Job Description: Domain Architect – Corporate & Investment Banking
Overview
We are seeking a highly accomplished Domain Architect – Corporate & Investment Banking to lead architecture strategy, domain modeling, and transformation initiatives across capital markets, treasury, payments, corporate lending, risk, finance, and regulatory functions.
This role requires a unique blend of deep banking domain expertise, enterprise architecture leadership, and AI-enabled solution design, supported by an MBA in Corporate Finance or Accounting.
The ideal candidate will define target-state banking architectures, design cross‐domain solution blueprints, and lead large-scale digital and AI-native transformations. Spanish proficiency is mandatory.
Key Responsibilities
Banking Domain Architecture
• Define CIB domain models, capability maps, and target-state architectures
• Lead architecture for Corporate Lending, Treasury/ALM, Payments, Cash Management, Trade Finance, Risk & Finance
• Translate regulatory requirements (Basel, AML/KYC, IFRS/GAAP) into solution patterns
• Architect financial data flows covering GL, sub-ledger, reconciliations, and reporting
Enterprise & Solution Architecture
• Lead end-to-end architecture across UI, backend, integration, data, and AI
• Design cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP), microservices, event-driven systems
• Establish architecture guardrails, standards, and modernization strategies
• Drive platform engineering best practices across global teams
Risk, Finance & Regulatory Architecture
• Architect risk and finance data models and regulatory reporting flows
• Build frameworks for data lineage, governance, quality, and audit compliance
• Support architectures for credit/market risk, liquidity, and capital reporting
Strategic Consulting & Transformation
• Engage C-level stakeholders on banking technology strategy
• Lead operating model design, domain assessments, and roadmap creation
• Build business cases, ROI models, and transformation plans
• Facilitate workshops, blueprinting, and cross-functional alignment
Required Qualifications
Academic & Professional
• MBA in Corporate Finance or Accounting (Mandatory)
• 15+ years in enterprise/solution architecture
• 10+ years in Corporate or Investment Banking
• Fluency in Spanish
Domain Expertise
• Corporate Lending, Treasury/ALM, Payments, Trade Finance
• Capital Markets front-to-back lifecycle
• Risk & regulatory frameworks (Basel, CCAR, AML/KYC, IFRS/GAAP)
• Finance & accounting processes (GL, product processors, reconciliations)
Technical Skills
• Cloud-native architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP), Kubernetes, microservices
• Data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks), streaming (Kafka), governance
• AI/ML (LLMs, RAG, Agentic AI, MLOps, AI governance)
• API-first, event-driven architecture, Java/Python/C#
Leadership & Consulting
• Executive presence and stakeholder influence
• Leading cross-functional/global teams
• Strong communication, facilitation, and architectural storytelling
• Experience with Agile/SAFe in regulated environments
Preferred
• Prior architecture leadership in major banks
• Experience setting up domain or AI Centers of Excellence
• Large-scale transformation program leadership