Architecture Sr Lead Analyst, Senior Vice President

Citi; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi Wealth is seeking a Senior Solutions Architecture Lead in Jersey City, NJ to drive the long-term technology vision for Wealth Investments and Digital Servicing. You will shape architecture strategy across AI-enabled platforms, investment platforms, and omni-channel client experiences.

This role requires deep expertise in Wealth Management, cloud-native design, and enterprise AI architecture, with a focus on governance and enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in large-scale financial services, preferably in Wealth Management or Investments.
• Expertise in enterprise architecture, investment platforms, digital servicing, and AI/ML technologies.
• Strong understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, RAG systems, and AI governance frameworks.
• Proven leadership experience managing teams, budgets, and complex portfolios.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define a multi-year architecture strategy aligned with business priorities and the Wealth technology vision across Digital, Operations, Investments, and AI/ML platforms.
• Own portfolio-level roadmaps covering investments, digital journeys, advisor tools, AI copilots, and omni-channel servicing.
• Architect and scale GenAI capabilities across Wealth, including advisor and banker copilots, personalized investment insights, conversational servicing, and knowledge retrieval.
• Partner with Data & AI Engineering to operationalize models with responsible AI and enterprise governance.
• Lead design for investment platforms supporting portfolio construction, managed accounts, research, content workflows, and multi-asset trading.
• Drive modernization using microservices, cloud-native patterns, event streaming, and API-first architecture.
• Own architecture for digital wealth and banking servicing—end-to-end journeys, mobile/web, chat/voice, CRM integration.
• Establish and enforce architectural standards, governance, cloud practices, and AI controls.
• Engage with senior leadership and translate complex architecture decisions for executives.
• Ensure compliance with Citi’s risk, cybersecurity, data privacy, and model risk management standards.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Wealth management domain knowledge

GenAI / AI governance

Leadership

Communication

Analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

OpenAPI/Swagger

Kafka

Databricks

Job description

Citi Wealth is a unified wealth organization delivering holistic wealth management solutions to clients across the entire wealth continuum. Serving clients globally, Citi Wealth provides a full suite of investment, banking, lending, insurance, trust, planning, and advisory services across Citigold, Citi Private Client, the International Private Bank, and Citi Private Bank.

Citi's Wealth organization supports this global franchise through modern engineering capabilities and strategic technology innovation. As we accelerate our digital transformation, we are investing heavily in Generative AI, advanced investment platforms, and next-generation digital servicing experiences.

We are seeking a Senior Solutions Architecture Lead to drive architecture strategy across Wealth Investments, AI-enabled platforms, digital servicing, and omnichannel client and advisor experiences.

Role Overview

The Senior Solutions Architecture Lead is responsible for shaping the long-term technology vision for Wealth Investments and Digital Servicing. This leader drives modernization across investment platforms, enables enterprise-scale GenAI adoption, and ensures Citi delivers seamless, intuitive digital and servicing experiences.

This role requires deep expertise in Wealth Management, investment processes, cloud-native design, digital experiences, and enterprise AI architecture.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture

• Define a multi-year architecture strategy aligned with business priorities and the Wealth technology vision across key domains, including Digital, Operations, Investments, and AI/ML platforms.
• Own portfolio-level roadmaps covering investments, digital journeys, advisor tools, AI copilots, and omni-channel servicing.

GenAI & Advanced Analytics

• Architect and scale GenAI capabilities across Wealth, including:
  • Advisor and banker copilots
  • Personalized investment insight generation
  • Conversational servicing experiences
  • Knowledge retrieval and RAG pipelines
• Partner with Data & AI Engineering to operationalize models in alignment with responsible AI and enterprise governance.

Investment Platform Architecture

• Lead design for platforms supporting:
  • Portfolio construction & model portfolio management
  • Managed accounts & discretionary mandates
  • Investment research, analytics, and content workflows
  • Multi-asset trading integration
  • Suitability, risk profiling, and investment planning
• Drive modernization using microservices, cloud-native patterns, event streaming, and API-first architecture.

Digital & Servicing Architecture

• Own the architecture for digital wealth and banking servicing, including:
  • End-to-end digital servicing journeys
  • Mobile & web experiences
  • Chat, voice, and intelligent servicing capabilities
  • Workflow orchestration and CRM integration
• Ensure seamless end-to-end integration with core banking, investments, operations, and client data platforms.

Governance & Standards

• Establish and enforce architectural standards, design patterns, cloud practices, and AI/ML controls.
• Lead architecture review boards and drive alignment with enterprise frameworks.
• Evaluate and influence vendor solutions across investment technology, AI, and digital servicing platforms.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with senior leadership across Wealth Investments, Digital Servicing, Product, Operations, and Advisor organizations.
• Communicate complex architectural decisions and trade-offs to senior executives.
• Support business strategy with technology insights and recommendations.

Risk & Controls

• Ensure compliance with Citi’s risk, cybersecurity, AI governance, data privacy, and model risk management standards.
• Promote transparency, accountability, and robust control practices across architecture functions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in large-scale financial services, preferably in Wealth Management or Investments.
• Expertise in enterprise architecture, investment platforms, digital servicing, and AI/ML technologies.
• Strong understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, RAG systems, and AI governance frameworks.
• Proven leadership experience managing teams, budgets, and complex portfolios.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Strong analytical, prioritization, and decision-making capabilities.
• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.

Preferred Tech Stack Components/Technologies:

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure (enterprise cloud adoption, multi-cloud strategy)
• Containerization & Orchestration: Kubernetes, EKS/GKE/AKS, Docker
• Infrastructure-as-Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
• Event Streaming & Messaging: Kafka, Confluent, MQ, Pub/Sub

Application Architecture & Engineering

• Microservices Frameworks: Spring Boot, Node.js
• API Platforms: REST, GraphQL, gRPC, OpenAPI/Swagger
• Event-Driven Architectures: Kafka Streams, Apache Flink
• Integration Frameworks: MuleSoft, Apigee, Enterprise Integration Patterns

GenAI, AI/ML & Analytics

• LLM Platforms: Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude
• AI Engineering: LangChain, LlamaIndex, Vector Databases (Pinecone, Chroma, Weaviate)
• ML Platforms: Databricks, SageMaker, VertexAI
• AI Governance: Model Risk Management (MRM), Responsible AI guardrails, Feature Stores
• R