Project Role : Business Architect
Project Role Description : Identify opportunities to deliver tangible business value by assessing the current state, capturing high-level requirements, and defining business solutions. Translate business needs into technology-enabled solutions and operating models. Support transformation by developing business cases and guiding implementation of key initiatives.
Must have skills : Core Banking
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 15 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Key Responsibilities 1 Functional Leadership - Analyze the business requirements and convert them to technical requirements for the CASA platform implementation, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, IT standards and business objectives. - Be a “go to” person for all functional needs for the requirements - Be a trusted advisor for business stakeholders on the functional implementations - Establish and enforce governance needs, compliance with security, scalability and performance requirements. 2 Solution Design, Development and Integration - Be part of the solution design and development discussions. Provide inputs for the seamless integration with vendor solutions like Oracle FLEXCUBE and with bank’s core and downstream systems like Payments / Trade Finance / Lending / Markets. - Take ownership for the data models and dictionaries between systems for the appropriate integration - Have a complete control on the requirements for the integrations with third-party CASA systems and regulatory systems - Support system migration, ensuring minimal disruption and data integrity during transitional phases. - Collaborate with vendors, internal IT teams, and stakeholders to provide the required solutions and troubleshoot issues wherever applicable. 3 Risk and Quality Management - Identify and mitigate operational and technical risks throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring high-quality deliverables that meet business and regulatory requirements. - Conduct configuration reviews, performance tuning to ensure robust and scalable implementations. 4 Stakeholder and Vendor Management - Work closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and vendors to ensure alignment between technical and business objectives. - Act as the primary liaison between internal teams and platform vendors, ensuring smooth integration and issue resolution. - Provide functional insights and updates to senior management, supporting strategic decision-making and project governance. 5 Continuous Improvement - Stay updated with emerging industry trends, driving innovation in technology and core banking systems. - Document best practices, functional standards, and lessons learned to support future implementations and organizational knowledge sharing. Experience Requirements - Strong expertise in CASA systems, with functional knowledge and implementation experience with focus on business analysis, testing, integration and implementation of solutions. Oracle FLEXCUBE DDA experience is highly preferred. - Extensive experience in CASA implementations across various markets (preferably APAC region). - Extensive experience leading functional delivery of large-scale, multi-market platform implementations in the international banking or financial services sector. - Proven track record in overseeing solution design, integration, and end-to-end implementation for banking platforms. - In-depth knowledge of security, compliance, and regulatory requirements for platform technology in the financial sector. - Ability to manage and collaborate with geographically distributed teams across multiple APAC markets. Preferred Geographical Areas - Exposure to Asia Pacific markets is highly desirable. Key Skills and Qualifications 1 Education: - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 2 Certifications: - Any cloud certifications could be added advantage (AWS or Azure) - SWIFT Certifications if any, for instance, ISO 20022, could be value add. - Other Product Certifications will be advantageous. 3 ISO 20022 Knowledge: - ISO 20022 knowledge on the message formats for SWIFT - Hands on experience working with both MT and MX message details and nuances Key Skills: - SQL: SQL knowledge will be important. Any tool knowledge of SQL will be mandatory. - Documentation: BRD/FSD preparation experience, experience in coming up with test scenarios, reviewing test cases etc. will be required. - Hands-on functional experience with platforms such as DDA’s, Customer on-boarding, Reference Data, FX systems for various markets Additional Information: - The candidate should have minimum 15 years of experience in Core Banking - This position is based at our Chennai office. - A 15 years full time education is required.

15 years full time education

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