Senior Business Architect

Role & Mission

Support the critical initial phase of package system implementation projects at financial institutions, covering front, middle, and back-office operations.

Quickly understand current business processes and system environments, and act as a bridge between business and IT to organize and drive practical and realistic implementation approaches.

Main Responsibilities

. Understand current business processes, data structures, and manual operations (through on-site interviews and hands-on observation)

. Support implementation of core banking/wealth management packages (Avaloq or Olympic) from the client's perspective

. Organize and analyze fit/gap between business requirements and package functionalities

. Facilitate coordination and communication among business units, internal stakeholders, and vendors

. Support issue identification and consensus building across front, middle, and back office

. Assist in decision-making by organizing risks, issues, and options

. Contribute to the creation and review of the implementation roadmap, especially for the initial phase

Required Experience & Skills

. Experience in business operations at financial institutions, especially with core or package-based system implementations

. Practical experience with Avaloq or Olympic(implementation, requirements definition, functional improvement, operational support, etc.)

. Broad understanding of business processes across front, middle, and back office

. Experience on the client side (PM, PMO, BA, or similar roles), not as a vendor

. Ability to prepare RFQ/RFP documents

. Ability to work effectively in multinational and multicultural environments

. Business-level English (meetings, documentation, stakeholder coordination)

. Willingness to work on-site in CBD area, Singapore.

Preferred Qualifications

. Experience in private banking, wealth management, or securities systems

. Experience working in environments with limited head office support, such as overseas or regional offices

. Demonstrated ability to proactively and constructively engage without relying on vendors

. Ability to structure and move forward in situations with high uncertainty

Contract & Engagement

. Work style: On-site (Singapore)

. Contract type:

. Initial short-term contract (several months)for fit and suitability assessment

. Renewable annual contract upon successful fit

Key Success Factors (Expected Attitude)

. Strong interpersonal skills to quickly gain trust on-site

. Commitment with a sense of ownership, not just short-term engagement

. Focus on execution rather than just theory or methodology

. Ability to grasp cross-organizational situations and communicate clearly

. Experience in Project Management