Delivery Lead/Solution Architect

Luxoft Germany; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft Germany seeks an experienced Solution Architect to lead the DXC Murex implementation for a global metals derivatives platform. You will own the overall architecture across Front Office, Risk, Accounting, and Data Management, aligning with enterprise standards.

You will partner with Murex product teams and external vendors, drive governance through SteerCo, and oversee design, build, SIT, UAT, cutover and hypercare to ensure a smooth production rollout.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of Capital Markets, Treasury or Commodities technology delivery experience.
• 10+ years managing large-scale Murex transformation programmes.
• Strong executive stakeholder management experience.
• Proven leadership of multi-million-dollar trading platform implementations.
• Experience delivering commodity trading and risk management solutions.
• Strong understanding of Front Office, Risk, Operations and Finance functions.
• Experience leading global teams across multiple locations.
• Strong commercial and contractual management expertise.
• Experience running SteerCos and executive governance forums.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Solution Architecture Leadership: Own the overall solution architecture for the DXC Murex implementation scope across Front Office, Risk, Accounting, Reporting, Data Management, and Enterprise Integrations.
• Executive Leadership: Own overall delivery accountability for the DXC Murex implementation; coordinate with client executives, Murex product teams, and external vendors.
• Programme Management: Support governance, RAID management, budgeting, planning, staffing, and delivery milestones; ensure regulatory and performance requirements are met.
• Risk & Quality Management: Ensure compliance, migration/reconciliation strategy, and production readiness across streams.
• Stakeholder Management: Engage senior stakeholders across Trading, Risk, Finance, Operations and IT; support executive communications.

Skills

Capital Markets

Murex transformation programmes

Executive stakeholder management

Leadership of large-scale programmes

Commodity trading & risk management

Front Office/Risk/Operations/Finance

Global teams leadership

Commercial/contract management

SteerCo governance

Negotation/communication

Communication skills

Job description

Project description

The project aims to implement Murex as the strategic derivatives trading platform for Metal derivatives. The program follows a two-phase delivery approach.During this implementation, Murex will be deployed as the Front Office trading, pricing, valuation, and position management platform.The implementation includes:Murex platform deployment and configurationCommodity derivative product setupMarket data integrationTrade execution integrationData migration and reconciliationEnterprise integration architecture deliverySystem, integration, UAT and performance testingProduction deployment and hypercare support

Responsibilities

• Solution Architecture LeadershipOwn the overall solution architecture for the DXC Murex implementation scopeContribute on defining the target-state architecture covering Front Office, Risk, Accounting, Reporting, Data Management, and Enterprise Integrations.Ensure solution alignment with the client's enterprise architecture standards.Establish architecture principles, design governance, and technical standards.Review and approve design decisions across all delivery streams.Serve as the primary architectural counterpart for the client's Enterprise Architecture, Murex Product Teams, and Integration Vendors.Executive LeadershipOwn overall delivery accountability for the DXC Murex implementationAct as the primary DXC contact between the client's , Murex other integration vendors and internal delivery teams.Support SteerCo governance and executive reporting.Support commercial, contractual, scope and delivery commitments.Ensure alignment of Phase 1 and optional Phase 2 delivery objectives.Programme ManagementSupport delivery governance, RAID management and executive escalation processes.Support planning, budgeting, staffing and resource mobilisation.Drive successful completion of DXC design, build, SIT, UAT, cutover and hypercare activities.Ensure project delivery meets regulatory, operational and performance requirements.Maintain accountability for DXC deliveries and acceptance criteria.Stakeholder ManagementManage senior stakeholders across Trading, Risk, Finance, Operations and IT.Coordinate with Murex product teams and third-party vendors.Facilitate decision-making related to integration, architecture and operating model design.Contribute to executive communications regarding delivery status, risks and dependencies.Risk & Quality ManagementEnsure successful implementation of external systems.Oversee migration and reconciliation strategy.Ensure operational readiness and production support models are established.Drive issue resolution and delivery quality assurance across all workstreams.

SKILLS

Must have

• 15+ years of Capital Markets, Treasury or Commodities technology delivery experience.10+ years managing large-scale Murex transformation programmes.Strong executive stakeholder management experience.Proven leadership of multi-million-dollar trading platform implementations.Experience delivering commodity trading and risk management solutions.Strong understanding of Front Office, Risk, Operations and Finance functions.Experience leading global teams across multiple locations.Strong commercial and contractual management expertise.Experience running SteerCos and executive governance forums.Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Nice to have

AgileCommodity Trading