BCG Platinion Lead IT Architect

THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking Platinion Lead IT Architects to enhance their capabilities in technology and innovation. The role involves working with clients in financial institutions and insurance, providing IT strategy and architecture advisory. Candidates should have extensive experience in architecture domains, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities. Flexibility to travel within the SEA and Asia Pacific region is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in a strategy, management or technology consultancy.
• Experience working within an architecture domain.
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Work in hybrid case teams on IT transformation projects.
• Provide advisory to clients in Financial Institutions and Insurance sectors.
• Align business and technology strategies to deliver insights.

Skills

Strategic problem solving

IT strategy and architecture advisory

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline

MBA, Masters or PhD

Job description

ROLE PROFILE

We are looking for passionate Platinion Lead IT Architects (Enterprise, Solution or Cloud) to further grow BCG’s thought leadership, capabilities and enablement.

These are exciting opportunities to apply a strategic problem solving lens to your passion for technology, digital and innovation.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Work cohesively in hybrid case teams consisting of BCG/DigitalBCG on general IT, digital/technology transformation projects
• Provide IT strategy and architecture advisory to clients across Financial Institutions (FI) and/or Insurance (INS) sectors
• Align business and technology strategies to deliver impactful insights and outcomes jointly with client management
• Assess current state technology landscape, define target state and develop transition roadmaps
• Assist, define and drive implementation of technical architectures and proof of concepts
• Design innovative technology solutions across various projects/clients to solve complex business problems
• Drive innovation for our clients by leveraging cross-industry views on technology trends
• Actively network, manage and influence multiple client and stakeholder relationship groups including senior executives.

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• 8+ years’ experience in a strategy, management or technology consultancy; digital/tech start-up and/or industry experience aligned to FI and/or INS
• Experience working within an architecture domain (enterprise, solutions, applications, big data and/or cloud)
• Knowledge and exposure to architecting solutions at an enterprise scale
• Understanding of architecture principles and exposure to architecting modern data platforms
• Experience leading high performing case/project/delivery teams
• Experience driving presales, proposal development through to client presentations
• Thrive in a hypothesis-based environment and ability to frame strategic challenges from a digital/tech perspective
• Strong analytical skills, problem solving ability and conceptual thinking
• Excellent communication, storylining, client facing and consulting skills
• Strategic mindset, presence and senior gravitas
• Enterprise architectural frameworks and methods including TOGAF and/or related certifications
• Bachelors degree preferably in an IT/Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline
• MBA, Masters or PhD will be highly regarded
• Flexibility to travel within SEA and Asia Pacific region (once restrictions allow).