Head of Compliance Architecture & RegTech Strategy

Koitecc Solutions; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust seeks a distinguished Compliance Architect to shape the enterprise architecture for Financial Crimes, Regulatory Compliance, and regulatory change portfolios. You will craft target-state visions, govern design standards, and drive modernization across SaaS, cloud-native, hybrid, and on-premise platforms.

You will lead data architecture, governance, and AI enablement, partnering with Product, Risk, Audit, and Cyber Security to ensure scalable, secure, and compliant technology

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline with fifteen or more years of experience in enterprise architecture or technology leadership.
• Experience delivering SaaS, cloud-native, hybrid and on‑premise solutions across regulated environments.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory technology ecosystems and enterprise data architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead as the architecture authority for Financial Crimes and Regulatory Compliance portfolios.
• Develop target-state architecture visions aligned to regulatory obligations and business strategy.
• Define governance processes and design patterns across SaaS, cloud-native, and on-premise environments.
• Oversee data architecture, governance, lineage, and AI enablement initiatives.
• Provide strategic leadership to engineering teams and ensure platform reliability and security.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud-native

Regulatory tech

SaaS governance

Data architecture

DevSecOps

Platform engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Kubernetes

PCF

Job description

Northern Trust seeks a distinguished Compliance Architect to shape the enterprise architecture for Financial Crimes, Regulatory Compliance, and regulatory change portfolios. You will craft target-state visions, govern design standards, and drive modernization across SaaS, cloud-native, hybrid, and on-premise platforms.

You will lead data architecture, governance, and AI enablement, partnering with Product, Risk, Audit, and Cyber Security to ensure scalable, secure, and compliant technology