CareerPlan

Principal - Head of Compliance Architecture

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

Core

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

Role type

Principal, hands-on IC

Builds

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

Domain

Financial Services / Regulatory Technology

Required skills

Enterprise architecture, Financial Crimes Compliance (AML/KYC/Sanctions), Regulatory Compliance (Trade Surveillance/GRC), Cloud-native architectures, Enterprise data architecture (Snowflake/Databricks), DevSecOps, API-led architectures, Microservices, Disaster recovery design.

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Snowflake, Databricks, Actimize, ServiceNow IRM, PCF/Kubernetes, Kubernetes, Cloud data platforms, Real-time streaming technologies.

Responsibilities

Establish target-state architecture vision, Develop portfolio-level architecture roadmaps, Define enterprise architecture principles, Lead evaluation of strategic technology platforms, Design enterprise integration patterns, Provide architectural leadership for compliance platforms, Drive enterprise resiliency initiatives, Establish engineering discipline and software delivery practices, Partner with Product/Risk/Audit/Ops/Cyber Security organizations, Advise executive leadership on technology strategy.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship