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Principal - Head of Compliance Architecture

Chicago, IL, USFull-time2026-10-30 → 2026-11-09

Core

Senior architecture authority for Financial Crimes, Regulatory Compliance, and Regulatory Change portfolios, establishing target-state architecture and governing technology strategy for regulatory technology solutions.

Role type

Principal, strategy & mentorship

Builds

Integrated ecosystem of regulatory technology solutions (AML, KYC, Sanctions, Fraud, Surveillance) across SaaS, cloud-native, hybrid, and on-premise platforms.

Domain

Financial Services / Regulatory Technology

Required skills

Enterprise architecture strategy, Cloud-native design, API-led architectures, Event-driven integration, Microservices, Container platforms, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-code, Data governance, Disaster recovery design, Vendor solution evaluation, Technical debt management.

Preferred skills

Experience with Actimize, ServiceNow IRM, Snowflake, Databricks, Real-time streaming technologies.

Technologies

Snowflake, Databricks, ServiceNow, Actimize, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kafka, Apache Spark, Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab.

Responsibilities

Establish target-state architecture vision and portfolio-level roadmaps; Define and govern enterprise architecture principles and standards; Lead evaluation and selection of strategic technology platforms; Design enterprise integration patterns for critical source systems; Provide strategic oversight of enterprise data architecture; Drive enterprise resiliency and operational excellence initiatives; Establish engineering discipline and software delivery practices; Partner with cross-functional organizations to support strategic regulatory objectives; Advise executive leadership on technology strategy and emerging trends.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship