Software Development Manager Senior

Capital Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 234,000 - 398,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time-off

Flexible work options

2-for-1 charitable gifts

Professional development resources

Job summary

Capital Group in Southern California is seeking a Senior Manager for Portfolio Construction to lead the Tools and Insights capabilities within RAPC. You will guide an engineering organization that helps investment professionals understand portfolio positioning, evaluate risks, and model actions with confidence.

You will coach engineers, decide roadmaps, and partner with Product and investment professionals to align priorities.

Qualifications

• Strong partnership instincts; able to shape strategy and co-own roadmaps.
• Deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including distributed systems, cloud architecture, APIs, testing, observability, security.
• Experience building investor-facing products with underlying platforms and data capabilities.
• Experience with investment workflows, portfolio construction, risk analytics, performance measurement.
• Able to navigate ambiguity and translate detail into direction.
• Establish discipline and empower teams to innovate.
• Use agile and metrics-driven practices to improve delivery.
• Strong communication with engineers, Product, investment professionals, and senior leaders.
• Develop engineering managers and senior contributors, creating growth environments.
• Pragmatic balance of long-term architecture with near-term business needs.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve RAPC's Tools and Insights strategy with Product and stakeholders.
• Build and maintain a clear roadmap balancing investor value, technical sustainability, and organizational capacity.
• Lead engineering execution across a portfolio of investor-facing tools and insights.
• Use agile and metrics-driven engineering practices to improve delivery, health, and accountability.
• Establish operating mechanisms to provide visibility into roadmap progress, capacity, delivery health, risks, and outcomes.
• Establish a culture of operational excellence focused on reliability, quality, performance, and supportability.
• Guide architectural direction across RAPC's Tools and Insights capabilities, promoting reusable components and shared platforms.
• Champion AI and agentic engineering practices across the software lifecycle to boost productivity and value.
• Collaborate with Product and investment professionals to identify opportunities and prioritize investments.
• Coach engineering managers to operate effectively across organizational boundaries.
• Create an environment where teams can do their best work with modern engineering practices.

Skills

Partnership instincts

Strategy ownership

Roadmap co-ownership

Distributed systems

Cloud architecture

APIs

Testing

Observability

Security

Operational excellence

Investor facing

Agile practices

People management

Job description

\"I can be myself at work.\"

You are more than a job title. We want you to feel comfortable doing great work and bringing your best, authentic self to everything you do. We value your talents, traditions, and uniqueness-and we're committed to fostering a strong sense of belonging in a respectful workplace.

We intentionally seek diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, investing in a culture designed to celebrate differences. We believe that belonging leads to better outcomes and a stronger community of associates united by our mission. At Capital, we live our core values every day: Integrity, Client Focus, Diverse Perspectives, Long-Term Thinking, and Community.

\"I can influence my income.\"

You want to feel recognized at work. Your performance will be reviewed annually, and your compensation will be designed to motivate and reward the value that you provide. You'll receive a competitive salary, bonuses and benefits. Your company-funded retirement contribution will factor in salary and variable pay, including bonuses.

\"I can lead a full life.\"

You bring unique goals and interests to your job and your life. Whether you're raising a family, you're passionate about where you volunteer, or you want to explore different career paths, we'll give you the resources that can set you up for success.

• Enjoy generous time-away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options


• Receive 2-for-1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love


• Access on-demand professional development resources that allow you to hone existing skills and learn new ones

\"I can succeed as a Senior Manager, Portfolio Construction (Software Development Manager - Senior) at Capital Group.\"

As the Senior Manager for Portfolio Construction, you will lead the engineering organization responsible for the Tools and Insights capabilities within Risk-Aware Portfolio Construction (RAPC). Your teams will build the experiences that help investment professionals understand portfolio positioning, evaluate risks and opportunities, and model potential actions with confidence.

You will serve as both a strategic leader and a hands-\u2011on engineering coach, responsible for shaping the roadmap, developing talent, improving execution, and ensuring the organization delivers reliable, scalable solutions that create meaningful value for investors. You will partner closely with Product, investment professionals, and engineering leaders across IG Tech to align priorities, translate strategy into execution, and continuously evolve the capability.

A core responsibility of this role is building a high-\u2011performing engineering organization that can scale. You will strengthen operational excellence, modernize engineering practices, improve delivery predictability, and create the architectural foundations needed to support future growth. Your leadership will help RAPC evolve from a collection of capabilities into a cohesive platform that enables investors to make better-\u2011informed decisions.

