Mastercard
Financial Services
VPofArchitecture,OpenFinance
“VP of Architecture, Open Finance at Mastercard. Skills: Open Finance, Architecture, Distributed systems. Own architecture end-to-end. Define architectural vision”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver real outcomes; Systems are delivered; Systems are deployed; Systems operate successfully; Drive execution; Raise technical bar; Balance innovation with risk; Ensure security; Ensure reliability; Ensure compliance; Maintain bias for delivery; Maintain bias for measurable outcomes
Industry & Context.
Make trade-offs; Resolve competing priorities; Lead through ambiguity; Drive clarity
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Designed and delivered highly available, distributed systems at scale, Led complex platform migrations, Introduced significant architectural change, Built platforms that operate across multiple regions, Technical grounding in data storage systems, Technical grounding in networking fundamentals, Technical grounding in cloud infrastructure
Nice to Have
Experience building regulated financial platforms, Experience building data-intensive platforms, Experience operating in multi-region environments, Experience simplifying complex platforms, Experience reducing technical sprawl
What You'll Do.
Own architecture end-to-end
Define architectural vision
Translate vision into direction
Lead distributed team
Make high-stakes trade-offs
Lead platform evolution
Prepare for future scale
Drive alignment across teams
Communicate effectively
Ensure architecture decisions result in systems delivered
Ensure architecture decisions result in systems deployed
Ensure architecture decisions result in systems operated successfully
Define architectural principles
Enforce architectural principles
Define architectural standards
Enforce architectural standards
Translate strategy into roadmaps
Influence across teams
Resolve competing priorities
Lead through ambiguity
Mentor senior architects
Balance innovation with risk
Communicate concisely
Maintain bias for delivery
Maintain bias for measurable outcomes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Distributed team; Engineering; Product; Leadership
Communication Scope
Executive direction; Technical design
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning, Execution
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