ERG Within Finastra:
Women@Finastra Inclusion Network
At Women@Finastra, we&rsquo;re supporting Finastra&rsquo;s mission to become the most loved and inclusive company in fintech, by enabling and empowering women to achieve their professional and personal aspirations through the following actions:
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<li>Creating a safe environment.</li>
<li>Embodying diversity and inclusion.</li>
<li>Providing equal opportunity.</li>
<li>Building a network.</li>
<li>Encouraging unbiased decision making</li>
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At Finastra, we&rsquo;re committed to:
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Achieving 50/50 gender parity by 2030. Our leadership team has achieved 38% female representation and?our innovation?team surpasses this with 52%. The programs we have in place will accelerate this across the business.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Promoting woman?in fintech and STEM.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Enabling financial inclusion?everywhere, by promoting access to affordable?financial services, financial literacy, youth hackathons, Girls Who Code, helping bank?the unbanked and funding small &amp; minority businesses.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Challenging algorithmic bias in financial services.</li>
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Join Finastra on March 6th for an insightful LinkedIn Live focusing on "Balancing Act: Inspiring Inclusion and Excellence in Fintech"&nbsp;
This engaging discussion aims to shed light on the distinctive hurdles women encounter while striving to maintain equilibrium in the fast-paced tech sector.&nbsp;
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The panel:
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<li aria-level="1">Anagha Dongre - Senior Director</li>
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Head of GPPe Engineering, R&amp;amp;D Payment Finastra
Anagha leads a global team of engineers delivering innovative solutions for leading banks. With 20 years of experience, including 17 in finance, she excels in engineering, agile transformation, and team management across multicultural settings. Anagha is passionate about team building, collaboration, and music-inspired creativity.
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<li aria-level="1">Cristina Talaba</li>
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COO, Treasury and Capital Markets; Country Head @ Finastra Romania
Over 15 years at Finastra, Cristina Talaba advanced from junior roles to COO of Treasury &amp; Capital Markets. She now focuses on enhancing customer experiences, addressing pandemic-induced client disconnection by driving initiatives for loyalty and improvement.
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<li aria-level="1">Elona Ruka - Wright</li>
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EVP, Global Chief Risk &amp; Compliance Officer
Elona oversees diverse risk management areas at Finastra, emphasizing top-notch strategies in information security, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk. With over 20 years of experience in financial institutions, she drives transformative efforts in risk management, governance, and compliance programs.
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<li aria-level="1">Kimberly Thompson</li>
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VP, Human Resources, Global
Kimberly Thompson, a seasoned HR executive, brings over 20 years of diverse industry experience and academic credentials in Organizational Leadership and Behavioral Sciences. As HR Leader at Finastra, she drives talent, strategy, and culture, aligning people strategies with sustainable growth. Passionate about diversity and community advocacy, she balances professional excellence with personal pursuits.
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Discover practical solutions such as flexible working hours, remote work opportunities, and supportive workplace policies tailored to help women thrive both personally and professionally.&nbsp;
Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and connect with like-minded individuals.&nbsp;
Register now to secure your spot and take a step towards achieving a harmonious work-life balance in the dynamic world of technology.
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About FINASTRA 
At Finastra our purpose is to unlock the power of finance for everyone &amp; redefine finance for good. We provide critical, leading solutions to the global financial services market. We&rsquo;re the orchestrator of open finance; building and delivering innovative, next-generation technology on our open Fusion software architecture and cloud ecosystem. We&rsquo;re one of the world&rsquo;s largest FinTechs, working with over 9,000 customers including 90 of the top 100 banks globally.
We are more than just a workplace; we are a responsible business that believes in doing well by doing good. Now is the time to embrace new challenges, seize your opportunity and make your mark. Our people are our greatest asset.
 Note: Shortlisted candidates will be notified via email.

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The Global Flexible Vacation Policy defines Finastra&rsquo;s commitment to life-work balance. At&nbsp;Finastra, we promote OPENworking, and we believe that everyone is more efficient without artificial limits on vacations/holiday entitlement and encourage you to take vacation as and when you need to&mdash;there will be no cap on holidays.

