MCE Practice Lead BFSI (Banking, Financial Services & Insurance)
About The Position
The MCE Practice Lead BFSI owns and drives Nokia’s global GSCO BFSI vertical strategy. The role defines the vertical blueprint based on customer and market needs and partners with business units to develop repeatable solutions and market plays. It engages directly with CIOs, CTOs, and CTIOs across the financial services sector and works with regional teams and strategic partners to drive global execution. The role covers global and regional banks, investment banks, hedge funds and high-frequency trading firms, exchanges and trading platforms, clearing houses and market infrastructure providers, financial messaging networks, and payments and fintech ecosystems. It translates market intelligence and customer requirements into portfolio priorities, go-to-market strategies, customer-centric solutions, and strategic initiatives. It also builds industry partnerships and enables regional teams with sales plays, technical architectures, use cases, and customer messaging.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technology, business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 10+ years of experience in the BFSI sector, focused on technology, digital transformation, infrastructure, or consulting.
- Demonstrated success developing BFSI technology strategies, industry blueprints, reference architectures, and go-to-market propositions.
- Proven ability to translate business and technology requirements into customer-centric solutions, product priorities, and strategic initiatives.
- Deep understanding of BFSI technology environments, including data centers, networking, cloud connectivity, cybersecurity, operational resilience, and infrastructure modernization.
- Strong knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks impacting financial institutions, including FFIEC, NYDFS, DORA, and similar global standards.
- Experience engaging and influencing C-level technology executives, including CIOs, CTOs, and CTIOs, on strategy, architecture, and transformation programs.
- Expertise in discussions around cloud adoption, network modernization, cybersecurity, resilience, and digital banking infrastructure.
- Experience collaborating with product, sales, marketing, partner, and regional teams to execute strategic growth initiatives.
- Strong BFSI experience across North America.
Nice To Haves
- Additional exposure to European financial services markets and regulatory environments.
- Senior technology leadership, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, networking, or consulting background within banks, exchanges, financial market infrastructure providers, or leading management consulting firms.
Responsibilities
- Develop and own Nokia’s global BFSI strategy for data centers, connectivity, cybersecurity, and digital transformation.
- Define industry blueprints, priority use cases, customer requirements, and reference architectures for financial services customers.
- Adapt global BFSI strategies to regional regulatory requirements, technology adoption trends, and banking modernization initiatives.
- Translate market intelligence and customer needs into portfolio priorities and go-to-market strategies.
- Position Nokia solutions around BFSI outcomes such as resilience, security, compliance, low latency, and operational efficiency.
- Build executive relationships with CIOs, CTOs, and technology leaders across banks, investment firms, and financial institutions.
- Lead strategic discussions on cloud networking, data center architecture, cybersecurity, operational resilience, and infrastructure modernization.
- Capture customer and regional insights to influence product strategy, market plays, and future portfolio investments.
- Develop and strengthen an ecosystem of banks, fintechs, payment providers, cloud providers, systems integrators, and consulting partners.
- Drive cross-functional alignment among product, portfolio, sales, marketing, and regional teams to execute BFSI growth initiatives.
- Enable regional teams with sales plays, technical architectures, use cases, and customer messaging to accelerate market adoption.
- Represent Nokia in industry forums, analyst engagements, conferences, and regulatory discussions.
- Monitor market, technology, and compliance trends across banking and capital markets.
Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid working schemes.
- A minimum of 90 days of maternity and paternity leave, with the option to return to work within a year following the birth or adoption of a child, based on eligibility.
- Life insurance for all employees.
- Well-being programs supporting mental and physical health.
- Opportunities to join and receive support from Nokia Employee Resource Groups.
- Employee Growth Solutions supporting personalized career and skills development.
- Access to a diverse pool of coaches and mentors.
- A learning environment promoting personal growth and professional development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
