Director of Technology

Key Responsibilities

• Application Rationalization & Lifecycle Management: Build and deploy an evaluation process of our global application portfolio. Identify redundant systems across business units, drive decommissioning of legacy debt, and consolidate platforms to leverage enterprise scale and reduce TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).
• “Fit to Purpose” Validation: Partner with Business Unit leaders to ensure application stacks are optimized for their specific needs while adhering to global enterprise standards.
• AI Implementation & Orchestration: Design and drive the integration of LLMs and ML workflows. Build the shared AI services (foundational models, vector stores, and prompt libraries) that all business units can leverage to prevent “AI silos.” Focus on enterprise level AI Chatbot for employee productivity.
• Balancing the speed of AI experimentation with the stability of a $2B regulated entity.
• Partner with your peers and senior CTO leadership to drive strategic priorities across enterprise IT.
• Architectural Governance & Scale: Establish “Golden Paths” for development that allow BUs to move fast while ensuring the company benefits from centralised procurement, security, and data standards.
• Software Asset Management. Assist the team in building and deploying an enterprise grade solution for software asset management & hardware asset management
• Modernization & Migration: Lead the transition from fragmented, unit-specific monoliths to a unified, cloud-native architecture that supports high-volume fintech transactions.
• Conduct “Build vs. Buy” analyses that prioritise enterprise-wide scalability over niche, isolated solutions.

Qualification & Requirements

• 15+ years in software engineering and architecture, with a proven track record of managing large-scale application portfolios in a multi-divisional $1B+ organisation.
• Bachelors in Engineering. Masters a plus
• Portfolio Strategy: Expert-level experience in application rationalisation frameworks (e.g., TIME model: Tolerate, Invest, Migrate, Eliminate).
• AI/ML Proficiency: Hands-on experience architecting and deploying solutions systems/solutions enabling productivity
• Financial Acumen: Ability to build business cases for rationalisation, demonstrating clear ROI and cost savings to the CIO and CFO.
• Influence & Diplomacy: Exceptional ability to navigate business unit’s needs & enterprise needs to achieve a unified enterprise vision.

Benefits

We are proud to offer a range of incentives to our employees worldwide. These benefits are available to everyone, regardless of grade, and reflect the values we uphold:

• Flexibility: Enjoy unlimited vacation, based on your location and business priorities. Hybrid working arrangements, and inclusive policies such as paid time off for voting, bereavement, and sick leave.
• Well-being: Access Confidential one-on-one therapy through our Employee Assistance Program, find support from our network of Wellbeing Champions and Gather Groups, and a calendar of monthly events and initiatives designed to help you thrive – Inside and Outside of work.
• Medical, life & disability insurance, retirement plan, lifestyle and other benefits*
• Sustainability: Benefit from paid time off for volunteering and donation matching.
• DEI: Participate in multiple DE&I groups for open involvement (e.g., Count Me In, Culture@Finastra, Proud@Finastra, Disabilities@Finastra, Women@Finastra).
• Career Development: Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool.
• Recognition : Be part of our global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates, and contribute to regular employee surveys to help shape Finastra and foster a culture where everyone is engaged and empowered to perform at their best.

Specific benefits may vary by location.