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    Banking & Payments Solution Architect – Presales & Customer Engagement

    Pune - Hinjewadi (Ascendas), IndiaOn-SiteFull-time15+ yrs experiencePosted 1w ago
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    Job description

    Role Summary

    Synechron is seeking a highly accomplished Banking & Payments Solution Architect to drive client-facing consulting, solution architecture, presales, and strategic business growth initiatives across Banking, Payments, Cards, Merchant Acquiring, Digital Banking, Fintech, and Financial Services.

    This is a senior leadership role requiring deep expertise in banking and payments transformation, enterprise architecture, and technology modernization. The successful candidate will engage directly with CIOs, CTOs, Chief Architects, Heads of Payments, Digital Transformation Leaders, and business executives to shape strategic technology initiatives, define transformation roadmaps, and develop innovative solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

    The ideal candidate combines strong domain knowledge, architecture leadership, consulting capabilities, and commercial acumen with experience leading large-scale transformation pursuits and executive stakeholder engagements.

    Key Responsibilities

    Executive Client Engagement & Strategic Advisory

    • Lead strategic discussions with CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, Heads of Payments, Chief Enterprise Architects, and business stakeholders.
    • Conduct executive workshops, discovery sessions, architecture assessments, and transformation planning engagements.
    • Translate client business priorities into technology-enabled transformation roadmaps.
    • Present solution strategies, business cases, investment justifications, and modernization plans to executive stakeholders.
    • Build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities to expand strategic engagements.

    Solution Architecture & Presales Leadership

    • Lead end-to-end solutioning for large transformation programs across banking and payments ecosystems.
    • Own architecture vision, solution strategy, target-state architecture, implementation approach, and commercial alignment.
    • Lead RFPs, RFIs, solution proposals, bid responses, estimations, and pursuit activities.
    • Create compelling value propositions and client presentations that differentiate Synechron's capabilities.

    Business Development & Practice Growth

    • Partner with sales and account teams to drive pipeline growth and revenue generation.
    • Identify and shape consulting, implementation, managed services, and transformation opportunities.
    • Contribute to practice development, GTM strategies, strategic alliances, and industry positioning.
    • Represent Synechron in executive briefings, client workshops, conferences, and industry forums.

    Qualifications

    Education

    • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, or a related discipline.
    • Master's Degree in Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or MBA preferred.

    Experience

    • 15+ years of experience in Banking, Payments, Financial Services, FinTech, or Technology Consulting.
    • Minimum 8+ years in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Presales, Consulting, or Technology Advisory roles.
    • Demonstrated success leading large global transformation pursuits and strategic client engagements.
    • Strong experience influencing technology decisions at executive and board levels.

    Experience Range: 15-20+ Years

    Target Profile: Banking & Payments Enterprise Architect, Chief Architect, Presales Director, Consulting Leader, Technology Strategist, or Transformation Architect with strong CXO engagement and business development experience.

    S​YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

    Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

    All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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    About the company

    Synechron

    At Synechron , we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end  Consulting, Design, Cloud, Data, and Engineering , servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of  14,500+, and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets. For more information on the company, please visit our  website  or  LinkedIn  community. Why join Synechron ? We are in constant search for talented and enthusiastic people who are passionate about working with our clients and being the best ambassadors for our company.

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