Finance Technology Business Architect, Senior Vice President

Citi • New York, NY

11d • $176,720 - $265,080

About The Position

Citi is building a Business Architecture practice to guide transformational IT improvements supporting its global Finance functions. The Senior Vice President-level Technology Business Architect will use broad domain knowledge, experience influencing IT architecture change, and strong communication skills to articulate the future vision of Citi's Finance functional architecture, including how AI and automation will support it.

The role shapes and governs business architecture across Finance and Shared Services, connects business processes and functions to data and technology architecture, and aligns investments with the target state. It also champions architecture standards, guides design and build governance, evaluates AI opportunities and controls, and supports investment decisions through capability assessments and executive narratives. The position requires close engagement with senior Finance, data, technology, and delivery stakeholders, alongside responsibility for risk and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in an engineering and/or architecture capacity supporting Finance or related business functions.
• Proven track record delivering cross-functional business process improvement and enterprise-wide architecture change.
• Experience leading virtual teams in matrix environments; self-motivated and able to own initiatives end-to-end.
• Outstanding communication skills and ability to influence from technical developers to senior executive leaders.
• Methodical, detail-oriented approach and deep familiarity with modern enterprise information architecture practices.
• Conceptual understanding of AI/ML, GenAI, and agentic automation and their Finance use cases, including anomaly detection, forecasting, and regulatory reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI tools effectively, including prompt engineering, iterative refinement, and critical evaluation of AI-generated content.
• Understanding of data confidentiality and responsible AI use obligations in regulated financial services.
• Deep knowledge of FP&A processes, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and close; Treasury processes, including cash, liquidity, FX, and intercompany; and Management Reporting processes, including aggregation, allocation, and multidimensional reporting.
• Experience leading Finance transformation programs, defining target architectures, and guiding delivery teams through complex change such as ERP migrations, ledger consolidations, and reporting modernization.
• Familiarity with ERP platforms such as SAP S/4HANA and Oracle Financials; Performance Management tools such as Anaplan, OneStream, SAP BPC, and Oracle EPM; and cube technologies such as Essbase and TM1.
• Credibility and influence with senior Finance SMEs, CDO and CIO stakeholders, and delivery leaders on system design, data strategy, and process change.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting Finance or related functions in Financial Services.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in defining strategic direction and business architecture standards for Enterprise Business Architecture & Transformation applications across Citi businesses, products, functions, and locations.
• Assess and incorporate ongoing business and regulatory needs into the enterprise business architecture.
• Lead collaboration with Finance and Shared Services to define current- and future-state business architectures anchored to business processes and functions.
• Partner with data architects to influence Finance-wide data vision, governance, and platform direction in support of business architecture.
• Align strategic technical investments to the target-state architecture across Finance technology partners, governing and justifying deviations.
• Develop and promote business architecture principles that support straight-through processing and timely, complete, and accurate financial reporting.
• Champion Citi architecture principles and standards, and counsel engineering teams on their application.
• Provide early-stage architecture input to shape Book of Work scope and sequencing, and play a leading role in the Finance Tech Design Authority.
• Own and govern Permit to Design and Permit to Build processes, and produce architecture strategy papers and executive investment narratives for senior Finance and Technology leadership.
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize opportunities to apply AI, ML, and GenAI to Finance processes, defining governance and control frameworks.
• Lead capability mapping, maturity assessments, and heat maps to inform investment prioritization, and oversee the centralized architecture knowledge repository.
• Drive continuous improvement of the business architecture discipline through best practices, tooling, and training.
• Own reference data to support consistent reporting structure.
• Assess risk in business decisions, drive compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, apply sound ethical judgment, and transparently escalate, manage, and report control issues.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Life, accident, and disability insurance
• Wellness programs
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Eligible employees may receive discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior