Head of Modernized Core Banking Solution (T00010564)

About the Role

Head of Core Banking Solution to lead the strategy, modernization roadmap, and end‑to‑end management of our Core Banking platform within a vendor‑managed services model, ensuring the system remains secure, stable, scalable, and fully compliant with business and regulatory requirements while overseeing internal engineering teams, driving vendor performance, and advancing continuous improvement, system integration, operational excellence, and long‑term platform evolution.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Core Banking technology strategy and modernization roadmap, providing leadership in platform architecture, configuration, upgrades, and solution enhancements.
• Prioritize and manage enhancement requests, regulatory updates, and system improvements; lead impact assessments, requirements analysis, and solution design reviews to ensure quality and alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Lead service reviews, escalation processes, and steering meetings; ensure vendor‑delivered solutions comply with regulatory, security, and architectural requirements within a vendor‑managed services model.
• Supervise integration between the Core Banking platform and enterprise systems to ensure data consistency, transaction accuracy, and end‑to‑end interoperability.
• Strengthen platform security, access control, and regulatory compliance while improving system performance, stability, monitoring visibility, and overall resilience.
• Lead Core Banking initiatives including upgrades, regulatory changes, platform transformation, and major enhancement projects; ensure strong DR/BCP readiness across all environments.
• Ensure alignment and coordination across business units, operations, risk, compliance, and IT stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in Core Banking Systems, deposit, Lending with at least 5 years in leadership/management roles.
• Proven track record in delivering enterprise‑scale software or digital banking platforms.
• Strong background in Core Banking modernization or microservices architecture.
• Solid understanding of IT security, operational controls, and regulatory compliance in the banking industry.
• Hands on experience with enterprise IT standards, architecture frameworks, and large scale system delivery.
• Excellent team leadership, coaching, mentoring, conflict management, communications and stakeholder management across technical and business teams.
• Problem‑solving mindset with ability to manage complex challenges and deliver actionable solutions.