Banking & Payments Solution Architect – Presales & Customer Engagement

Role Summary

Synechron is seeking a highly accomplished Banking & Payments Solution Architect to drive client-facing consulting solution architecture presales and strategic business growth initiatives across Banking Payments Cards Merchant Acquiring Digital Banking Fintech and Financial Services.

This is a senior leadership role requiring deep expertise in banking and payments transformation enterprise architecture and technology modernization. The successful candidate will engage directly with CIOs CTOs Chief Architects Heads of Payments Digital Transformation Leaders and business executives to shape strategic technology initiatives define transformation roadmaps and develop innovative solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

The ideal candidate combines strong domain knowledge architecture leadership consulting capabilities and commercial acumen with experience leading large-scale transformation pursuits and executive stakeholder engagements.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Client Engagement & Strategic Advisory

• Lead strategic discussions with CIOs CTOs CDOs Heads of Payments Chief Enterprise Architects and business stakeholders.
• Conduct executive workshops discovery sessions architecture assessments and transformation planning engagements.
• Translate client business priorities into technology-enabled transformation roadmaps.
• Present solution strategies business cases investment justifications and modernization plans to executive stakeholders.
• Build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities to expand strategic engagements.

Solution Architecture & Presales Leadership

• Lead end-to-end solutioning for large transformation programs across banking and payments ecosystems.
• Own architecture vision solution strategy target-state architecture implementation approach and commercial alignment.
• Lead RFPs RFIs solution proposals bid responses estimations and pursuit activities.
• Create compelling value propositions and client presentations that differentiate Synechrons capabilities.

Business Development & Practice Growth

• Partner with sales and account teams to drive pipeline growth and revenue generation.
• Identify and shape consulting implementation managed services and transformation opportunities.
• Contribute to practice development GTM strategies strategic alliances and industry positioning.
• Represent Synechron in executive briefings client workshops conferences and industry forums.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering Computer Science Information Technology Electronics or a related discipline.
• Masters Degree in Technology Computer Science Information Systems or MBA preferred.

Experience

• 15 years of experience in Banking Payments Financial Services FinTech or Technology Consulting.
• Minimum 8 years in Solution Architecture Enterprise Architecture Presales Consulting or Technology Advisory roles.
• Demonstrated success leading large global transformation pursuits and strategic client engagements.
• Strong experience influencing technology decisions at executive and board levels.

Experience Range: 15-20 Years

Target Profile: Banking & Payments Enterprise Architect Chief Architect Presales Director Consulting Leader Technology Strategist or Transformation Architect with strong CXO engagement and business development experience.

SYNECHRONS DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds race ethnicities religion age marital status gender sexual orientations or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements mentoring internal mobility learning and development programs and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to the applicants gender gender identity sexual orientation race ethnicity disabled or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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