Business Solutions Principal Architect, Executive Director

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in London seeks a Principal Architect to enhance and adopt cloud technologies. The role involves collaborating with teams, advising on technology, and establishing best practices. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in business architecture and complex solution implementation, particularly in financial services. Join a diverse team committed to inclusion and innovation.

Qualifications

• Expert experience in designing and implementing solutions in complex environments.
• Experience in financial services, especially Compliance and Risk.
• Ability to lead a product as a Product Owner or Manager.

Responsibilities

• Advise teams on technology selection to achieve architectural target states.
• Collaborate with leadership to translate goals into architectural plans.
• Establish architectural standards across the organization.

Skills

Business Architecture expertise

Strategic thinking

Problem-solving skills

Analytical abilities

Technical knowledge in cloud and AI

Effective communication

Education

Formal training or certification in Business Architecture

Tools

Cloud technologies

Software architecture techniques

Job description

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Job Description

Step into the role of a Principal Architect at JPMorganChase and become a driving force behind the development and adoption of cutting-edge, cloud-based technologies.

As a Principal Architect at JPMorganChase within the Corporate Technology Corporate Oversight & Governance Technology (COGT) team, you provide expertise to enhance and develop architecture platforms based on modern cloud-based technologies, as well as support the adoption of strategic global solutions. Leverage your advanced architecture capabilities and collaborate with colleagues across the organization to drive best-in-class outcomes.

Job responsibilities:

• Advises cross-functional teams on technology selection to achieve target state architecture and decisions on improvements to current technologies
• Collaborates with senior leadership to understand strategic goals and translate them into architectural plans.
• Proposes innovative solutions and improvements to existing systems and processes to maintain a competitive edge.
• Ensures that the business architecture integrates seamlessly with other enterprise architecture domains (applications, data, infrastructure and security).
• Creates high-level design artifacts, including value streams, business capability models, process models, and data flows.
• Ensures that the proposed solutions are scalable, maintainable, and align with the organization's architectural standards.
• Collaborates across business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure clear communication and understanding of requirements.
• Establishes and enforce architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices across COGT, and as the Business Architect.
• Serves as the organization's go-to subject matter expert.
• Champions the firm's culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Business Architecture concepts and expert applied experience
• Expert experience in designing and implementing solutions in a complex environment.
• Strategic thinker and passion for business strategy and business processes.
• Experienced in financial services, ideally with exposure to Compliance, Controls Management, Regulatory Engagement or Operational Risk functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced knowledge of software architecture, application development, and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Ability to present and effectively communicate to Senior Leaders and Executives
• Knowledge of industry standards and regulatory initiatives.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex architecture problems in one or more technical disciplines.
• Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Interest in innovative technologies and how these can be applied, e.g. Generative AI and Agentic AI.

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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.

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.