VP, Wealth Tech: Platform Strategy & Modernization

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

Saint Petersburg (FL)

Hybrid

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Raymond James Financial, Inc. is seeking a senior technology leader to define and drive the Wealth Management technology strategy. You will own the end-to-end architecture, modernization initiatives, and the advisor-facing platform roadmap, ensuring scalable, reliable delivery across a portfolio of initiatives.

The role emphasizes cloud adoption, API enablement, and AI-enabled SDLC practices, with hybrid work in St. Petersburg, FL, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

15+ years of technology leadership in financial services.
Proven experience delivering large-scale modernization initiatives.
Advisor-facing or client-facing platforms experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Define long-term technology strategy and target architecture for Wealth Management.
Own and evolve the application roadmap; modernize legacy systems.
Ensure scalability, configurability, and alignment with standards.
Translate business strategy into executable tech outcomes; drive adoption.
Lead delivery with governance across multiple initiatives and releases.
Drive cloud adoption, service-based architectures, API enablement, UI modernization.
Establish engineering standards; embed automation and AI-enabled SDLC.

Skills

Technology leadership

Enterprise architecture

Wealth Management domain

CI/CD & automation

Cloud modernization

Stakeholder communication

Vendor management

Delivery governance

Job description

The role emphasizes cloud adoption, API enablement, and AI-enabled SDLC practices, with hybrid work in St. Petersburg, FL, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

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