Role Summary / Overview We are currently partnered with financial services firms on industry-leading architectural transformation. We need a smart, progressive Business Cloud Architect who is able to directly engage with senior stakeholders to drive modern best-of-breed architecture to support their business. Our Business Cloud Architects have great communication skills, a deep understanding of driving and communicating strategy, product roadmap. They can clearly describe complex business concepts to client stakeholders and are willing and able to both delve into detailed solution specifics and operate at the higher business-enterprise architecture level. Our clients will rely on your expert judgement for modern and best-in-class application, data, and technology solutions so a strong track record of effectively collaborating with project teams and partnering with clients, especially in the Financial Services Industry, Solutions Consulting, or start-up environments, is paramount.Lab49 (a division of the ION Group) is a global business strategy, design and technology consulting company specializing in capital markets. We provide innovation on demand, helping our clients realize rapid transformational change. We engineer the most forward-thinking systems in the industry for all kinds of financial services players, from small startups to large banks, from hedge funds to asset managers, assisting those companies with their most key strategic business programs and technology investments. Our consultants are experts in strategy, user experience, architecture, engineering, and delivery management. We combine knowledge of the latest trends in technology with deep domain expertise to deliver innovative solutions with accelerated time-to-market.We partner with our clients and leverage the myriad of platforms available to design and build the most effective solutions. We have office hubs in Midtown Manhattan, Washington DC, London, Budapest, New Delhi and Sydney.