Sr. Director of Software Engineering

About the role

As a Sr. Director of Software Engineering within the Audit Tech team in Corporate Technology at JPMorgan Chase, you will drive innovation, mentor tech talent, and translate complex data into powerful insights. You'll oversee a tech ecosystem spanning internal and public clouds, optimizing for peak performance. This role involves utilizing in-depth knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to lead multiple complex projects and initiatives, serving as a primary decision maker and driver of innovation and solution delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple software engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
• Define strategy, vision, and alignment to architecture standards and data strategy, including the use of AI to advance envisioned transformation and technology selection
• Partner with senior stakeholders, business users, and product leadership across Audit & Corporate Technology to build strong partnerships
• Collaborate with business users to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Oversee the full software development lifecycle for concurrent projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget
• Drive the adoption of best practices in software development, including Agile methodologies and DevOps practices
• Mentor, coach, and develop software engineers and development leads to enhance their technical and leadership skills
• Establish and implement software development standards, methodologies, and quality assurance processes
• Manage resource allocation, budgets, and strategic planning for the software engineering department
• Set and scale multi-department strategy for agentic AI-enabled engineering and SDLC/TLM automation using enterprise-authorized tools to drive firmwide objectives (speed, scalability, reliability, and cost-to-serve)
• Establish portfolio-level standards for AI-orchestrated delivery workflows, release governance, automated test modernization, resilience engineering, and incident response acceleration
• Define guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, traceability, and reuse
• Apply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to drive cross-domain reuse and measurable capacity unlock outcomes across departments

Requirements

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience
• 5+ years of experience leading technologists to manage, anticipate, and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise
• Strong background in financial technology and understanding of data-intensive applications
• Expertise in programming languages: Java, Python, Angular, and GenAI
• Experience with cloud technologies, particularly AWS
• Proficiency in Oracle database management and optimization
• Proven track record of successfully leading large-scale software development projects
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and DevOps practices
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with business stakeholders and technical teams as an influential subject matter expert
• Experience in managing budgets and resources for software development projects
• Experience leading multi-organization adoption of agentic AI-enabled engineering operating models using enterprise-authorized tools, including defining governance (human-in-the-loop decisioning, quality gates), measurement frameworks, and secure handling of sensitive inputs/outputs across teams
• Deep understanding of responsible AI risk, controls, and resiliency/security expectations at scale, with demonstrated ability to advise senior leaders on safe adoption, portfolio governance, and reuse-first strategies

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep working knowledge of Public Cloud, Native-Cloud applications, Microservices, Databases, and Data Lakes
• Ensure all software development adheres to financial industry regulations and security standards

About Us

JPMorgan Chase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses, and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional, and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years, and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care coverage
• On-site health and wellness centers
• Retirement savings plan
• Backup childcare
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mental health support
• Financial coaching
• Base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location
• Commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation for eligible roles, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions