Chief Technology Architect for Capital Markets

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading large-scale technology initiatives in the financial markets domain with expertise in Treasury, Sell-side, or Buy-side. This includes deep knowledge of capital markets technology, engineering practices, and end-to-end delivery ownership across global stakeholders.

This role requires a seasoned Delivery Director/Head of Delivery to drive planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder reporting for multi-million-dollar programs. The ideal candidate will govern multiple agile teams across engineering, QA, DevOps, and data streams ensuring delivery excellence in resiliency, scalability, security, and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivery Leadership:
  • Own end-to-end delivery of Treasury & Markets technology initiatives across India and global teams.
  • Drive planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder reporting for multi-million-dollar programs.
  • Govern multiple agile teams across engineering, QA, DevOps, and data streams.
  • Ensure delivery excellence in resiliency, scalability, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Hands-on Program Management:
  • Stay deeply involved in execution – architecture reviews, dependency management, release planning, cutover management.
  • Drive modernization of legacy Treasury & Markets platforms (monolith-to-microservices, cloud migration, data streaming).
  • Implement best practices in Agile/Scaled Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD, observability, and cloud-native delivery.
• Solutioning & Modernization:
  • Partner with product owners and Treasury stakeholders to define target state architectures.
  • Shape modernization roadmaps in microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, real-time data, and cloud.
  • Oversee vendor platforms (Murex, Calypso/Adenza, FIS, Finastra, TCS BaNCS, Oracle OFS) and internal builds.
• Ai & Productivity Enablement:
  • Champion the use of AI/GenAI tools for engineering acceleration (rapid prototyping, test automation, code refactoring).
  • Explore AI-driven approaches for program monitoring, predictive delivery analytics, risk alerts.
• People & Stakeholder Management:
  • Build, scale, and manage high-performing delivery teams (25-50+ FTEs across captive/vendor ecosystems).
  • Partner with global CIO/CTO, business sponsors, and regulators to align delivery with business outcomes.
  • Manage third-party vendors and offshore/onshore delivery partners.

• 15+ years of experience in software delivery for BFSI (with at least 7–10 years in capital markets / treasury systems).
• Strong track record as Delivery Director / Head of Delivery / Program Director in Sell-side / Buy-side / Treasury tech.
• Deep expertise in delivery of mission-critical systems: Treasury, ALM, Risk, MM, FX, Fixed Income, Funding, or Investment Platforms.
• Hands-on experience with modernization projects: microservices, APIs, cloud-native, containers (Kubernetes/Docker), real-time data pipelines (Kafka/Pulsar).
• Solid grounding in engineering + solutioning – not just governance, but able to dive into delivery challenges.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted engineering and use of AI for delivery productivity.
• Strong global stakeholder management (Front Office, Treasury, Risk, Finance, and Operations).

As a member of our team, you can expect to develop your skills and expertise in a dynamic and supportive environment. We offer opportunities for growth and professional development, and we are committed to helping our employees achieve their goals.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. If you are a motivated and experienced professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply.