Director of Software Engineering

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Greater London seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead technology initiatives. You will drive significant impact across teams while managing complex projects. Candidates should have strong expertise in software engineering and experience in leading talent. The role emphasizes innovation, technical governance, and championing diversity. This position offers an opportunity to engage with diverse stakeholders across a global organization.

Qualifications

• Formal training in Software Engineering or related fields.
• Expert experience in leading technologists.
• Proven track record in developing talent.
• Experience as a Product Owner or Manager.
• Practical cloud-native experience required.
• Strong expertise in a technical field.

Responsibilities

• Leads technology and process implementations.
• Makes resource and budgetary decisions.
• Governance accountability for coding decisions.
• Delivers cross-business technical solutions.
• Influences peer leaders and stakeholders.
• Champions diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Skills

Software Engineering concepts

Cross-functional team leadership

Hiring and talent development

Product ownership experience

Cloud-native experience

Computer Science expertise

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics

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Job Description

If you are a software engineering leader ready to take the reins and drive impact, we've got an opportunity just for you.

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.

Job 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

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 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

About Us

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.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

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.