CareerPlan

Senior Principal, Trade & Settlements

Chicago, IL, USFull-time$165k–$288k2026-10-16 → 2026-11-10
Based in United StatesNo visa sponsorship

Core

Senior architecture leader defining and governing technology architecture for Settlements Modernization and end-to-end Trade & Settlements, transitioning from distributed to integrated global ecosystem.

Role type

Senior Principal, Enterprise Architecture (Trade & Settlements)

Builds

Integrated, scalable global settlement ecosystem and end-to-end Trade & Settlements platform

Domain

Financial Services / Post-Trade Processing / Securities Settlement

Required skills

Enterprise architecture, solution architecture, domain architecture, securities post-trade processing, settlement lifecycle, legacy modernization, distributed systems, APIs, event-driven integration, data architecture, cloud engineering, security, resilience, observability

Preferred skills

Global custody, asset servicing, broker/dealer, market infrastructure, TCS BaNCS, DTCC, CREST, ISO 20022

Technologies

TCS BaNCS GSP, Cloud platforms, Distributed systems, APIs, Event-driven architectures

Responsibilities

Define target-state architecture and transition roadmap for settlement modernization; Translate business and regulatory requirements into architecture principles and integration contracts; Drive simplification and rationalization of the Trade & Settlements application landscape; Establish architecture governance for solution designs, APIs, data models, and security; Partner with product, engineering, risk, and infrastructure teams; Guide engineering teams through modernization execution; Develop architecture talent and community of practice

Seniority

Principal, Strategy & Mentorship