Managing Director, Engineering Group Leader

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Basic life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

BNY Mellon is seeking a Managing Director, Engineering Group Leader for our Payments Platform Engineering in New York, NY. You will set the engineering strategy for a mission-critical payments platform, guide architecture, modernization, and production reliability across wires, ACH, Zelle, real-time payments, checks, and related services.

You will lead a global, high-impact engineering organization, drive AI-enabled practices, ensure security and resilience, and partner with product, risk,

Qualifications

• 15+ years of technology leadership experience in financial services, payments, fintech, or regulated environments.
• Deep expertise in payments technology, transaction processing, distributed systems, APIs, and highly available platforms.
• Strong technical credibility to guide architecture and coach senior leaders.
• Proven success modernizing mission-critical platforms with resiliency and performance gains.
• Experience working with audit, risk, compliance, cybersecurity, and regulators on technology controls and resilience.
• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated success building global engineering teams and promoting excellence and discipline.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled development practices to improve productivity and outcomes.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, IT, or related field

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the engineering strategy for the payments platform.
• Lead modernization, scalability, and production stability across payment services.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership for distributed systems and APIs.
• Partner with product, risk, compliance, and business leaders to deliver secure end-to-end solutions.
• Drive AI-enabled engineering practices and automation to improve delivery and resiliency.
• Lead and develop large global engineering teams and foster engineering excellence.
• Engage executives, auditors, and regulators to align modernization and risk management.
• Track outcomes for availability, latency, and modernization progress.

Skills

Technology leadership

Payments technology

Distributed systems

Executive communication

AI-enabled development practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Cloud & hybrid architecture tools

APIs

Job description

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Managing Director, Engineering Group leader for our Payments Platform Engineering. This role is located in New York, New York.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Define and execute the engineering strategy for BNY's mission-critical payments platform, overseeing architecture, modernization, delivery, resiliency, and production stability across wires, ACH, Zelle, instant payments, checks, lockbox, and related payment services.
• Lead the transformation of core payment capabilities into a scalable, secure, highly available, low-latency, and observable platform aligned with BNY's engineering, architecture, and operational resilience standards.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership across distributed systems, high-volume transaction processing, APIs, event‑driven architectures, data platforms, performance optimization, and production readiness.
• Partner with product, operations, risk, compliance, cybersecurity, sanctions, funds control, and business leaders to deliver secure, resilient, and compliant end‑to‑end payment solutions.
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices and intelligent automation to improve software delivery, code quality, operational efficiency, resiliency, and control effectiveness.
• Lead and develop large global engineering organizations, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, engineering excellence, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Engage senior executives, governance bodies, auditors, and regulators to align modernization priorities, technology investments, operational resilience, risk management, and platform performance.
• Establish and track measurable outcomes across platform availability, resiliency, throughput, latency, modernization progress, technical debt reduction, incident reduction, AI adoption, and operational efficiency.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• 15+ years of technology leadership experience, including leadership of large‑scale engineering organizations within financial services, payments, fintech, or other highly regulated environments.
• Deep expertise in payments technology, transaction processing, distributed systems, application modernization, resiliency engineering, API ecosystems, and highly available production platforms. Cloud and hybrid architecture experience preferred.
• Strong technical credibility with the ability to evaluate architecture, guide engineering decisions, coach senior leaders, and drive scalable, secure, and resilient system design.
• Proven success modernizing business‑critical platforms with measurable improvements in resiliency, performance, operational efficiency, controls, and delivery outcomes.
• Experience working closely with audit, risk, compliance, cybersecurity, and regulatory stakeholders on technology controls, resilience, and transformation initiatives.
• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical topics into business and risk outcomes.
• Demonstrated success building global teams, developing engineering talent, and advancing engineering excellence and operational discipline.
• Experience leveraging AI‑enabled development practices, intelligent automation, or production AI solutions to improve engineering productivity and platform outcomes.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in payment domains such as wires, ACH, real‑time payments, Zelle, checks, lockbox, sanctions screening, or payment gateways.
• Experience with operational resilience, disaster recovery, cyber recovery, and critical incident management.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise‑scale modernization and engineering transformation initiatives.

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting‑edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn

Here’s a few of our recent awards:

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
• “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay‑for‑performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company‑sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.