Director of Enterprise Software & Cloud Transformation

U.S. Bank; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking an accomplished Software Engineering Director to lead the strategy, execution, and modernization of digital platforms supporting Wealth, Corporate, Commercial, and Institutional Banking (WCIB).

This leader will drive innovation, engineering excellence, cloud adoption, and digital transformation while ensuring scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise solutions that enhance the client experience and support business growth.

Qualifications

• Executive leader with experience guiding large software engineering organizations and enterprise tech initiatives.
• Strong expertise in Digital Transformation, Application Development, and Enterprise Technology Strategy.
• Deep knowledge of cloud technologies including Azure and AWS, cloud-native architectures, and platform modernization.
• Experience with Enterprise Architecture, distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and scalable application design.
• Strong understanding of Agile Delivery, DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and modern software engineering practices.
• Proven ability to drive technology governance, risk management, information security, and regulatory compliance.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, executive communication, and cross-functional influence skills.
• Experience evaluating technology investments and understanding impacts to revenue, risk, and customer experience.
• Strong people leadership skills with proven success in building teams and talent development.
• Experience within Financial Services, Banking, Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, or Institutional Banking environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high-performing software engineering teams delivering enterprise digital solutions across WCIB platforms.
• Define and execute the long-term technology strategy, roadmap, and modernization initiatives aligned with business objectives.
• Oversee design, development, deployment, and support of scalable, secure, and resilient digital applications.
• Partner with executive leadership, product teams, and business stakeholders to prioritize investments and tech initiatives.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices, including Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud-native development, and automation.
• Establish engineering standards, architecture governance, and best practices to improve quality and maintainability.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, risk, security, and data protection requirements across platforms.
• Lead large-scale technology transformation initiatives, including cloud migration and platform modernization.
• Manage engineering budgets, resource planning, vendor relationships, and technology investments to maximize value.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, talent development, accountability, and operational excellence.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Cloud technologies

Agile delivery

DevOps

Technology governance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking an accomplished Software Engineering Director to lead the strategy, execution, and modernization of digital platforms supporting Wealth, Corporate, Commercial, and Institutional Banking (WCIB).

This leader will drive innovation, engineering excellence, cloud adoption, and digital transformation while ensuring scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise solutions that enhance the client experience and support business growth.