Global Payroll Platform Architect & AI‑Driven Tech Leader

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Columbus (OH)

On-site

USD 230,000 - 340,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Columbus, OH invites a Senior Director of Software Engineering Global Payroll to lead multiple technical areas across HR & Payroll Technology, shaping the platforms that enable accurate, on-time payroll across the U.S.

and international operations. You will own technology strategy for Oracle HCM Payroll and Time, drive architectural patterns with ADP integrations, ensure strong controls and compliance, and guide cross-functional teams toward scalable, auditable delivery

Qualifications

Formal training or certification in software engineering with 10+ years applied experience.
Deep experience delivering payroll technology in a large global enterprise.
Strong expertise with Oracle HCM Payroll and Time platforms, including upgrades.

Responsibilities

Leads multiple technology and process implementations across departments to achieve firmwide technology objectives, with a focus on global payroll and time technology platforms and integrations
Owns the technology strategy, engineering delivery, and lifecycle management for Oracle HCM Payroll and Time platforms, including configuration enablement, upgrades, environment management, and integration architecture
Leads technology enablement and integration patterns for ADP GlobalView and ADP Celergo, ensuring reliable, controlled, and observable data flows that support global payroll processing
Directly manages multiple areas with strategic transactional focus, ensuring platforms and integrations meet high standards for availability, accuracy, security, auditability, and operational stability
Owns interface integrity and master-data quality across upstream and downstream HR, Finance, Tax, and Treasury dependencies—the most common source of payroll defects
Provides leadership and high-level direction to teams across multiple platforms, divisions, and lines of business (engineering, product, platform, and production support), while partnering with Payroll Operations and regional stakeholders to translate operational needs into prioritized technical roadmaps and delivery plans
Drives compliance-by-design, ensuring platform and integration capabilities support financial controls (SOX), country-specific statutory and tax reporting, data residency and retention requirements, segregation of duties, and access management
Balances disciplined BAU delivery (SDLC, automated testing, monitoring and observability, incident and problem management, peak-cycle readiness) with innovation that optimizes process, automates controls, improves data quality, and modernizes integrations at global scale
Leads vendor and partner governance (including ADP) for technology delivery performance, roadmap alignment, and managed-service outcomes
Sets and scales multi-department strategy for agentic AI-enabled engineering and SDLC/TLM automation (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) to drive firmwide objectives (speed, scalability, reliability, and cost-to-serve), including portfolio-level standards for AI-orchestrated delivery workflows, release governance, automated test modernization, resilience engineering, and incident response acceleration; establishes guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, traceability, and reuse.
Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to drive cross-domain reuse and measurable capacity unlock outcomes across departments.