Director Systems Engineering (ServiceNow SME) (Jersey City)

About DTCC

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

Pay and Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well‑being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well‑being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role

Being a member of IT Enterprise Arch Data & Corp Tech team, the Director of Systems Engineering (ServiceNow Platform) is a senior technology leader accountable for engineering delivery, platform reliability, and operational excellence across the enterprise ServiceNow ecosystem. This role leads teams responsible for end-to-end delivery and run operations—including analysis, design, build, integration, testing, implementation, and production support—across key platform capabilities such as CMDB, ITSM, ITAM, ITOM, ITBM and DevSecOps. The Director partners closely with Architecture, Cloud Engineering, SRE, Application Engineering, Operations, Cyber, and Product teams to advance automation and AI-enabled capabilities, improve data quality and governance, and strengthen platform resiliency.

Your Primary Responsibilities

• Platform strategy, roadmap & outcomes
  • Establish the strategy and future‑state roadmap for the ServiceNow platform, aligned to enterprise priorities and stakeholder needs.
  • Establish OKRs and be accountable for measurable delivery, operational, and governance outcomes.
• Engineering delivery & DevSecOps
  • Own the engineering lifecycle for delivering capabilities to stakeholders, including analysis, design, build, automation, DevSecOps CI/CD integration, testing, release, operations, and production support.
  • Continuously improve delivery practices and software quality through modern engineering standards, automation, and disciplined release management.
• Operational excellence, resiliency & incident management
  • Establish and lead a robust operations function with improved production stability, clear KPIs, and transparent reporting.
  • Uplift platform resiliency and scalability to ensure solutions are secure, cloud‑ready, and support both legacy and modernized environments.
  • Support major incident analysis and continuous improvement through RCA and post‑incident reviews.
• CMDB data governance & platform stewardship
  • Establish CMDB data governance with a focus on maintaining the highest data quality, integrity, and auditability.
  • Lead engineering and operations teams responsible for the ServiceNow platform ecosystem across key modules and capabilities.
• Automation, innovation & AIOps
  • Drive an automation‑first engineering culture with a focus across ServiceNow modules to improve speed, quality, and operational efficiency.
  • Identify opportunities to leverage AI/ML and AIOps capabilities to reduce noise, detect anomalies, and enable predictive insights.
• Stakeholder partnership & executive communication
  • Partner with stakeholder groups across the organization to deliver the best platform experience and business value.
  • Provide clear, outcome‑focused updates to executive leadership on platform health, risks, delivery progress, and value realization.
• People leadership & talent development
  • Build, mentor, and retain high‑performing systems engineering teams across onshore and offshore models.
  • Set clear goals, accountability, and career development paths aligned to modern engineering practices.
  • Foster a culture of ownership, craftsmanship, and operational accountability.

NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above.

Qualifications

• Experience : Minimum of 10 years of ServiceNow experience, including 4+ years of people management.
• Education : Bachelor’s degree preferred and/or equivalent experience.
• Certifications : ServiceNow Certified Developer (CAD) (required); ServiceNow Certified Technical Architect (CTA) (required).

Talent Needed for Success

• ServiceNow platform depth : Deep hands‑on experience with the ServiceNow platform and ecosystem, including strong understanding of core modules and supporting tools.
• Enterprise platform engineering leadership : Proven experience scaling platform engineering teams and delivering enterprise‑wide capabilities; strong program/project leadership for large‑scale transformation.
• Operational excellence & resiliency : Experience operating in regulated, mission‑critical environments; strong understanding of resiliency, CMDB, and enterprise infrastructure/cloud platforms.
• Business, communication & influence : Strong financial acumen and analytical/problem‑solving skills; excellent communication and influencing ability across cross‑functional teams; proven ability to navigate complex organizational dynamics and drive change.
• Domain knowledge : Knowledge of DTCC businesses and capital markets domains.

Leadership Expectations

Executive Presence

Consistently demonstrates the values, shows composure under pressure and maintains high professional standards in all situations. Result oriented and outcome driven.

Inclusive Leadership

Values individuals and embraces diversity by integrating differences and promoting diversity and inclusion across teams and functions.

Strategic Thinking

Effectively translates the vision into specific business objectives, thinks of different ways to do things and through all angles to provide insights and develop strategies that guide future decisions.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.