Manager - Business and Functional Architecture (Trade Finance)

Manager Business / Functional Architecture Job Description: Domain : Trade Finance. Define the target-state architecture and high-level design for Trade Finance, aligned to business outcomes and the bank's strategy, covering business, application, data, and technology architecture. Own the end-to-end solution and roadmap, including integration with Payments and Core Banking platforms. Key Responsibilities Current-state analysis: Collaborate with business, product owners, architects, and technical SMEs to understand and document the current-state architecture, pain points, objectives, and strategy. Architectural strategy: Define the target-state architectural strategy for Trade Finance in line with the bank's strategy and enterprise architecture guidelines. Solution development: Define target-state solution architecture; design end-to-end architectural views and processes for the scope. Roadmap options evaluation: Document roadmap options, analyse them, and define the end-to-end roadmap for the recommended option. Implementation roadmap: Define the high-level implementation roadmap and document impacts to other domains, ROM, dependencies, and risks. Review and sign off the target state and roadmap with relevant stakeholders. Skills & Experience 15+ years overall, with 5+ years in Solution and/or Enterprise Architecture. Location: India (preferably Gurgaon, Bangalore, or Chennai). Proficient in defining target-state architecture and high-level design across business, application, data, and technology dimensions. Domain: Proficient in Trade Finance, with deep understanding of integration to Payments and Core Banking platforms. Proficient in cloud-native architecture, microservices design patterns, API design, event-driven architecture, and database concepts; good understanding of monolith-to-microservices migration. Able to work with multiple stakeholders across functional areas, domains, and geographies; strong communication and negotiation skills. Preferred: industry architecture frameworks (TOGAF, ArchiMate); regulatory frameworks (Basel III, PSD2, ISO 20022). At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. Recruitment fraud is a scheme in which fictitious job opportunities are offered to job seekers typically through online services, such as false websites, or through unsolicited emails claiming to be from the company. These emails may request recipients to provide personal information or to make payments as part of their illegitimate recruiting process. DXC does not make offers of employment via social media networks and DXC never asks for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process, nor ask a job seeker to purchase IT or other equipment on our behalf. More information on employment scams is available here . Experience Level Mid Level