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About the role
Reporting to the Head of Technology UK and Europe, The Head of Architecture and Performance UK & Europe is responsible for defining and driving the regional technology architecture strategy, ensuring scalable, resilient and high-performing platforms that support business growth, operational excellence and regulatory requirements across the UK and Europe.
Key stakeholders: Group Heads of UK and Europe
CROs UK & Europe
UK 1st and 2nd LoD Risk and Compliance Teams
Global Head of Technology Office
Global Technology teams
Global Head of Technology
Client Technology teams where appropriate.
Role Responsibilities
- Architecture & Solution Design Define end‑to‑end solution architectures across application, data, and infrastructure layers
Produce architecture blueprints and technical designs, to enable: our clients to understand integration points between their software and ours.
Internal stakeholders to understand, risks, controls and investment needs in our technology estate.
Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned to enterprise standards
Evaluate and select appropriate technology stacks, frameworks, and platforms
- Business Alignment & Strategy Translate client requirements into technical solutions and architecture roadmaps
Work closely with stakeholders to define target state architecture and transition plans
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, regulatory, and governance frameworks
- Delivery Leadership Provide technical leadership to engineering and delivery teams
Oversee solution implementation, ensuring adherence to architecture principles
Support design, build, test, and deployment lifecycle activities
Manage risk, dependencies, and architectural decisions across programmes
- Application Architecture & Engineering Oversight Design and govern application structures, integrations, APIs, and data flows
Establish coding standards, architectural patterns, and best practices
Ensure performance, reliability, and maintainability of applications
Guide teams on microservices, cloud, and integration patterns
- Stakeholder & Communication Management Engage with business leaders, product teams, and external partners
Communicate complex technical concepts in clear, business‑friendly language
Support pre‑sales activities, solution proposals, and executive decision‑making
- Governance, Risk & Continuous Improvement Ensure solutions comply with security, regulatory, and architectural standards
Conduct architecture reviews and design assurance
Identify opportunities to optimise systems, cost, and performance
Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends
Role Requirements
Technical Strong background in software architecture, system design, and integration
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
Knowledge of security, data architecture, and performance optimisation
Leadership & Delivery Proven ability to lead cross‑functional engineering teams
Experience managing large-scale, enterprise delivery programmes
Strong decision-making across trade-offs (cost, risk, scalability)
Business & Communication Ability to translate business strategy into technical design
Strong stakeholder management at senior/executive level
Excellent communication and documentation skills
About FNZ
FNZ is a global FinTech firm, transforming the way financial institutions serve their wealth management customers. We partner with banks, insurers and asset managers to help people achieve their financial goals through our unique combination of technology leadership, innovation and asset servicing.
Our services enable our clients to provide best-in-class wealth management solutions to financial advisers, end-investors and the workplace. We pride ourselves on creating solutions that are flexible, transparent and scalable, reflecting the latest market, demographic and regulatory trends worldwide.
FNZ has experienced exceptional growth in the past decade, both in terms of assets-under-administration and also through the substantial expansion of our international footprint. The company is owned by a combination of CDPQ-Generation, Temasek and Generation IM along with FNZ employee shareholders.
Opportunities Read our Employee Value Proposition . Find out more about FNZ by following our social channels: Youtube , LinkedIn , Facebook , Twitter , and hear what our staff have to say about working at FNZ on Glassdoor .
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About FNZ
FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.
We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.
We partner with the world’s leading financial institutions, with over US$2.5 trillion in assets on platform (AoP).
Together with our clients, we empower nearly 30 million people across all wealth segments to invest in their future.
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