Principal Architect – Front Office & Investment Platform Strategy
Global Investment & Wealth Platform Transformation | London
Base pay range
Up to £135,000 + Bonus & Full Benefits | Hybrid
This is a strategic, front-office-aligned architecture role shaping the evolution of a multi-billion-dollar investment management platform. You’ll operate at the intersection of technology, data, and business value—driving change across portfolio management, trading, risk, compliance, and client operations.
The remit demands a commercially astute technologist who can influence senior stakeholders, challenge legacy thinking, and drive measurable outcomes through enterprise architecture and platform modernisation.
The Role
* Lead architecture and design for an enterprise-scale front-to-back investment management platform, ensuring seamless integration across trading, risk, performance, and operations.
* Oversee the implementation and optimisation of SimCorp Dimension, embedding industry best practice, scalability, and alignment to business strategy.
* Define and execute a multi-year data and platform strategy positioning the organisation as a market leader in digital investment operations.
* Engage senior business sponsors and C-suite stakeholders, translating complex architecture into business outcomes and total-cost-of-ownership advantages.
* Champion data-driven decisioning across investment management, using benchmarking and insights to accelerate adoption.
* Drive SaaS and cloud transformation, shaping roadmaps that unlock economies of scale and enable future AI/ML-driven capabilities.
* Mentor cross-functional teams on data architecture, cloud design principles, and front-office solution delivery.
* Represent the architecture function externally, articulating a coherent technology vision across vendor, partner, and regulatory ecosystems.
Core Requirements
* 15+ years in investment management, asset management, or wealth management technology.
* Proven track record of delivering large-scale SimCorp Dimension implementations or front-office architecture programmes.
* Deep expertise in portfolio management, IBOR/ABOR, multi-asset data management, performance/risk, and regulatory reporting.
* Enterprise or solution architecture background with recognised credentials (e.g. TOGAF, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect Expert).
* Strong experience in cloud migration, SaaS delivery, and enterprise data platforms (data lakes, data mesh, or equivalent).
* Comfortable leading business transformation and operating-model design at Director/Principal level.
* Gravitas to operate as a trusted advisor to senior executives, influencing decisions across technology, data, and investment domains.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology and Finance
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
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