The Solution Architect in Cards Payments C P domain should bring a blend of strong technical expertise combined with deep C P industry knowledge The candidate needs to be a strategic thinker with expertise and ambition to adopt emerging technology to build commercially viable solutions to address gaps white spaces in the C P domain 15 - 20 years of experience in the C P industry or IT services industry with focus on C P financial services verticals Strong domain understanding across C P Value chain - Issuers Acquirers Networks CMS Loyalty Rewards Messaging Standards Security Standards Transaction processing Payment rails of atleast North America South Africa UK SEPA etc Constant up to date knowledge of the latest trends in the C P Industry and emergence of FinTech ecosystem Candidate should have work experience with C P Industry COTS products like Vision Plus GPP Volante ACH Finzly etc Proven track record of building commercially viable C P industry solutions covering MACH principles - Micro services APIs Cloud and headless Architecture Candidate should have led Architecture definition Solution Design and overseen end to end implementation programs Candidate should be able to define tech stack for a proposed solution and also lead the effort estimation Be able to work with multiple technical teams and drive the solution development Candidate should be well versed with emerging trends and technologies in the AI space and experience of building a GenAI based solution is a big plus AI 5 years of hands-on experience with target operating model definition business case creation program roadmap definition and organization change management Stakeholder management including hands-on experience interacting with the C Suite both business and technology is mandatory Presentation skills with crisp and transparent articulation of the solution are a must Must have experience of working with clients across multiple regions - USA UK Europe in a global delivery setup etc