Director of Software Engineering

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead impactful technical initiatives within the Corporate and Investment Bank Technology Payments team. The role demands in-depth software knowledge, technical leadership, and the ability to manage complex projects across diverse teams. Candidates should possess a strong background in Computer Science and prior experience as a Product Owner or Manager. This position emphasizes decision-making capacity and dedication to fostering a culture of inclusion and respect.

Qualifications

• Expert experience in leading technologists to manage complex technical items.
• Experience hiring and developing talent.
• Experience as a Product Owner or Manager.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology and process implementations to achieve objectives.
• Make influential decisions on resources and operations.
• Deliver scalable technical solutions for multiple domains.
• Champion diversity and inclusion within teams.

Skills

Leadership in software engineering

Cross-functional team development

Cloud native experience

Decision-making

Education

Expertise in Computer Science or related field

Formal training or certification in Software Engineering

Job description

As a Director of Software Engineering at JPMorganChase within the Corporate and Investment Bank Technology Payments team you lead a technical area and drive impact within teams, technologies, and projects across departments. Utilize your in-depth knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to drive multiple complex projects and initiatives, while serving as a primary decision maker for your teams and be a driver of innovation and solution delivery.

Responsibilities

• Leads technology and process implementations to achieve functional technology objectives
• Makes decisions that influence teams’ resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures
• Carries governance accountability for coding decisions, control obligations, and measures of success such as cost of ownership, maintainability, and portfolio operations
• Delivers technical solutions that can be leveraged across multiple businesses and domains
• Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams
• Champions the firm’s culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Qualifications

• If you are a software engineering leader ready to take the reins and drive impact, we’ve got an opportunity just for you.
• Formal training or certification on Software Engineering concepts and expert applied experience. In addition, expert experience leading technologists to manage, anticipate and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise.
• Experience developing or leading cross-functional teams of technologists
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
• Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager
• Practical cloud native experience
• Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working at code level

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.