At Finastra we are committed to providing a safe and respectful work environment for all, we will not tolerate inappropriate behavior, including harassment, bullying, or abuse of authority. No one has to endure any type of harassment at Finastra, for any reason, at any time. Likewise, no one is permitted to harass anyone else at Finastra. Finastra does not tolerate any harassing behavior and treats all complaints of harassment seriously whether they are made informally or formally. We will instigate disciplinary or legal action against people who harass, bully, or abuse their authority. We will treat each other respectfully and challenge any unfair behavior. By respect, we mean due consideration for the feelings, wishes, and rights of others. We are all responsible for ensuring harassment doesn&rsquo;t happen at Finastra and Finastra will investigate all complaints to ensure they are resolved quickly and fairly.

Maternity Time off allows us to comply with both the letter and spirit of the law on maternity rights and to make the maternity leave process transparent and supportive for the employees. 
A female employee of Finastra India is entitled to be paid maternity leave before and after childbirth, for a total of not more than twenty-six (26) weeks (Inclusive of public holidays and weekly offs), with up to eight (8) weeks of maternity benefit to be given preceding the date of her delivery. 
In compliance with the Maternity Benefit Act 1961, female employees adopting a child below the age of three months and commissioning mothers having children through surrogacy are entitled to paid maternity leave for a period of twelve (12) weeks from the date the child is handed over to them. If the age of the adopted child is more than 3 months, the adoptive mother will not be entitled to the maternity benefit under the existing rules.
A female employee who undergoes a tubectomy operation, on submission of prescribed proof, will be entitled to two (2) weeks paid leave, immediately following the day of the tubectomy operation. In addition, every female employee who undergoes a medical termination of pregnancy or miscarriage, on submission of prescribed proof, will be entitled to six (6) weeks of paid leave immediately after the day of medical termination of pregnancy or miscarriage.
In the event of any illness arising out of pregnancy, delivery, premature birth, miscarriage, medical termination of pregnancy, or a tubectomy operation, the employee will be eligible to take an additional paid leave of up to four (4) weeks. 
Finastra reserves the right to seek a medical certificate from a doctor confirming the need for such leave due to pregnancy-related problems.

The SAFELeave &amp; Domestic Abuse Policy recognizes the unfortunate reality of domestic violence. At Finastra we are committed to tackling the issue of by providing the necessary resources and work adjustments to Personnel who need help.

Safe Leave and Domestic Abuse

The Adoption Policy defines the support provided to you by Finastra if you are expanding your family through adoption. It confirms the reimbursement of costs associated with adopting a child that Finastra will meet and that local parental leave rules equally apply to adoption. Finastra recognizes the valuable contribution that its employees can make in providing a safe and loving home for children around the world via adoption and this policy provides the family with the support that they will need.

Adoption Policy

The Finastra group of companies (&ldquo;Finastra&rdquo;) places the principles of Environmental, Social &amp; Governance (ESG) and our business mantra of &lsquo;doing well by doing good&rsquo; at the heart of its OPEN and inclusive culture. Our corporate purpose is to unlock the potential of people, businesses, and communities through open, inclusive, and sustainable finance. By focusing on our technology, talent, and network we have created a platform for positive social and environmental change through philanthropy, education, job creation, economic growth, and innovation. This strategic approach and vision for corporate responsibility was formed at the inception of Finastra. The purpose of this policy is to inform our stakeholders how Finastra will leverage its ecosystem to improve the world around us. The policy also describes various employee responsibilities and requirements, as well as the governance structure applied to the ESG agenda at Finastra.

Environment Social and Governance Policy

This policy outlines the processes involved in paternity leave. Paternity Leave provides for a short period of paid leave immediately following the birth or adoption, or within a relatively short time thereafter.
An employee is eligible for a maximum of 10 working days in the service career towards Paternity Leave. It can be utilized at a maximum of 5 working days per Child or adoption of a child, for the first two children.
Paternity leave will need to be consumed at one stretch and not in parts. No Carry forward / Accumulation / Encashment is possible with Paternity leave. The Request for Paternity Leave Approval will need to be supported by a copy of the Birth Certificate or Adoption Certificate issued by the competent governmental body.
Any inappropriate claim or usage of Paternity Leave will result in disciplinary action.

