Director of Software Engineering - Partner Channel

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 Consumer and Community Banking Connected Commerce line of business, you lead a technical area and drive impact within teams, technologies, and projects across departments. Utilize your in-depth knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to drive multiple complex projects and initiatives, while serving as a primary decision maker for your teams and be a driver of innovation and solution delivery. You will be positioned at the crossroads of business strategy and technical execution, delivering value to our external partners. Your role will encompass leading technology strategy, execution, and the deployment of key platform offerings to Chase partners as well as internal product teams. You will serve as the tech lead for our strategic Partner Data Exchange platform, interfacing with key stakeholders including the Area Product Owner & Product Owner. You will be instrumental in identifying opportunities to enhance our customer value proposition. Your understanding of product roadmaps and business objectives will be crucial. You will offer design thinking and thought leadership, consistently securing approval from Chief Technology Officers, Heads of Technology, and Heads of Architecture across the organization. As a leader, you will ensure that the solutions provided are sophisticated, resilient, easy to integrate, and meet the highest standards. You will lead with a solid platform thinking approach and will play a vital role in ensuring that solutions are developed in line with firm-wide risk & architecture guidelines.
Job responsibilities

• Develop technology strategy & execute on our platform strategy to drive value for Chase partners.
• Oversee decisions that influence the team's operations, budget, and roadmap.
• Work with the Head of Engineering / Chief Technology Officer of Partner Channel to advance overall platform strategy.
• Influence senior technologists, CTOs, Heads of Technology and Heads of Architecture and ultimately securing relevant buy-ins across the organization.
• Drive adoption of new platform offerings across the product/technology organization
• Partner and collaborate with product and business groups to plan & manage dependencies, timelines, and priorities to ensure successful delivery.
• Champions the firm's culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering 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.
• Proficiency in multiple modern programming languages in particular, the Java/J2EE stack
• Experience with Cloud technologies (AWS, Google Cloud).
• Experience building SaaS, PaaS platforms, tools & services for engineers.
• Experience developing & supporting SaaS, PaaS adoption strategies.
• Experience with building Data solutions.
• Demonstrated experience influencing across highly matrixed, complex organizations.
• Ability to deconstruct & communicate complex or abstract technology concepts in a clear way to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working with product teams to ensure understanding and alignment on product vision and technical implementation.
• Advanced knowledge of architecture & application design processes.
• Bias for action; ability to take ownership and think long-term.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong coding fundamentals - Algorithms & Data Structures
• Track record of effective risk and dependency management
• Experience working in a fast-paced Agile environment.
• Passion for automating & excelling at identifying gaps in processes.

About Us
JPMorganChase, 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.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions - all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.