of modern cloud and data platforms, including Azure Data Lake and Databricks.
• Hands-on experience or strong exposure to implementing AI/ML solutions in enterprise environments.
• Exposure to cloud and streaming technologies such as Azure, Snowflake, and Kafka.
• Ability to learn, apply, and govern architectural principles across enterprise systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Preferred skills
• Direct SAP S/4HANA experience in SD/MM incentive/rebate management
• Hands-on expertise in Vendor/Customer Incentives processes and the technology platforms that support them
• TOGAF 9/10 or equivalent enterprise architecture certification
• Healthcare distribution or pharmaceutical supply chain domain expertise
• LEADERSHIP & BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES
• Strategic Influence - Shapes the Incentives technology roadmap through rigorous analysis, compelling business cases, and executive-ready communication.
• Systems Thinking - Sees past the Incentives domain boundary - connecting architecture decisions to enterprise-wide program and platform impacts.
• Analytical Rigor - Applies discipline to financial analysis, maturity assessments, perfor

Benefits

Additional Information

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve - we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow's health today, we want to hear from you. The Domain Architect - Incentives owns the architectural integrity of McKesson's Vendor and Customer Incentives technology landscape from strategy through execution. Embedded in the Incentives (EA) organization and aligned to the SAP S/4HANA transformation, this role enables incentive platforms spanning rebates, chargebacks, pricing, and financial settlements. This is McKesson's deepest technical expert in the Incentives domain - equally fluent in business process design, platform architecture, and executive-level stakeholder influence. The architect's decisions directly shape how billions in annual incentive flows are supported by the evolving technology estate.

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