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The Bancorp does more than enable payments innovation. We work side by side with clients, combining deep expertise with a technology-forward approach to deliver creative, practical solutions. We don’t settle for what’s possible today. We look ahead to what’s next, helping clients grow and innovate with confidence.\nThe VP Solutions Architect role is responsible for shaping and delivering strategic initiatives across the FTS Product Management team, translating business objectives, partner needs, regulatory considerations, and product priorities into structured, executable solutions within The Bancorp’s regulated environment. This role combines product management insight, analytical discipline, project leadership, and change management to align stakeholders, clarify requirements, and move complex initiatives from concept through implementation.\nWorking closely with Product Management, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Operations, Technology, Sales, and partner-facing teams, this position establishes direction, strengthens governance, and supports scalable product and program delivery. The VP Solutions Architect drives accountability, documentation, and decision-making practices that enable effective execution, risk awareness, and partner-focused outcomes.\nKey Responsibilities\nStrategic Solution Design and Product AlignmentTranslates strategic priorities, business needs, and partner objectives into actionable product requirements, internal deliverables, and implementation plans.\nDesigns practical, scalable solutions that support product management priorities, strategic initiatives, process improvements, and partner program needs.\nEvaluates initiative scope, business impact, operational dependencies, risk considerations, and implementation complexity to support informed decision-making.\nPartners with Product Management leadership to advance the strategic agenda and align initiatives with organizational priorities.\n\nInitiative Execution and Cross-Functional DeliveryLeads and coordinates strategic initiatives across Product Management, Risk, Compliance, Legal, 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consistent execution practices.\n\nGovernance, Risk, and Compliance CoordinationGuides initiatives through internal governance and approval processes in coordination with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Operations, and Technology stakeholders.\nEnsures solutions align with approved product structures, internal frameworks, policies, procedures, and regulatory expectations.\nIdentifies risks, control considerations, and operational impacts early in the initiative lifecycle and drives timely escalation or resolution.\nSupports audits, exams, and regulatory inquiries by gathering documentation, coordinating responses, and ensuring timely follow-through.\n\nProduct Lifecycle, Documentation, and Continuous ImprovementSupports new product, product enhancement, and strategic initiative execution from concept through implementation and post-launch optimization.\nEvaluates change requests, documents business and operational impacts, and guides changes through governance and implementation processes.\nMonitors initiative outcomes, stakeholder feedback, and execution effectiveness to identify opportunities for improvement.\nRecommends enhancements to product management practices, workflows, documentation, and cross-functional coordination.\nDevelops and maintains product documentation, requirements, governance materials, approval artifacts, and implementation records.\nMaintains centralized documentation and knowledge repositories within SharePoint to support transparency, consistency, and audit readiness.\nCreates clear materials that help stakeholders understand initiative scope, decisions, risks, dependencies, and expected outcomes.\nPerforms other related duties as assigned.\n\nQualification Requirements\nBachelor’s degree in business or a related field, or an equivalent combination of experience.\n8 years of experience in financial services, fintech, banking products, product management, strategic initiatives, or related business functions.\n5 years of product management, project management, program management, or solutions delivery experience in a financial services environment.\nExperience supporting strategic initiatives, product launches, product enhancements, or partner program execution in a regulated environment.\nStrong project management skills, including planning, dependency management, issue tracking, meeting facilitation, and stakeholder communication.\nDemonstrated ability to influence organizational change, align cross-functional teams, and drive execution against a strategic agenda.\nWorking knowledge of bank risk management frameworks and cross-functional stakeholder roles, including Risk, Compliance, Legal, Operations, and Technology.\nSolid understanding of product development lifecycles, governance processes, implementation practices, and operational controls.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex business needs into practical, actionable solutions.\nExcellent communication skills with the ability to engage audiences at all levels and present complex topics clearly.\nAbility to operate independently in a self-managed team environment while maintaining strong collaboration across teams.\nOccasional travel required.\nDemonstrates strong motivation, accountability and resilience in pursuing goals, delivering high-quality results and continuously improving performance.\nDemonstrates the ability and willingness to learn and use approved artificial intelligence tools to improve productivity, decision-making and work quality, while keeping use compliant with company policies.\n\nTravel Expectations\nOccasional travel (a few times per quarter, as needed).\n\nWhat Success Looks Like\nStrategic initiatives are clearly scoped, documented, and advanced through governance with timely decisions, clear ownership, and effective stakeholder alignment.\nProduct enhancements, partner program changes, and strategic initiatives move from concept through implementation with disciplined planning, reduced ambiguity, and minimized rework.\nCross-functional teams understand objectives, requirements, dependencies, risks, timelines, and decision points.\nRisk, compliance, legal, operational, and technology considerations are identified early, escalated appropriately, and incorporated into execution plans.\nDocumentation, approval artifacts, and SharePoint repositories remain current, accessible, and audit-ready.\nAudits, exams, and regulatory inquiries are supported with accurate documentation, coordinated responses, and timely follow-through.\nProduct management workflows, governance practices, and implementation processes improve through stakeholder feedback, post-launch learning, and consistent execution standards.\n\nWhy This Role Matters\nThe VP Solutions Architect helps The Bancorp turn fintech partnership strategy into disciplined execution. By connecting product priorities, partner needs, regulatory expectations, and operational realities, this role strengthens the way strategic initiatives are designed, governed, and delivered.\nIn a regulated financial services environment, effective solution design requires more than project coordination. It requires clear requirements, strong stakeholder alignment, early risk identification, reliable documentation, and consistent execution practices. This role supports scalable product and program delivery while helping teams move faster, make better decisions, and maintain the governance discipline required to support clients, partners, and the business with confidence.\nAdditional Information\nThis job will be open and accepting applications for a minimum of five days from the date it was posted.\nThis information reflects the base salary pay range for this job based on current national market data. Ranges may vary based on the job's location. We offer competitive pay that varies based on individual experience, qualifications and other relevant factors. We encourage you to apply to positions that you are interested in and for which you believe you are qualified. To learn more, you are welcome to discuss with us as you move through the selection process.\nWorking at The Bancorp Bank, N.A. and Benefits Information: https://thebancorp.com/company/join-our-team/\nCompany Culture & Background Screening\nCompany Culture at The Bancorp Bank: https://www.thebancorp.com/company/company-culture/\nThe Bancorp Bank, N.A. is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or other protected category with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment.\nEmployment with The Bancorp Bank, N.A. includes successfully passing a background check including credit, criminal, education, employment, OFAC, and social media background history.\n#LI-MD1","description_format":"text","description_chars":10026,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":5,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-12T16:43:29Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-14T06:34:16Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/thebancorp-vp-solutions-architect","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/thebancorp-vp-solutions-architect.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-14T09:14:03Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10224,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2013685},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2013685"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fthebancorp-vp-solutions-architect"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fthebancorp-vp-solutions-architect"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fthebancorp-vp-solutions-architect"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/thebancorp-vp-solutions-architect\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fthebancorp-vp-solutions-architect"}]}