Director of Software Engineering

Job Description
If you are a software engineering leader ready to take the reins and drive impact, we've got an opportunity just for you.
As a Director of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Banking, you will lead a technical domain, managing teams, technologies, and projects across multiple departments. Your deep expertise in software, applications, technical processes, and product management will be vital in managing numerous complex projects and initiatives, serving as the key decision maker for your teams while promoting innovation and effective solution delivery. With over 15 years of experience in developing Risk Management Systems for the Markets business, you have proven success in leading large teams and collaborating effectively with diverse internal stakeholders.
Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage large software development teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence
• Provide strategic direction and mentorship to team members, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Establish and maintain effective partnerships with internal stakeholders across various lines of business.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of complex software projects, ensuring they meet business requirements, timelines, and budget constraints.
• Implement best practices in project management and software development methodologies. Leverage extensive technical expertise in Python, AWS cloud platforms to steer the creation of scalable and robust software solutions.
• Possess a strong understanding of data architectures to ensure optimal design and implementation. Work with Apache Spark, EMR, Glue, and Parquet to process and analyze large datasets, promoting insights and decision-making through advanced data analytics.
• Optimize Redshift-based data pipelines for performance, managing over 100+ TB of data, and ensuring efficient data processing and retrieval
• Handle petabytes of data in data lake and data lakehouse environments like Iceberg, implementing best practices for data management, storage, and retrieval.
• Leverage experience with JPMorgan's in-house risk management system, Athena, across various lines of business in markets such as Market business.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the trade lifecycle, risk management, and financial products in investment banking, including options, swaps, equities, bonds, and repo.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and functionality of software solutions. Promote innovation by staying abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Develop and implement strategies that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of software development processes. Champion Agile methodologies to enhance project delivery, team collaboration, and continuous improvement. Facilitate Agile ceremonies and ensure adherence to Agile principles and practices.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Formal training or certification on large scale technology program concepts and 10+ years applied experience. In addition, 5+ years of experience leading technologists to manage, anticipate and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise
• Proven track record of leading large global teams (50+ developers).
• Technical Skills: Expertise in Python, AWS cloud platform (S3, Lambda, Kinesis, EC2, DynamoDB, EventBridge, MKS), big data technologies, and data lake/lakehouse architectures (Iceberg). Architect level expertise in data solutions.
• Modern skills in Cloud and AI.
• Risk Management System: Extensive experience with risk management system across various lines of business.
• Financial Products Knowledge: Strong understanding of trade lifecycle, risk management, trade model, trade booking and financial products in investment banking.
• Leadership Skills: Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve high performance.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Experience in JPMorgan's Athena RMS is preferred.