Wealth Management Solution Architect

Zensar Technologies; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Zensar Technologies in Hyderabad seeks a Wealth Management Solution Architect to drive architecture across the WM domain and related programs. You will lead end-to-end WM solution design, coordinate multiple teams, and ensure alignment with business goals.

The role requires deep WM knowledge, experience with COTS/FinTech products, MACH architecture, cloud-based design, and strong stakeholder engagement with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 15–20 years of experience in Wealth Management or IT services with WM/financial services focus.
• Exposure to front, middle and back office WM processes.
• Experience leading architecture definition, solution design and end-to-end implementations.
• Ability to define tech stack, drive effort estimation and coordinate multiple technical teams.
• GenAI/AI experience a plus; track record of MACH-based WM solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture definition and solution design for WM solutions.
• Define tech stack and lead effort estimation.
• Coordinate multiple technical teams to deliver end-to-end implementations.
• Ensure solutions cover front, middle and back office WM processes.
• Stay updated on WM trends and FinTech innovations.
• Engage with C-suite stakeholders for business alignment.

Skills

Wealth management domain

Solution architecture

WM processes (front/middle/back)

COTS/FinTech product knowledge

MACH-based architectures

Cloud & headless design

Stakeholder management

GenAI / AI in WM

Business case & ROI

Program leadership

Tools

FIS Unity Wealth

Temenos Wealth

Naviplan

InvestCloud

Charles River

Front Arena

Fidessa

Eagle

Addepar

Advent Geneva

BISAM

Statpro

Job description

Position Title: Wealth Management Solution Architect

Experience Range: 15-20 Years

Detailed Job Description

• Looking for a Solution Architect in Wealth Management (WM) domain who brings a blend of strong technical expertise combined with deep WM industry knowledge.
• The candidate needs to be a strategic thinker with expertise and ambition to adopt emerging technology to build commercially viable solutions to address gaps & white spaces in the WM domain
• 15 – 20 years of experience in the WM industry or IT services industry with focus on WM / financial services verticals
• In-depth knowledge of concepts of wealth management. The candidate should have exposure to working in the front, middle and back office
• Strong domain understanding across one of more of WM and Financial Advisor Value chain process such as – Client onboarding, Relationship 360-degree summary view, Goal based planning, Goal monitoring, Trade order management, Trade execution, Post Trade processing, Accounting, Reconciliation, Corporate actions processing, Performance measurement and Client reporting.
• Additional specialization in areas such as equities, fixed income, derivatives, mutual funds, private banking, hedge funds, private equity fund accounting, SMA’s, pension funds etc.
• Constant up to date knowledge of the latest trends in the WM Industry and emergence of FinTech ecosystem
• Candidate should have work experience with a few of the COTS products given below:
• WM Industry COTS products like FIS Unity Wealth platform, Temenos Wealth Management
• Financial planning tools like Naviplan
• SAAS products like InvestCloud
• Trade order management products such as Charles River, Front Arena, Fidessa, etc.
• Accounting products such as Eagle, Advent Geneva, etc.
• Performance measurement products such as Addepar, BISAM B-One, Statpro.
• Proven track record of building commercially viable WM solutions covering MACH principles - Micro services, APIs. Cloud, and headless Architecture
• Candidate should have led Architecture definition & Solution Design and overseen end to end implementation programs
• Candidate should be able to define tech stack for a proposed solution and also lead the effort estimation
• Be able to work with multiple technical teams and drive the solution development
• Candidate should be well versed with emerging trends and technologies in the AI space and experience of building a GenAI based solution is a big plus. AI
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with target operating model definition, business case creation, program roadmap definition and organization change management
• Stakeholder management including hands-on experience interacting with the C Suite (both business and technology) is mandatory
• Presentation skills with crisp and clear articulation of the solution are a must

Must have experience of working with clients across multiple regions – USA, UK, Europe in a global delivery setup etc