Director of Software Engineering

Testing Site - JPMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Director of Software Engineering within Corporate Technology to lead a technical area and drive cross-team impact across departments.

You will be the primary decision maker for your teams, fostering innovation and ensuring successful delivery of complex solutions while promoting the firm’s culture and governance standards.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering.
• Experience leading technologists and managing in a matrixed environment.
• Experience developing cross-functional teams of technologists.
• Experience hiring, developing, and recognizing talent.
• Experience communicating with business stakeholders on requirements and updates.
• Experience leading a product as Product Owner/PM/Senior Development Lead.
• Full stack Java expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology and process implementations to meet functional technology objectives.
• Decide on resources, budget, and execution of processes and procedures.
• Governance accountability for coding decisions, cost of ownership, maintainability, and portfolio operations.
• Deliver technical solutions that can be leveraged across multiple businesses and domains.
• Manage mid-size technology teams with coaching, career development, and mentorship.
• Influence peer leaders and senior stakeholders across business, product, and technology teams.
• Promote the firm’s culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

Skills

Full stack Java

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Product ownership/PM

Hiring and talent development

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Service Now

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 the Director of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Technology function, you will lead a technical area and promote impact across teams, technologies, and projects within various departments. You will leverage your extensive expertise in software, applications, technical processes, and product management to oversee multiple complex projects and initiatives. In this role, you will serve as the primary decision maker for your teams, fostering innovation and ensuring the successful delivery of solutions.

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
• Managing mid size technology teams, providing coaching, career development, mentorship
• 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, advanced experience leading technologists to manage, anticipate and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise
• Managing a team in a matrixed environment
• Experience developing or leading cross-functional teams of technologists
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
• Experience in speaking directly to business stakeholders to discuss requirements and project updates.
• Experience leading a product as a Product Owner, Product Manager or Senior Development Lead
• Full stack Java expertise

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working at code level
• Experience in using Service Now