Location : India – Mumbai
Role : EVP / SVP– Engineering & Delivery Head (Trade Finance Platforms)
Experience : 23+ Years
Role Overview
We are hiring a senior engineering and delivery leader to build and scale next-generation Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance platforms . The role requires a hands-on technology leader with a strong track record in enterprise product engineering, large-scale delivery, and modernization programs across global banks .
This mandate sits at the intersection of technology + product + global delivery . The leader will anchor the platform roadmap, engineering excellence, modernization, and predictable high-quality delivery across Tier-1 banking clients.
Key Responsibilities
1. Engineering & Architecture Leadership
- Lead and mentor large high-performing engineering teams across Backend, Frontend, DevOps, QA, SRE, Data & Cloud.
- Review and guide architecture decisions, high-risk code areas, and performance bottlenecks.
- Institutionalize engineering excellence — clean code, DevSecOps, SRE, observability, performance, scalability, and VAPT.
2. Product & Platform Ownership
Own the technology roadmap for the Trade Finance stack — SCF, LC / BG, Documentary Collections, Open Account, Trade Operations, and Digital Trade Ecosystems .Architect microservices-based, event-driven, API-first platforms designed for configurability and scale.Build solutions adhering to strict risk, compliance, and security benchmarks of global banks.3. Delivery Governance & Client Success
End-to-end delivery responsibility across multiple programs and global markets.Define predictable delivery governance — release cadence, velocity, throughput, defect density, and production stability.Act as a senior delivery escalation and decision-making authority with CXO / client leadership.4. Platform Modernization & Transformation
Lead migrations from legacy Trade core systems to cloud-native microservices and containerized deployments .Deep experience in core banking, lending, payments, SWIFT connectivity, and trade document workflows .Re-engineer flows to improve STP, digitization, operational efficiency, and integration readiness.5. AI-Enabled Engineering & Productivity
Implement GenAI-enabled engineering frameworks (Copilot, Cursor, Tabnine, ChatGPT etc.) to accelerate development and automation.Promote AI-assisted testing, documentation, code reviews, and regression.Integrate ML / AI models for anomaly detection, compliance validation, invoice risk evaluation, automated underwriting, and supply-chain risk scoring.Qualifications & Experience
23+ years in product engineering , with 10+ years leading large technology and delivery organizations in BFSI / Trade Finance .Demonstrated success building mission-critical, scalable, low-latency banking platforms .Deep hands-on experience in Java + microservices + distributed systems . Exposure to Python / C++ preferred.Proven platform modernization experience — cloud, Kubernetes / Docker, streaming (Kafka / Pulsar), event sourcing.Strong domain depth in Trade Finance, SCF, Open Account, LC / BG, Payments & Transaction Banking .Managed engineering ecosystems of 500+ directly or through matrix org structures .Strong stakeholder management with Product, Business, Risk, Operations & Global Client Leaders .Leadership Attributes
High-ownership execution leader with predictable delivery and strong rigor .Ability to scale teams, processes and platforms during rapid growth and transformation .Operates with urgency, hands-on problem solving and extreme accountability .Clear, transparent communicator who builds trust and alignment across global teams.Why this role is critical
Trade & SCF are undergoing rapid modernization across global markets. The EVP will drive platform innovation + engineering excellence + enterprise delivery governance , shaping the next wave of digital Trade Finance transformation.