enterprise architecture and shared-platform/ Senior Associate Director

HSBC Holdings plc; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC is seeking an experienced Senior Associate Director, Enterprise Architecture in Pune to shape and deliver architectural direction for UK Common Services. The role focuses on service enablement, customer communications, and collaboration with multiple business and technology teams to align architecture with strategic goals.

You will lead architectural roadmaps, engage stakeholders, promote CTO platforms, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while driving innovation and risk

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and integrating shared capabilities (workflow, case management, document management).
• Strong track record defining architectural standards and engineering best practices.
• Analytical, detail‑oriented with strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver architectural roadmaps for UK Common Services.
• Engage stakeholders to shape strategic investment decisions and outcomes.
• Promote CTO platforms for application hosting and AI enablement.
• Collaborate with product, engineering and business teams to align architecture with value streams.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership through coding and design reviews.
• Assess emerging technologies to drive innovation and maintain competitive advantage.
• Communicate architectural decisions clearly across agile, distributed teams.
• Ensure compliance with internal guidelines and external regulations.
• Manage operational risk and uphold HSBC’s ethical standards in delivery.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Technology strategy

Cloud/AI enablement

Job description

enterprise architecture and shared-platform/ Senior Associate Director

Location: Pune, MH, IN, 411006

Brand: HSBC

Area of Interest: Technology

Role Workstyle: Hybrid Worker

Date: 21 Oct 2026

Some careers shine brighter than others.

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Associate Director, Enterprise Architecture

In this role, you will:

In this role, you will:

About the role

UK Common Services are shared business and technology capabilities used by multiple HSBC UK business functions. Each service may comprise different technology components, integration patterns and hosting environments, selected to meet its specific business, operational, security and regulatory requirements. Together, these services promote reuse, consistency, scalability and efficient delivery across the organisation.

As Lead Architect, you’ll help shape and deliver the architectural direction for these services, with a focus on Service Enablement and Customer Comms.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with the Value Stream Lead Architect to define and deliver architectural roadmaps for UK Common Services.
• Engage key stakeholders to shape strategic investment decisions and deliver targeted technology outcomes.
• Promote the adoption of CTO strategic platforms for application hosting and AI enablement.
• Collaborate with product, engineering and business teams to align architecture with value-stream objectives and delivery plans.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership through coding, design reviews and assurance of critical solution implementations.
• Assess emerging technologies, tools and frameworks to drive innovation and maintain competitive advantage.
• Serve as the technical point of contact, communicating architectural decisions, trade‑offs and recommendations clearly across agile, distributed teams.
• Ensure compliance with internal instructions, including FIMs, GSMs and circulars, as well as external regulations.
• Manage operational risk and uphold HSBC’s ethical standards in all aspects of delivery.

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:

• Have proven experience designing and integrating shared capabilities such as workflow, case management and document management solutions.
• Have a strong track record of defining and implementing architectural standards, coding guidelines and engineering best practices.
• Be an analytical, detail-oriented problem-solver with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Work effectively in fast-paced, collaborative environments, managing ambiguity and providing clear technical direction.
• Demonstrate the ability to influence complex, multi-location teams and champion new ideas across the organisation.
• Be skilled at engaging business and technology stakeholders, enabling cross-functional collaboration to deliver HSBC UK outcomes.
• Be resilient and tenacious, with strong influencing, negotiation and persuasion skills.

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Issued by – HSBC Software Development India