Senior Software Engineering Leader - Treasury Tech

Truist Financial Corporation; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Truist in the United States seeks a senior leader (SVP) to guide Treasury and Digital Technology, overseeing 60+ teammates in a blended onshore/offshore organization and driving modernization, stability, and strategic roadmaps.

The role requires executive presence, banking technology expertise, and the ability to translate strategy into executable plans while managing risk, vendors, and cross‑functional partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in software development, with significant leadership.
• Advanced management experience leading teams.
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated experience and knowledge of software architecture, development lifecycle, and technology strategy.

Responsibilities

• Implements and helps refine tactical and operational plans for a software engineering team, translating strategies from senior leaders into clear objectives and day‑to‑day priorities for a small to midsized group.
• Manages lower-level managers and experienced individual contributors responsible for designing, developing, testing, and deploying software solutions, ensuring work is delivered on time and to agreed scope and quality.
• Applies and improves technology standards, governance practices, and engineering methods within the team, making moderate to significant enhancements to processes and ways of working.
• Provides data and feedback to senior leadership on team performance and improvement opportunities, influencing how operational plans are adjusted and executed.
• Develops and coaches’ managers and senior individual contributors, setting expectations, providing regular feedback, and reinforcing a collaborative, results oriented engineering culture.
• Leads process, tooling, and system improvements within the team, using metrics and retrospectives to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and increase reliability of delivery.
• Ensures effective risk management and adherence to regulatory and policy requirements for software development and deployment in the team’s scope, coordinating with partner teams to resolve issues within defined guidelines.

Skills

Leadership experience

Software architecture

Development lifecycle

Technology strategy

Agile environment

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field

Advanced degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Job description

Truist in the United States seeks a senior leader (SVP) to guide Treasury and Digital Technology, overseeing 60+ teammates in a blended onshore/offshore organization and driving modernization, stability, and strategic roadmaps.

The role requires executive presence, banking technology expertise, and the ability to translate strategy into executable plans while managing risk, vendors, and cross‑functional partners.