Director Oracle Flexcube Core Banking Jobs (NOW HIRING)

The Head of Core Banking Platforms - Hogan &Zafinis responsible forthe strategy, delivery, andoperational excellenceof the bank's coreHogandeposit platform andZafinproduct/pricing platform. These systems form the backbone of the bank's deposit, product, pricing, and customer account ecosystem, supportingmillions of accounts and high-volume transactions24/7. The role demandsenterprise-scale leadership, ensuring always-on platform performance and data integrity, while spearheadinglarge-scale modernization and transformationinitiatives (such as API enablement, event-driven architecture, and mainframe optimization). This leader will drive a strongrisk and control disciplineand talent development agenda, engaging across business and technology to shape the future of core banking platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Platform Strategy & Ownership:Provide end-to-endstrategic leadership and accountabilityfor the Hogan core banking andZafinpricing platforms, covering deposit processing, customer master data, rates, fees, billing, and rewards.

• Operational Resilience:Ensure24x7 platform stability, resiliency, security, and data integrityacross real-time, batch, and event-driven processing environments. Oversee rigorous incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement to meet or exceedSLAand uptime targets.

• Modernization & Innovation:Drive core platform modernizationefforts (e.g., API enablement, event streaming integration, mainframe optimization) to improve agility and scalability whilemaintainingseamless servicefor customers.

• Leadership & Team Development:Lead, mentor, and transform aglobal engineering organization (~150-200 engineers and partner resources), fostering a high-performance culture of accountability, inclusion, and engineering excellence.

• Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Engagement:Partner closely with Product, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Audit teams to align platform capabilities with business goals.Ensure strong risk management and regulatorycompliance, andserve as a key escalation point during high-impact platform issues.

• Vendor & Financial Management:Manage third-party vendor relationships (e.g., core system providers),negotiate contracts and commercial outcomes, and oversee budget and resource allocation, balancing "run" operations with strategic "change" investments.

• Executive Communication:Regularlyreport on platform health, performance, and riskto senior leadership and governance forums. Articulate technology strategy, key risks, and mitigation plans in clear business terms for executive and board-level audiences.

Basic Skills

- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- 12 or more years of relevant software engineering experience
- Eight or more years of experience leading multiple software engineering teams

Preferred Skills

• Extensive Leadership Experiencein technology, with10+ years in financial servicesleading large-scale, mission-critical platforms. Proven success managinglarge global engineering teams (100+ staff)andoperatingat an executive (SVP/Director) level.

• Core Banking Expertise:Deep knowledge ofcore banking systems(deposits, pricing, rates, fees) and high-volume transaction processing.Experience with Hoganmainframe-based cores andZafinor similar Tier-1 banking platforms strongly preferred.

• Operational & Risk Excellence:Demonstratedability to ensure24x7 system availabilityandoperational rigorin highly regulated environments. Adept atincident response, root-cause analysis, and risk management, with a strongtrack recordof meeting compliance and audit standards.

• Strategic Modernization:Proventrack recordofdriving multi-year, enterprise-scalemodernizationor transformation initiatives (e.g., API adoption, event streaming integration, cloud enablement) while balancing strategic vision with hands-on execution.

• Financial & Governance Acumen:Experience managinglarge technology budgetsand complex portfolios, making disciplined decisions on investment prioritization. Comfortable engaging informal governance, steering committees, and financial reviewsto justify andoptimizeplatform investments.

• People & Culture Leadership:Exceptionalpeople leadershipskills - able to develop senior engineering leaders, build a culture of accountability and innovation, and ensureleadership continuitythrough succession planning and talent development.

• Cross-Functional Influence:Highly effective atinfluencing and collaboratingacrossproduct, operations, finance, risk, and vendor partners. Excellentcommunication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts in clear, business-oriented language to executive and non-technical audiences.