Head of Technology - Enterprise Banking Platforms

Job Description

Provide leadership to platform engineering and operations teams.
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and infrastructure standards.
Promote a culture of platform thinking, reusability, and continuous improvement.
Track and report on KPIs including platform uptime, transaction volumes, and change success rates.
Support audit, compliance, and risk management across platform domains.
Lead the strategy, modernization, and operational excellence of core banking, payments, and enterprise workflow platforms.
Ensure these platforms are scalable, secure, and aligned with business growth, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation goals.
Drive simplification, automation, and integration across the banking value chain.
Enable seamless customer and employee experiences through resilient and interoperable systems.
Foster a platform mindset, promoting reusability, modularity, and agility.
Define and execute the platform strategy for core banking, payments, and enterprise workflows.
Lead modernization of legacy systems and migration to modular, API-enabled, and cloud-ready platforms.
Ensure platform availability, scalability, and compliance with regulatory and operational standards.
Collaborate with business, architecture, and delivery teams to prioritize platform enhancements and integrations.
Drive automation and straight-through processing across banking operations.

Core Banking Expertise – Deep understanding of core banking systems (e.g., account management, lending, deposits).
Payments & Clearing Systems – Knowledge of domestic and cross-border payment rails, ISO 20022, SWIFT, and real-time payments.
Workflow & Process Automation – Experience with BPM, case management, and enterprise workflow orchestration.
Platform Engineering & Integration – Ability to lead platform modernization, API enablement, and cloud-native transformation.
Regulatory & Operational Risk Acumen – Familiarity with compliance, audit, and operational resilience requirements.
Leadership & Execution – Proven ability to lead large-scale platform programs and cross-functional teams.