Bank Of America Global Head Network Architecture 

United Kingdom, England, City of Westminster 

69137271

Job Title:Global Head of Network Architecture

SVP

Role overview

In the role of Global Head of Network Architecture, you are responsible for building and leading an organization to deliver technology products and services that meet strategic business outcomes. Key responsibilities include enabling the portfolio strategy by setting strategic technology outcomes, creating a resource and people development strategy, managing the financial and resource plan, advocating, and advancing organizational agility, improving end-to-end processes, and promoting learning and improvement. Job expectations may include coaching, mentoring, and driving leadership succession planning and development of employees.

Responsibilities:

• Manage relationships with business and technology executives/sponsors and vendors for technical products and understand the work deliverables and performance of the Technology.

• Create an inclusive and healthy working environment sponsoring opportunities that improve processes and identifying new opportunities to enhance efficiency and gain a competitive advantage.

• Conduct portfolio level resourcing and financial management activities, establishes target outcomes through objectives and key results, tracks strategic technology outcomes aligned to the portfolio strategy, and promotes the organization and its resources to achieve them.

• Facilitate performance and career development of teams through performance reviews, coaching, and creating development plans.

• Establish a culture of risk and compliance management, ensuring the organization is compliant with all applicable policies and standards.

• Ensure that execution is aligned with Portfolio strategy by working with Portfolio Product Executives and other value stream stakeholders.

• Manage procurement, vendor evaluations, and negotiating vendor contracts for technical products and services for the organization.

• Break down barriers to create a more inclusive environment that supports company D&I goals.

• Challenge end-to-end process efficiency and effectiveness, champion data driven decision-making and remove obstacles to optimize operations.

• Inspect and challenge risk controls, governance, and culture to ensure the timely identification, escalation, debate, and remediation of risk across the organization.

• Mobilize organizational resources to deliver the full range of the bank’s capabilities to meet client needs and to gain competitive advantage.

Key skills required include:

• Ability to analyze potential risks and developing effective solutions.

• Understanding of financial implications and ability to make informed decisions.

• Capable of grasping industry context and business operations.

• Persuasive communication skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Design and implement strategic plans ensuring network capacity meets existing and future requirements.

• Ability to oversee the end-to-end process of delivery network solutions, from design to implementation.

• Experience in creating effective network architecture solutions that align with the Bank’s goals and technical requirements.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.