The Team
You'll be an integral part of our esteemed Corporate Technology Team, focused on Finance Technology. Our team operates on a global scale, driving innovation and excellence across diverse areas of expertise. As an Architect, you'll play a pivotal role in high impact Corporate Technology Finance Initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and driving impactful outcomes. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with our Corporate Technology leadership team and our stakeholders. Our team thrives on collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to excellence. Together, we're shaping the future of technology within our organization and making a lasting impact on a global scale. Join us and be part of a dynamic team where your contributions will be valued and your potential unleashed.
The Impact
- Architecture Design: Lead the design of scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions tailored to FP&A and actuarial needs, ensuring alignment with business goals and enterprise standards.
- Strategic Planning: Partner with finance leaders to translate business objectives into technology capabilities and long-term architectural roadmaps.
- Platform Expertise: Provide architectural oversight and technical leadership for FP&A tools e.g., Anaplan, Oracle Hyperion, SAP BPC, Workday, Adaptive, and actuarial modeling systems e.g., Prophet, GGY AXIS, MoSes.
- Integration Leadership: Define integration strategies for connecting actuarial models, ERP systems, BI tools, and forecasting platforms.
- Data Architecture: Collaborate with data teams to ensure robust data models, governance, lineage, and availability for financial and actuarial analysis.
- Risk & Compliance: Ensure all solutions meet regulatory, actuarial, and internal audit requirements.
- Innovation & Best Practices: Stay ahead of emerging trends in financial analytics, machine learning in actuarial science, and cloud-native finance platforms.
- Mentoring & Leadership: Guide and mentor junior architects, solution designers, and developers; lead cross-functional technical working groups.
The Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field
- 8+ years in technology roles, with at least 5 years in solution architecture, including deep exposure to FP&A and actuarial functions with combination of below:
- FP&A Platforms: Anaplan, Oracle EPM/Hyperion, SAP BPC, or Workday Adaptive
- Actuarial Software: Prophet, AXIS, MoSes, or similar
- ERP Systems: SAP, Oracle, or Workday
- Data & Integration: SQL, Python, APIs, ETL tools, or Azure/AWS/GCP
- BI/Reporting: Power BI, Tableau, or similar
The Ideal Qualifications
- Masters Degree in Finance, Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- Understanding of various programming languages and frameworks to design and implement solutions
- Experience in creating financial models to forecast and analyze performance
- Cloud Computing: Knowledge of cloud platforms e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP and their application in finance, including cloud-based financial systems and data storage, is increasingly important.
- Integration & APIs: Understanding of integration technologies and APIs to connect different financial systems and data sources is necessary for creating a seamless financial technology ecosystem.
- Cybersecurity & Data Security: Awareness of cybersecurity threats and best practices for protecting financial data,
- Emerging Technologies in Finance: Familiarity with emerging technologies in finance e.g., AI/ML, blockchain, RPA and their potential applications is crucial for driving innovation.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to influence and motivate teams without direct authority.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives.
