Principal It Architect - Bcg Platinion

Boston Consulting Group; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A global consulting firm in Madrid is seeking an experienced Architecture Director to lead enterprise architecture solutions and IT strategies for clients, primarily in the financial services sector. The ideal candidate must have over 12 years of experience in IT strategy and consulting, with strong expertise in enterprise architecture and a proven track record in core platform transformations. This role requires excellent communication skills in both Spanish and English.

Formación

• At least 12 years of professional experience in IT strategy and consulting.
• Significant track record in financial services.
• Experience engaging with C-level executives.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and deliver enterprise architecture solutions.
• Design next-generation architecture landscapes.
• Drive buy-in for technology recommendations.

Conocimientos

IT strategy and consulting

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud

Applied Intelligence

Leadership

Consulting experience

Educación

University degree in STEM or business management

Herramientas

Cloud Computing

DevOps

Descripción del empleo

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation‑inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom‑line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading‑edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

About BCG Platinion

BCG Platinion's presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. We achieve digital excellence for clients with sustained solutions to the most complex and time‑sensitive challenge. We guide clients into the future to push the status quo, overcome tech limitations, and enable our clients to go further in their digital journeys than what has ever been possible in the past. At BCG Platinion, we deliver business value through the innovative use of technology at a rapid pace. We roll up our sleeves to transform business, revolutionize approaches, satisfy customers, and change the game through Architecture, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Application and Risk functions. We balance vision with a pragmatic path to change transforming strategies into leading‑edge tech platforms, at scale.

Practice Area

BCG Platinion launched in Germany in 2000 to add deep technical expertise to the Boston Consulting Group’s existing capabilities. Today, our presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. Our New York‑based North American team began in 2014 and in 2017 acquired MAYA Design, a Pittsburgh‑based digital design and innovation lab, to grow our capabilities around technology and design.

We support our clients’ total digital transformation through technology, design, cybersecurity, and risk management & financial engineering capabilities. And together with BCG, BCG Platinion’s interdisciplinary team of technical experts enable customized technical solutions and accelerate delivery value through new business platforms, application consolidations, and major system implementations.

What You’ll Do

About the role

As a Architecture Director, you will lead and deliver enterprise architecture solutions, technology strategy, CIO / CTO advisory and overall IT Architecture steering for our clients across diverse industries. You will work closely with business and technology stakeholders to understand their objectives, challenges, and opportunities and translate them into cutting‑edge technology enablers. You will also steer the definition of target architecture across domains of channels, digital enablers, applications, integration, cloud, infrastructure, data and security. Additionally, you will need to have a strong sense of tech teams leadership and operating with heavy client‑facing exposure.

Responsabilities

As a Architecture Director, you will work closely with our clients´ executive leadership teams to address their most critical technology challenges, shape enterprise IT strategies, and design next‑generations architecture landscapes. You will drive buy‑in for your recommendations and guide BCG Platinion case teams to transform client ambition into tangible business performance.

You will architect and roll‑out tailored IT strategies, digital platforms and modernization roadmaps that leverage state‑of‑the‑art tools and approaches such as cloud computing, advanced data & AI, and core systems transformation.

A core focus of your role will be the financial services industry (banking & insurance) where you will lead complex transformation programs, from core banking / insurance platform modernization to digital channel enablement and data‑driven architectures.

What You’ll Bring

• At least 12 years of professional experience in IT strategy and consulting, enterprise architecture, or large‑scale IT transformation programs
• Significant track record in the financial services industry (banking and / or insurance), leading core platform transformations, digital channels, payments, or insurance platforms
• Relevant consulting experience at a top‑tier consulting firm or in a senior architecture role in a leading financial or insurance organization.
• Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills, strong customer focus and mental agility with results orientation
• Strong technical expertise in at least three of the following areas :
• o Enterprise & Solution Architecture
• o IT Modernization & Legacy Transformation
• o Core Banking & Insurance Platforms
• o Cloud, DevOps & Modern Engineering
• o Applied Intelligence, Data, AI / ML, Automation
• Experience engaging with and advising C‑level executives on strategic technology decisions
• Ability to define and present target architecture models, MVP architectures, and modernization roadmaps
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to frame technology in terms of business impact
• Proven leadership experience : hiring, mentoring, and developing high‑performing teams. Alongside defining architecture functions operating models.
• Experience in writing and presenting thought leadership
• Preferred industry focus : Banking & insurance, with additional exposure to other sectors valued
• Strong professional presence, with the ability to build trusted relationships and drive business development
• Ability to work under pressure and willingness to travel world‑wide
• High professional and rigorous, results‑oriented, driven and hard‑working
• Spanish is mandatory
• Have excellent verbal and written communications skills in English
• A University degree with above average academic performance in a STEM related field or business management

Who You’ll Work With

• BCG Managing Directors and Partners (MDP’s)
• PLA Managing Directors (MD’s)
• BCG Consultants at all level
• PLA Consultants at all level
• Clients, vendors, and partners

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

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