Senior Lead Architect-Business Architect

Job Description
If you are excited about shaping the future of technology and driving significant business impact in financial services, we are looking for people just like you. Join our team and help us develop game-changing, high-quality solutions.
As a Senior Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Merchant Payments team of Commercial Investment Banking org, you are an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality architecture solutions for various software applications and platforms products. You drive significant business impact and help shape the target state architecture through your capabilities in multiple architecture domains.
Job responsibilities

• Engages business and technology stakeholder to discuss and propose design approaches to meet current and future needs of various business initiatives
• As a member of the team, build trusted relationships with business and technical decision makers in the customer's organization to provide business and technical thought leadership,
• Identifies opportunities to modernize platform capabilities along with business initiatives
• Helps define strategy, roadmap for product go to market and breakdown of technical delivery
• Helps define the target state of their product and drives achievement of the strategy
• Participates in architecture governance bodies
• Evaluates recommendations and provides feedback on business needs, options to get to market
• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information
• Practical cloud native experience

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Strong experience in acquiring / merchant services payment understanding
• Experience with in-store or eCommerce merchant payments
• Strong technical background with design and delivery experience with software patterns and principles
• Advanced knowledge of one or more software, applications, and architecture disciplines
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Experience as a functional architect (business / product)
• Ability to understand business requirements, create design, create technical delivery roadmap and technical know hows
• Experience with domain model, understands business process flow, client experience and use cases
• Understands business capability, features taxonomy
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Point of Sale experience is a plus.
• Biometrics experience is a plus
• Strong communication and leadership presence

About Us
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
About the Team
A part of the Commercial & Investment Bank, J.P. Morgan Payments enables organizations of all sizes to execute transactions efficiently and securely, transforming the movement of information, money, and assets. The team of experts tackles complex challenges at every stage of the payment lifecycle. And their industry-leading solutions facilitate seamless transactions across borders, industries, and platforms.
Operating in over 160 countries and handling more than 120 currencies, J.P. Morgan Payments business is the largest processor of USD payments, with a daily transaction volume of $10 trillion.