Senior Lead Architect, Client/Merchant Onboarding - CIB

Lead Architect

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As a Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the CIB Payments, Merchant Services, you are an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality architecture solutions for various software applications on modern cloud-based technologies. As a core solution architect, you are responsible for conducting critical architecture solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of project goals.

Job responsibilities

• Engages technical teams and business stakeholders to discuss and propose technical approaches to meet current and future needs
• Defines the technical target state of their product and drives achievement of the strategy
• Participates in architecture governance bodies
• Evaluates recommendations and provides feedback on solution options
• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information
• As a member of the team, build trusted relationships with business and technical decision makers in the customer's organization to provide business and technical thought leadership
• Identifies opportunities to modernize platform capabilities along with business initiatives
• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Practical cloud native experience

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 8+ years of hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability with software patterns and principles
• Hands on building onboarding experiences, self service and assisted
• Strategic mindset in shaping onboarding transformation for payments business - includes digital onboarding, self servicing experience for clients, partner integration
• Solid understand of acquiring payments onboarding and various complex client setups like Integrators, Franchise, Payment Facilitators
• Solid understanding of various onboarding steps including KYC, credit, risk, screening
• Advanced knowledge of one or more software, applications, and architecture disciplines
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience
• Strong experience in APIs
• Ability to understand business requirements, create design, create technical delivery roadmap and technical know how's
• Strong Experience as a functional architect (business / product)
• Experience with domain model, understands business process flow, client experience and use cases
• Understands business capability, features taxonomy
• Strong communication and leadership presence

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Point of Sale experience is a plus
• Cloud certification is a plus

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About the Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.