Director of Software Engineering, Acceleration & Modern Engineering Practices (Asset Management)

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JOB DESCRIPTION

If you are looking for a game-changing career, working for one of the world's leading financial institutions, you've come to the right place.

As a Director of Software Engineering at JPMorganChase within the Asset & Wealth Management, Asset Management Acceleration Pod Team, you, you provide expertise and engineering excellence as an integral part of an agile team to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Leverage your advanced technical capabilities and collaborate with colleagues across the organization to drive best-in-class outcomes across various technologies to support one or more of the firm's portfolios.

This Executive Director Software Engineering leader will stand up and run the Asset Management Acceleration Program ("Acceleration Pod") a dedicated, cross-functional delivery pod that executes a structured flow from idea â validation â pilot/POC â demo â production, with tight governance and rapid iteration to deliver measurable business outcomes. You will combine deep hands-on engineering expertise with senior leadership to drive modern software delivery (CI/CD, testing modernization, cloud-native architecture, APIs/integration, data modeling) and establish an operating model that emphasizes small, focused scopes; reuse of standardized components; short sprint cycles and fast experimentation.

Job responsibilities

• Creates complex and scalable coding frameworks using appropriate software design frameworks
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Architects and governs agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) to improve delivery speed, code quality, and operational outcomes at scale (e.g., AI-driven PR review assistance, test generation/maintenance, release readiness checks, incident triage and root-cause acceleration), while defining guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, and reuse across teams.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.
• Set technical direction for architecture, integration patterns, API strategy, data modeling, and platform engineering while modernizing engineering practices (CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, release readiness controls, observability, and production support operating procedures) to accelerate delivery and maintain reliability, security, and maintainability
• Run pod governance (council + standups) to prioritize work, clear blockers, and drive Go/No-Go decisions, partnering with senior sponsors to align outcomes, resourcing, and decision rights.
• Lead the end-to-end Acceleration Program lifecycle from intake through production rollout (including structured validation, pilot/POC execution, demos, and production hardening/approval processes) while establishing and running sprint-based delivery to drive transparency, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement
• Build delivery guardrails that reduce common failure modes observed in innovation efforts (e.g., organizational silos, technical debt accumulation, weak user engagement, and process/adoption barriers).
• Institutionalize reuse of proven components ("reuse 80% of the stack") and establish guardrails and reference implementations that reduce time-to-deliver and improve consistency across initiatives
• Influences leaders and senior stakeholders across business, product, and technology teams

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
• CI/CD (build/release automation, quality gates, deployment strategies)
• Testing frameworks & automation (unit/integration/contract tests; test strategy and modernization)
• Python OR Java (production services, data applications, automation tooling)
• UI development experience (e.g., modern web UI frameworks, component-based design systems, front-end testing and performance optimization), especially for workflow-heavy internal platforms.
• Data modeling (conceptual/logical/physical; analytics and operational data considerations)
• Architecture (distributed systems, resiliency, performance, maintainability)
• Integration & APIs (REST/event-driven patterns, governance, versioning, security)
• AWS services (practical, production experience; networking, compute, storage, security/IAM, monitoring)
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional alignment (product, business, risk/control, architecture, platform teams) and operate effectively in a governance model with senior stakeholders

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience running a "working backwards" or outcome-first delivery model, including crisp problem framing, acceptance criteria, and success metrics
• Demonstrated success scaling delivery velocity without sacrificing quality (e.g., redesigning CI/CD and testing philosophy to match higher throughput)
• Experience building durable adoption mechanisms (early adopter/champion strategies, measurable adoption metrics, and feedback loops)
• Familiarity with enterprise-approved AI-assisted development tools and patterns (e.g., code assistants, agentic workflows, test generation/triage automation) and how to operationalize them with appropriate guardrails in day-to-day engineering.
• Experience partnering with UX/design to translate user journeys into intuitive experiences, applying UX best practices (research, prototyping, usability testing), and incorporating UX designers into agile delivery to close user-engagement gaps.
• Prior experience in Asset Management technology domains (portfolio, client, research, trading, operations, data/analytics platforms)

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 offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. 

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

ABOUT THE TEAM

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.â