Core Banking Modernization Delivery Leader

Tech in Motion; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Core Banking Modernization Delivery Leader for a long-term contract in New York, NY. This hybrid role will drive transformation initiatives within a leading financial services institution.

Responsibilities include consulting on complex business-technical needs, shaping delivery roadmaps, and aligning governance with risk and data strategy to enable large-scale modernization programs.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of engineering experience or equivalent mix of work experience and training.
• Strong knowledge of data strategy, governance, risk management, operating models, and transformation execution.
• Familiarity with legacy banking systems and ability to map dependencies to target-state capabilities.
• Experience leading large-scale transformation programs.

Responsibilities

• Consult as an expert to develop or influence initiatives for complex business and technical needs across Engineering.
• Shape and resolve highly complex challenges with long-term, large-scale impact.
• Provide executive-level recommendations to client senior leadership on innovative Engineering solutions.
• Strategically engage with client personnel to align on priorities and actions.
• Develop and influence strategic initiatives for Core Banking Modernization across multiple stakeholders.
• Advise leadership on cross-functional challenges, evaluating alternatives, risks and dependencies.
• Influence roadmaps, governance structures, and execution strategies to meet program objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Data strategy

Governance

Risk management

Operating models

Transformation

Legacy systems knowledge

Job description

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Core Banking Modernization Delivery Leader in New York, NY (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially.

Contract Duration: 3 Months

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.
• Strong knowledge of data strategy, governance, risk management, operating models, and transformation execution, with the ability to incorporate these considerations into delivery roadmaps.
• Familiarity with company’s legacy banking systems, technology platforms, and operating environments is a plus, particularly in identifying dependencies between legacy and target-state capabilities. (they don't have to be coders, need to be very comfortable with understanding the business application and usage of the code)
• Experience leading large scale transformation programs
• Combination of these areas would make the best candidate

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience leading or advising on large-scale business and technology transformations within financial services or another highly regulated environment.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership and influencing strategy, priorities, and decision-making across Technology, Product, Data, and Risk stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of data strategy, governance, risk management, operating models, and transformation execution, with the ability to incorporate these considerations into delivery roadmaps.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and executive communication skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into clear recommendations and actions.
• Familiarity with company’s legacy banking systems, technology platforms, and operating environments is a plus, particularly in identifying dependencies between legacy and target-state capabilities.

What You Will Be Doing

• Consult as an expert to develop or influence initiatives and resources for highly complex business and technical needs across Engineering.
• Consult on the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, and advanced analytical and inductive thinking.
• Provide expertise to client senior leadership on innovative Engineering business solutions.
• Strategically engage with client personnel.
• Develop and influence strategic initiatives addressing highly complex business and technical needs across Core Banking Modernization.
• Advise senior leadership on complex, cross-functional challenges, evaluating alternatives, risks, dependencies, and trade-offs to develop innovative, long-term solutions.
• Strategically engage across Technology, Product, Data, Risk, and other stakeholders to establish alignment, clarify priorities, and drive resolution of critical issues.
• Influence transformation roadmaps, operating models, governance structures, and execution strategies to enable program objectives.
• Provide expertise on data strategy, governance, risk, and control considerations to ensure these requirements are effectively incorporated into execution plans.
• Apply advanced analytical thinking to identify opportunities, remove execution barriers, and resolve complex dependencies.
• Develop executive-level recommendations and communications that translate complex issues into clear strategic options, decisions, and actions.