\"I am the person Capital Group is looking for\"

• You have strong partnership instincts and are comfortable shaping strategy, co-\u2011owning roadmaps, and aligning technology investments with business outcomes.


• You possess a deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including distributed systems, cloud architecture, APIs, testing, observability, security, and operational excellence.


• You have experience building products that combine investor-\u2011facing experiences with underlying platforms, services, and data capabilities.


• You have experience with investment workflows, portfolio construction, risk analytics, performance measurement, financial data, or other high-\u2011stakes decision-support environments.


• You are able to navigate ambiguity, connect detailed execution issues to broader strategy, and synthesize complex information into clear direction.


• You establish discipline and accountability while empowering teams to innovate and operate effectively.


• You use agile and metrics-\u2011driven engineering practices to create transparency, improve delivery predictability, and drive accountability for outcomes.


• You have strong communication skills and can engage effectively with engineers, Product, investment professionals, and senior leaders.


• You develop engineering managers, technical leaders, and senior individual contributors, creating an environment where people can grow and thrive.


• You take a pragmatic approach to problem solving, balancing long-\u2011term architecture with near-\u2011term business needs.

What You Will Lead

Vision, Strategy & Roadmap

• Define and evolve the long-\u2011term strategy for RAPC's Tools and Insights capabilities in partnership with Product and business stakeholders.


• Build and maintain a clear roadmap that balances investor value, technical sustainability, and organizational capacity.


• Drive alignment across teams and capabilities to ensure delivery efforts contribute to a coherent long-\u2011term vision.

Execution & Operational Excellence

• Lead engineering execution across a diverse portfolio of investor-\u2011facing tools and insight-\u2011delivery capabilities.


• Use agile and metrics-\u2011driven engineering practices to improve delivery predictability, organizational effectiveness, and accountability for results.


• Establish operating mechanisms that provide visibility into roadmap progress, organizational capacity, delivery health, execution risks, and outcomes.


• Establish a culture of operational excellence focused on reliability, quality, performance, supportability, and continuous improvement.


• Ensure teams consistently deliver solutions that are secure, maintainable, and production ready.

Engineering Excellence & Architecture

• Establish scalable engineering practices that improve quality, reliability, and delivery speed, including automated testing, observability, automation, and effective production support.


• Guide architectural direction across RAPC's Tools and Insights capabilities, promoting reusable components, shared platforms, and solutions that can evolve with investor and business needs.


• Champion AI and agentic engineering practices across the software development lifecycle to increase productivity, strengthen quality, and enable teams to focus on higher-\u2011value work.


• Ensure technical investments support both current business priorities and the long-\u2011term evolution of the platform.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner closely with Product and business stakeholders to identify opportunities, validate solutions, and prioritize investments.


• Engage directly with investment professionals to understand workflows, gather feedback, and ensure the organization remains focused on delivering meaningful outcomes.


• Collaborate across IG Tech and partner organizations to deliver integrated, end-\u2011to-\u2011end capabilities that serve investors effectively.


• Communicate strategy, progress, risks, and trade-\u2011offs clearly to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Culture, Talent & Leadership

• Build and develop a high-\u2011performing organization grounded in trust, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.


• Coach engineering managers and technical leaders to operate effectively across organizational boundaries and increasing levels of responsibility.


• Foster a culture that encourages curiosity, innovation, constructive debate, and shared ownership of outcomes.


• Create an environment where teams can do their best work while embracing modern engineering practices and continuous improvement.

Innovation & Capability Evolution

• Advance RAPC's portfolio construction capabilities by delivering tools and insights that help investors evaluate opportunities and make more informed decisions.


• Leverage AI and emerging technologies where they create meaningful value for investors and the firm.


• Encourage experimentation while maintaining the rigor, reliability, and governance expected of investment-\u2011critical systems.

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I can learn more about Capital Group.

At Capital Group, the success of the people who invest with us depends on the people in whom we invest. That's why we offer a culture, compensation and opportunities that empower our associates to build successful and prosperous careers. Through nine decades, our goal has been to improve people's lives through successful investing. We know that our history is a testament to the strength of the people we hire. More than 9,000 associates in 30+ offices around the world help our clients and each other grow and thrive every day. Find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Glassdoor.

Southern California Base Salary Range: $234,276-$398,269New York Base Salary Range: $248,365-$422,221Seattle Base Salary Range: $234,276-$398,269

In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital's annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.

You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.

* Temporary positions in the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we comply with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination when making all decisions about employment. As equal opportunity employers, our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.