Head of Solutions Architecture
JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Leadership
Own Libeara's product vision, strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer needs and engineering capacity
Establish product prioritisation, planning processes and governance to drive execution across Product, Engineering and Business Development
Drive product innovation through market insights, customer feedback and emerging technologies
Solution Architecture & Client Solutioning
Lead the design of scalable, secure and compliant solutions for clients, partners and strategic initiatives
Act as the primary technical partner to the Business Development team, leading solution workshops, technical presentations and client engagements
Define architecture standards and provide technical oversight across platform capabilities, APIs and integrations
Engineering & Technology Leadership
Provide architectural direction and technical leadership across the engineering organisation, setting engineering priorities, standards and reliability objectives
Mentor Product Managers and engineers, support technical hiring, and work closely with external engineering partners to ensure high-quality delivery
Cross-functional Collaboration
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Business Development, Compliance and Operations to translate business opportunities into scalable technical solutions
Standardise product documentation, solution frameworks and delivery processes while supporting regulatory, security and operational requirements
Strategic Leadership
Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and executive team on product, technology and architecture strategy, balancing commercial priorities with long-term platform scalability and innovation
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related discipline
Extensive experience in software engineering, solution architecture, product management or technology leadership
Proven track record leading cross-functional product and engineering initiatives, preferably within fintech, digital assets, blockchain, enterprise SaaS or financial services
Strong understanding of modern software architecture, distributed systems, APIs and cloud-native technologies
Experience designing scalable, secure and resilient platforms, ideally within regulated environments
Demonstrated ability to balance technical excellence with commercial objectives and customer needs
Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct line management