Reporting to the Director of Strategy & Architecture. Responsible for design and operation of the Architecture Governance function, in support of an enterprise-wide transformation programme. Process and framework design, including Architecture Review Board, Technical Design Authority, Standards Review, etc. Designed and initiated the Generative AI review process, in collaboration with Legal, Procurement, Data Protection (DPO), Security, and business stakeholders, to govern the adoption of AI models and tools for use within the enterprise. Chair the Architecture Review Board (ARB), tasked with approving technology standards, high-level designs, and architectural approach for all enterprise technology and transformation programmes. Working closely with Finance to coordinate approvals that proceed to the Investment Committee for C-level approval. Updates to C-level and Senior Leadership Team.Also lead the Knowledge Management practice, responsible for managing the Architecture Repository, in line with TOGAF principles. The team publishes architecture artefacts for public consumption, manages the list of technology standards, integrating with Procurement, Service Managment, and ITAM teams. Our team also facilitates department communication channels, and enables search of the repository (including through development of a new AI chatbot).

Responsible for a variety of projects in the cloud, security, and finance spaces. Hands-on work with Azure cloud, helping to build out a modern cloud tenant architecture, with integrated IAM and security best practices. Solution architecture for the build-out of GitHub Enterprise environment, supporting several thousand users across the estate. Enterprise architecture for 21 different projects, including business capability modeling, high-level design, and RFP support for a 3-year, enterprise-wide transformation programme.

Business Capability Modelling, Technology Strategy, and Enterprise Architecture tool selection and implementation for a large M&A project. Working with stakeholders at all levels of the enterprise, including SLT and XLT, to identify areas of cost/revenue synergy. Design and merger of datasets governing applications and services across entities, and developing reports to enable critical decision-making for the new leadership team.

Enterprise Technical Architecture for one of the largest insurers in Germany. Technical assessment of a key subsidiary's IT capability, for presentation to C-level. Management of technical architecture project for several key projects within the enterprise.

Responsible for over 40 applications in the Product Control domain, including API integration and mapping. Maintainence of architecture diagrams and artefacts for all PC applications.

Solutions Architecture for a global platform consolidating Market and Credit Risk. Major ETL system using strategic scenarios, responsible for stress-testing risk scenarios across multiple product lines.

Requirements analysis, functional design, architecture, and implementation of an enterprise reporting system for OTC Client Clearing.

Front-office role, developing industry-leading trading software for the Structured Rates Trading Systems team. Working with analysts and strategists to deliver new Risk and P&L reporting functionality.

Leading a technical team in the design and development of a trading platform, including Java development and security architecture, to create a secure infrastructure for trading applications spanning multiple asset classes.

Architecting and implementing a quantitative analysis platform for the Rates Exotics and Hybrids desk (Front-office).

Design and development of a key iniative for the Global Operations Technology team, which including analysis and enhancement of the global trading database and post-processing data warehouse. Acquired domain experience in equities, fixed-income, derivatives, and foreign-exchange (FX). -Key responsibilities included: -Working with clients to determine whether current requirements match previously-implemented functionality. -Revising requirements to suit current business needs. -Assisting in the development of functional specifications which captured the updated functionality. -Creating technical designs for integration with data layer using Hibernate, as well as rules-engine specifications using JBoss Rules. -Implementing integration code from technical designs. -Performing research to determine data compatibility with new source database. -Technologies used: OOA/D, Eclipse 3.1, Java (J2SE, J2EE), XML, Sybase, Transact*SQL, Hibernate, JBoss Rules, Spring, Ant, Ivy.