VP, Application Development & AI Innovation

CardWorks, Inc.; South Jordan (UT); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Bonus target

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Merrick Bank in South Jordan, Utah, is seeking a Vice President, Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team building mission-critical financial systems. You will ship scalable, secure platforms powering real money movement and strategically embed AI into products and processes.

This role partners with Product, Data, Cyber and Business leaders to turn ideas into shipped solutions while maintaining production reliability.

Qualifications

• 7+ years leading engineering teams in fintech or financial services.
• Proven track record shipping production-grade systems at scale.
• Experience building or integrating AI/ML into financial workflows.
• Strong communication with executives and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team.
• Drive delivery of scalable, secure platforms powering real money movement.
• Strategically embed AI into products and processes.
• Own engineering rigor: architecture, observability, deployment, and quality.
• Coach engineers into technical leaders and problem-solvers.

Skills

Strategic leadership

System architecture

AI/ML integration

Production reliability

Financial services domain

Job description

Merrick Bank in South Jordan, Utah, is seeking a Vice President, Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team building mission-critical financial systems. You will ship scalable, secure platforms powering real money movement and strategically embed AI into products and processes.

This role partners with Product, Data, Cyber and Business leaders to turn ideas into shipped solutions while maintaining production reliability.