Senior Tech Director, Financial Services & Cloud Strategy

Publicis Sapient; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Director of Technology to lead high-quality software delivery across the full SDLC. You will drive enterprise architecture, modern tech practices, and cloud adoption while collaborating with senior clients up to the C-suite to shape business outcomes.

The role requires hands-on leadership in large-scale distributed systems with a strong background in multiple languages and AI tooling.

Qualifications

• You will possess strong knowledge of at least one segment of the NA Banking Sector (e.g. Core Banking, Payment Systems and Flows, Regulatory Frameworks, Risk Management)
• You will be experienced in influencing very senior client stakeholders (up to the C-suite) and be responsible for building client advocates across all levels
• You will bring a mature PoV on the topics that matter the most across the NA FS sector and a strategy of how to convert ideas into revenue
• You will have experience delivering Digital Business Transformation for Financial Services sector clients underpinned by modern technology and methodology
• You’ll have the ability to navigate the unknown and lead from the front in helping structure work and drive solution options and estimations at different RFP stages
• You will be experienced in delivering end-to-end outcomes for clients starting from ideation to value realization

Responsibilities

• A Director of Technology leads the high-quality delivery of software and enterprise technology solutions across all phases of the SDLC.
• They collaborate with senior clients up to the C-suite and across delivery and consulting teams to shape and achieve business outcomes.
• They drive enterprise-level modern architecture, robust software engineering practices and cloud adoption.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Java

Go

Scala

Python

LangChain

Tools

Docker

GKE

AKS

Job description

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Director of Technology to lead high-quality software delivery across the full SDLC. You will drive enterprise architecture, modern tech practices, and cloud adoption while collaborating with senior clients up to the C-suite to shape business outcomes.

The role requires hands-on leadership in large-scale distributed systems with a strong background in multiple languages and AI tooling.