Senior VP Trade Finance Architect – AI & Cloud Vision

Citi; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Citi in Jersey City seeks a Senior Vice President, Trade Finance Solutions Architect to define the technology vision for Trade Finance platforms and guide architecture decisions across business, product and operations.

You will lead high-volume processing modernization with cloud, PaaS and AI-native approaches, engage senior stakeholders, assess vendor capabilities, and strengthen cyber controls.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in architecture and solution design within banking and financial services.
• Established background in Trade Finance technology and operations.
• Experience managing client relationships and engaging senior stakeholders across business, product and technology functions.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift deadlines under pressure.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Self-starter who takes initiative and masters new tasks quickly.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural vision for Trade Finance technology platforms.
• Design enterprise-level architecture, strategy and problem-solving solutions for high-volume Trade Finance processing systems.
• Serve as the single point of contact for architecture decisions, connecting business, product, operations and technology teams.
• Guide the adoption of cloud, PaaS and AI-native technologies to modernize Trade Finance platforms and improve straight-through processing.
• Evaluate vendor technology capabilities and influence product roadmaps to meet Citi's Trade Finance requirements.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across business, product and technology to shape future-state technology strategies.
• Strengthen cyber controls, including authentication, authorization and digital asset security covering cryptocurrency and stablecoin processing.
• Identify and manage architecture-related risk, protecting Citi's systems, clients and reputation.

Skills

Architecture experience

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Multitasking

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

PaaS & Cloud stacks

AI-native thinking

PDLC familiarity

Digital assets knowledge

STP environments

Job description

Citi in Jersey City seeks a Senior Vice President, Trade Finance Solutions Architect to define the technology vision for Trade Finance platforms and guide architecture decisions across business, product and operations.

You will lead high-volume processing modernization with cloud, PaaS and AI-native approaches, engage senior stakeholders, assess vendor capabilities, and strengthen cyber controls.