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What will you contribute?Reporting to the Gregory Guy, the UI Director Development will be accountable for managing a cross functional team focused on the technical delivery of the data solutions, and product development of the UI product. This role includes managing resources using an Agile Methodology, training, recruitment, budgeting and performance management. The incumbent will have ownership of the technical design, systems analysis, coding, automated unit testing and integration. The UI Director Development will also liaise with the Product Owner, Architects, Program Managers, software engineers/developers and end users regarding the development and implementation of product lines using various technologies.Responsibilities & Deliverables:Your deliverables as a UI Director Development will include, but are not limited to, the following:• BS or MS in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent industry experience• Strong technical vision• Lead and scale the UI engineering organization (managers + senior ICs) across time zones—set the hiring bar, org structure, career paths, coaching/mentoring, and performance management to build a high performing team.• Support modernization vision and roadmap, aligned with product and platform goals.• Plan and execute an incremental migration from legacy UIs to modern web stacks with low risk cutovers and business continuity.• Strong understanding of API design principles and integration patterns (REST, GraphQL, API versioning, security, performance), with a proven ability to guide teams in building scalable front end–to–backend interfaces.• Own the end to end front end architecture, including framework strategy, design system governance, monorepo/tooling strategy, performance budgets, accessibility (WCAG), and observability for UI applications.• Partner closely with Product, UX, and Customer Experience teams to ensure that user centric design, usability, and accessibility influence all technical decisions.• Establish and champion UI engineering best practices across security, performance, testing, internationalization, and maintainability.• Drive UI consistency and reusability across product lines, reducing fragmentation and accelerating delivery through shared components and standards.• Communicate architectural vision, trade offs, risks, and progress to executive leadership and cross functional stakeholders.• A balance of strong technical skills and acumen combined with excellent team/people leadership to deliver high quality and timely solutions• Demonstrated track record of hiring, developing, and retaining exceptional talent• Excellent attitude of adapting changes in a global delivery environment• Ability to prioritize and manage work to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment leveraging and building offshore resources/teams across multiple time zones• Ability to work with cross functional teams toward common solutions• Proven track record of delivering software releases on time, on budget, on quality• Define, refine, and implement processes, methodologies and operational procedures to drive accelerated delivery and infuse testability early in the SDLC process by building testability into solutions• Experience working in an agile environment• Excellent communication and collaboration skills• Define, refine, and implement processes, methodologies and operational procedures to drive accelerated delivery and infuse testability early in the SDLC process by building testability into solutionsRequired Experience:• Minimum of 10 to 15 years of software development experience in a senior role• At least 10 years of direct management experience in a technology company including managing offshore resources• Experience managing a team of developers and strong leadership capabilities to develop a high performing team• Experience working in an dynamic development environment• Extensive experience in enterprise software development• Experience managing the development of SaaS and cloud-based applications• Experience in leading complex projects• Demonstrated ownership of front end architecture at scale, including design systems, performance optimization, observability, and accessibility standards.• Proven experience collaborating with Product Design/UX teams to deliver user centric digital experiences.• Experience defining and enforcing UI engineering standards across multiple teams or product lines.• 5+ years directly leading UI/front end engineering teams (including second line management and distributed/offshore teams) with a proven record of hiring, developing, and retaining senior UI talent.• Demonstrated success modernizing large scale enterprise UIs—from vision and business case through roadmap, delivery, and deprecation—including migrations from legacy stacks (e.g., JSP) to modern frameworks, consolidation onto a design system, and measurable UX/performance gains.• Hands on depth sufficient to make architecture decisions and mentor leaders across modern web technologies and tooling.• Experience working with the following teams:o Solution/Application Architects and Developerso Operationso Infrastructureo Project Managemento Business Analyst/Business System Analysto Offshore outsourcing development and testing teamWe are proud to offer a range of incentives to our employees worldwide. These benefits are available to everyone, regardless of grade, and reflect the values we uphold:· Flexibility: Enjoy unlimited vacation, based on your location and business priorities. Hybrid working arrangements, and inclusive policies such as paid time off for voting, bereavement, and sick leave.· Well-being: Access Confidential one-on-one therapy through our Employee Assistance Program, find support from our network of Wellbeing Champions and Gather Groups, and a calendar of monthly events and initiatives designed to help you thrive - Inside and Outside of work.· Medical, life & disability insurance, retirement plan, lifestyle and other benefits*· Sustainability: Benefit from paid time off for volunteering and donation matching.· DEI: Participate in multiple DE&I groups for open involvement (e.g., Count Me In, Culture@Finastra, Proud@Finastra, Disabilities@Finastra, Women@Finastra).· Career Development: Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool.· Recognition: Be part of our global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates, and contribute to regular employee surveys to help shape Finastra and foster a culture where everyone is engaged and empowered to perform at their best.

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