Director of Software Engineering, Payments EMEA Regulatory Data

ZipRecruiter; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple projects within their Payments Technology team. The role involves fostering innovation, managing a large team, and delivering scalable technical solutions using cutting-edge technologies. Ideal candidates possess strong leadership skills and extensive cloud and technical expertise.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with extensive practical experience.
• Proven leadership of cross-functional technological teams.
• Hands-on cloud experience essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology and process implementations to meet functional objectives.
• Influence senior stakeholders and champion diversity and inclusion.
• Ensure governance over coding and success metrics across projects.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud Experience

Problem Solving

Communication

Technical Expertise

Education

Masters or Ph.D. in relevant disciplines

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

AWS

Pyspark

Java

Databricks

Job description

Job DescriptionJob 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 JPMorgan Chase, you will lead a technical area within the Commercial and Investment Banking Payments Technology team and drive impact across departments. Utilize your deep knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to lead multiple complex projects and initiatives, serving as a primary decision-maker and a driver of innovation and solution delivery.

In this role, you will promote impactful changes across teams and technologies, manage complex projects, and foster innovation. JPMorgan Chase processes payments averaging $10 trillion, representing 24% of the market. We are innovating with new payment methods like JP Coin, expanding into new markets, and enhancing settlement speeds with real-time payments. These advancements require sophisticated technologies to meet regulatory standards and sustain business momentum.

If you're passionate about solving engineering challenges with cutting-edge technologies, including AI and ML, join us in transforming regulatory reporting within the Payments sector. This role, based in the EMEA region, involves leading a team of 25+ professionals, including 3-4 managers, and aligning technology solutions with business growth across jurisdictions like the UAE. You will lead innovation, manage stakeholders, and inspire your team to achieve strategic goals.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead technology and process implementations to meet functional objectives.
• Make decisions influencing resources, budgets, operations, and process execution.
• Ensure governance over coding, control obligations, and success metrics such as cost, maintainability, and operations.
• Deliver scalable technical solutions across multiple business domains.
• Influence senior stakeholders and peer leaders across business, product, and technology teams.
• Champion JPMorgan's culture of diversity, equity, and respect.
• Possess deep expertise in cloud implementations and security controls.
• Adopt emerging technologies, including AI and ML.
• Implement reliable platforms with high availability standards.
• Maintain a problem-solving mindset.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with extensive practical experience.
• Proven leadership of cross-functional technological teams.
• Experience in hiring, developing, and recognizing talent.
• Experience managing products as a Product Owner or Product Manager.
• Hands-on cloud experience.
• Expertise in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related fields.
• Deep knowledge of technologies like Pyspark, AWS, Databricks, Java.
• Experience with scaled platform implementations.
• Excellent communication skills for diverse stakeholder engagement.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience coding at the technical level.
• Understanding of EMEA regulations.
• Adept at working across multiple time zones.
• Subject matter expertise in payments.
• Masters or Ph.D. in relevant disciplines.

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, committed to building trusted, long-term partnerships and serving clients with excellence. We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer, providing accommodations for applicants and employees as needed.

About The Team

Our Commercial & Investment Bank operates across banking, markets, securities services, and payments, serving clients worldwide in over 100 countries, providing strategic advice, capital raising, risk management, and liquidity solutions.