Executive Tech Partner for FinTech Transformation

Intellibus; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellibus Consulting is a boutique engineering and AI transformation firm that builds mission-critical platforms for global financial institutions. We operate at the intersection of engineering excellence, business outcomes, and executive-level delivery.

We are seeking an Executive Partner – Financial Services & FinTech Transformation to lead strategic client relationships, drive technology transformation initiatives, and guide architecture discussions for large enterprise engagements in

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, technology architecture, engineering leadership, or enterprise technology delivery.
• Must have started their career as a software engineer or have substantial hands-on software engineering experience.
• Proven experience leading architecture and technical design discussions for enterprise-scale platforms.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture, cloud platforms, and enterprise integrations.
• Ability to engage deeply with engineers and architects, challenge technical decisions, and provide practical guidance.
• Experience with financial services, fintech, banking, capital markets, trading, or financial technology platforms is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing or leading large enterprise technology accounts, ideally in the 2M–20M annual range.
• Experience working directly with CIOs, CTOs, C-level executives, and senior business stakeholders.
• Proven ability to build trusted executive relationships and influence technology strategy.
• Experience growing existing accounts, identifying opportunities, and expanding client engagements.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain trusted relationships with C-level executives, CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders.
• Act as the senior technology partner and strategic point of contact for key financial services clients.
• Understand client business objectives, technology challenges, organizational priorities, and long-term transformation goals.
• Lead executive conversations, strategic reviews, roadmap discussions, and technology planning sessions.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing engagements and develop long-term strategic partnerships.
• Manage and grow enterprise client relationships, ideally across accounts ranging from $2M to $20M in annual business.
• Lead enterprise architecture discussions and provide technical direction across complex financial services platforms.
• Translate business requirements into architecture blueprints, system designs, integration strategies, and executable engineering plans.
• Lead discussions around distributed systems, microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, cloud platforms, and enterprise integrations.
• Stay close to engineering execution and provide practical technical guidance rather than operating exclusively at a management level.
• Create and present high-quality executive-level architecture diagrams and technical presentations.
• Translate complex technical environments into clear visual representations that executives and business stakeholders can understand.
• Develop architecture overviews, current-state and future-state diagrams, solution blueprints, transformation roadmaps, and technology strategy decks.
• Present technical recommendations, architectural trade-offs, risks, dependencies, and business implications.
• Lead architecture workshops and communicate complex engineering concepts with clarity and confidence.
• Demonstrate exceptional proficiency in PowerPoint, Google Slides, and architecture visualization tools.
• Provide strategic oversight across multiple engineering teams and technology workstreams.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives, architecture decisions, engineering execution, and delivery outcomes.
• Guide teams through modernization initiatives, platform transformation, system integrations, and complex technology programs.
• Oversee architecture, development, testing, deployment, release management, and production stability.
• Work with engineering, DevOps, SRE, and infrastructure teams to address technical risks and improve platform reliability.
• Take ownership of escalations and drive resolution of complex technical and delivery challenges.
• Own the strategic growth and success of assigned financial services accounts.
• Identify opportunities for new technology initiatives, platform modernization, engineering transformation, and AI adoption.
• Work with executive stakeholders to understand emerging business needs and position relevant technology capabilities.
• Partner with Intellibus leadership to develop account strategies, growth plans, and client engagement roadmaps.
• Support proposal development, solution positioning, executive presentations, and strategic client discussions.
• Build relationships that drive sustainable account growth and long-term partnerships.

Skills

Executive leadership

Enterprise architecture

Strategic client relationships

C-level engagement

Public speaking

Education

MBA or equivalent business leadership

Tools

PowerPoint

Google Slides

Architecture visualization

Job description

Intellibus Consulting is a boutique engineering and AI transformation firm that builds mission-critical platforms for global financial institutions. We operate at the intersection of engineering excellence, business outcomes, and executive-level delivery.

We are seeking an Executive Partner – Financial Services & FinTech Transformation to lead strategic client relationships, drive technology transformation initiatives, and guide architecture discussions for large enterprise engagements in