Head of Solutions

Job Summary The Head of Solutions for SCV Tech is a strategic role responsible for our tech partnerships with ventures, as well as defining, governing, and driving the tech solutions direction for SCV technology ecosystem. This position ensures alignment with Group ESA, promotes innovation through emerging technologies, and provides architectural expertise to support venture building, Proof of Concepts (PoCs), and special projects. The role demands active collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Architects, Security leaders, and Venture stakeholders, to deliver scalable, secure, performance and innovative technology solutions. Responsibilities Strategy & Business Governance and Architecture Design: Lead and oversee the domain architecture design, ensuring alignment with Group Enterprise Architecture standards and exercising governance authority to maintain compliance. Enterprise Architecture Leadership: SCV Architecture delegated authority on the Group Enterprise Architecture Board, collaborating with key stakeholders to enhance security controls and architectural frameworks. Innovation & Research: Be updated on emerging technologies and drive adoption (AI/ML, blockchain, serverless, edge computing) to develop scalable, cloud-native solutions for SCVentures. Venture Partnerships: Build strong strategic relationships with the ventures to drive collaboration and develop solutions that meets their business needs Venture Alignment: Conduct Architecture Reviews (eg AWS Well-Architected Review) and facilitate solution design checkpoints to align venture strategies with enterprise blueprints. Processes Technology Controls and SOPs: Oversee architecture controls and SOPs for Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and special projects to ensure structured execution. Reusable Architecture Patterns Development: Design and document reusable templates for CI/CD pipelines, API gateways, containers, serverless architectures, and AI/ML integrations. Onboarding Tech Assessments and Security Framework: Oversee the technology asset lifecycle for SCV Platform Applications and maintain a Technology Standard Catalogue of onboarded/supported applications across SCV and ventures. Oversee the evolution of the Security Toolkit Framework (STK), ensuring alignment with enterprise security standards. Proactive Optimization: Continuously improve architecture processes by identifying inefficiencies, recommending enhancements, and implementing mechanisms for proactive issue resolution. People & Talent Resource Management: Mentor and drive collaboration amongst a team of Architects, Security Architects and/or partner vendor resources as subject‑matter experts (SMEs) or fractional tech contributors for venture building and PoC activities. Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: On cloud-native best practices, multi-cloud strategies, and emerging technologies through innovation sessions and case studies with the team members and ventures. Collaboration: Work closely with venture tech leads and their technology teams, SCV Technology team members, Group T&I stakeholders, Cloud support SMEs, and panel vendors to ensure seamless integration of solutions for ventures. Risk Management & Governance Secure architecture - Conduct venture architecture reviews to identify risks and recommend mitigation strategies. Design secure, scalable cloud architectures using serverless and container-based solutions where applicable, integrating DevOps frameworks with a ‘secure by default’ approach. Provide actionable recommendations to address vulnerabilities while optimizing performance and efficiency. Cost Optimization & Reporting: Achieve cost‑efficient architectures aligned with Well‑Architected Principles by collaborating with CSPs to implement FinOps practices. Ensure accurate resource tagging for effective cost allocation, budgeting, governance, and reporting across ventures. Regulatory & Business Conduct Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered