Distinguished Engineer – CTO, BFSI

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary authority on BFSI within the Business Unit, serving as the key voice on banking, capital markets, insurance, payments, and wealth management.

• Collaborate to develop and present engaging, distinct BFSI Points of View (PoVs) concerning topics such as core banking modernization, AI-enabled underwriting, real-time payments infrastructure, open banking, ESG risk frameworks, and embedded finance.

• Lead advisory engagements with clients at the CTO, CIO, CDO, and Chief Risk Officer levels, assisting them in navigating technology strategy, architectural choices, and transformation roadmaps.

• Serve as an intellectual partner to the Hustler (Sales), shaping pursuit strategies, deal positioning, and executive narratives that appeal to sophisticated buyers in the financial sector.

• Drive the BFSI solution strategy, collaborating with practice leaders to ensure our offerings effectively address the real challenges faced by COOs at global investment banks or CDOS at leading insurers.

• Represent the organization as a keynote speaker, panel moderator, and thought leader at prominent BFSI forums such as Sibos, Money20/20, FT Banking Summit, and various academic institutions.

• Establish an external advisory board comprising BFSI executives and academics to continuously evaluate and challenge our strategy.

• Mentor and enhance the domain expertise of globally positioned client-facing teams.

• Identify market white spaces and convert them into pipeline opportunities in collaboration with the Hustler.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 20 years of extensive BFSI experience, preferably as a former CTO, CIO, or Chief Architect at a leading global bank (e.g., JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Citi, Deutsche Bank) OR as a senior banker with hands-on technology oversight.

• Proficient in BFSI technology architectures, core banking platforms (Temenos, Finastra, FIS), payments infrastructures (ISO 20022, SWIFT, FedNow), risk & compliance systems, and data/AI platforms.

• Proven capability to convert complex technical ideas into business value narratives suitable for a CFO or a Board Risk Committee.

• Direct experience in managing extensive technology transformation initiatives within a global financial institution.

• Strong understanding of the regulatory framework — Basel IV, DORA, MiFID II, GDPR, SR 11-7, BCBS 239 — and their implications for technology.

• Preferred qualifications include being a published author, recognized speaker, or contributor to industry bodies (SWIFT, IIF, World Economic Forum Financial Services).

• An MBA or equivalent advanced degree in Finance, Computer Science, or Engineering is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Distinguished Engineer - CTO (BFSI) Full-time Service Region: UCC

• We are a rapidly scaling Digital Product Engineering company!

• Our focus is on creating products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight users.

• We operate at scale across all devices and digital platforms, with a global team of over 18,000 experts across 28 countries.

• Our workplace culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical.

• We are eager to welcome outstanding new colleagues.