Enterprise Architect - Core Ledger - Core banking

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect – Core Ledger to provide strategic leadership, architectural governance, and design direction for this critical domain. You will define the target-state architecture, guide migration from legacy core platforms to modern capabilities, and ensure seamless integration across the enterprise ecosystem.

This role plays a key part in enabling safe, compliant, and value-driven transformation by working closely with business, technology, risk, and delivery teams, as well as leading and mentoring a team of solution architects.

What You’ll Do

• Define and evolve the target-state architecture for the Core Ledger domain, including retail banking capabilities
• Lead architecture design for the migration to a modern core banking platform, including coexistence and legacy retirement strategies
• Shape integration between core ledger systems and enterprise domains such as customer, product, integration, and regulatory/reporting
• Ensure alignment between domain architectures and enterprise-wide business, data, application, and technology strategies
• Provide architectural leadership, guidance, and assurance through design reviews and governance forums
• Identify, assess, and manage architectural risks, dependencies, and constraints, working with stakeholders to resolve them pragmatically

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive experience as an Enterprise or Domain Architect in large, complex organisations
• Strong understanding of banking products and core ledger systems, ideally within retail banking environments
• Proven experience delivering large-scale platform migrations or core system transformations, including transition states
• Deep knowledge of integration architecture, data flows, APIs, and event-driven design patterns
• Understanding of financial, regulatory, and reporting requirements in core banking environments
• Familiarity with modern architecture frameworks and concepts (e.g. BIAN desirable)
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across executive, technical, and delivery levels
• Ability to operate effectively in a collaborative, team-based environment

Working Style & Culture
This role operates in a hybrid working environment with strong emphasis on collaboration, delivery impact, and enterprise-wide alignment. You’ll be part of a culture that values:

• Creating opportunities through innovation and continuous improvement
• Delivering what matters with pace, care, and strong risk awareness
• Succeeding together by working across teams and challenging constructively

Integrity, accountability, respect, collaboration, and excellence underpin the way work is delivered and decisions are made.

Interested?

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Jenny Nguyen at jenny.nguyen@talentinternational.com.

Please note: Applicants must be based in New Zealand and hold a valid work visa to be considered for this role. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.