Sr Director, Software Engineering HR Domain

Salary: $61,000 - 101,000 per year Requirements:

• We require formal training or certification in software engineering, plus 10+ years of applied experience.
• We need 5+ years of experience leading technologists to anticipate and resolve complex technical challenges within the domain.
• We look for deep experience delivering technology across benefits, payroll, mobility, or HR in a large, highly regulated global enterprise spanning the U.S. and multiple countries.
• We require hands-on and leadership-level expertise in Java and Python development on AWS, including serverless and cloud-native design patterns.
• We need strong full-stack capability, including modern front-end development such as React and TypeScript, plus API-first design with GraphQL and REST.
• We look for proven experience with Infrastructure as Code, Pipeline as Code, and automated CI/CD, with security and control automation embedded in pipelines.
• We require demonstrated experience building highly secure code with guardrails suitable for a heavily regulated industry.
• We need proven delivery of end-to-end integration and automation between vendor systems and payroll, as well as legacy-to-cloud migration experience, including PeopleSoft, with strong data integrity and controls.
• We look for experience managing large vendor ecosystems, including onboarding, application ownership, risk management, and performance tracking.
• We require experience leading large, cross-functional technology teams and influencing across highly matrixed, complex organizations to deliver value at scale.
• We need experience leading multi-organization adoption of agentic AI-enabled engineering operating models, including governance, measurement frameworks, and secure handling of sensitive inputs and outputs.
• We look for deep understanding of responsible AI risk, controls, and resiliency/security expectations at scale, with the ability to advise senior leaders on safe adoption and portfolio governance.
• Preferred experience includes building MCP servers and tool/function-calling backends for agentic and conversational interfaces.
• Preferred experience includes managing agentic workflows and AI-assisted development with approved tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code.
• Preferred experience includes containerization and orchestration, such as Docker and Kubernetes, plus GitOps-based deployment on AWS.
• Preferred familiarity with Global Mobility platforms and expatriate payroll, business travel, and tax models.
• Preferred experience modernizing enterprise integrations using API-led and event-driven patterns, interface test automation, observability, and leading globally distributed teams.
• Preferred executive-level communication skills, including presenting to and influencing senior executives.

• We own the end-to-end technology strategy and delivery across Global Benefits, Global Mobility, Business Travel, and Expatriate Payroll & Tax, including the vendor ecosystem and governance.
• We drive the migration of U.S. pension technology from legacy PeopleSoft to modern, secure, cloud-native platforms while protecting data integrity, controls, and operational stability.
• We deliver end-to-end integration and automation of benefits data into and out of payroll to enable touchless payroll across countries, currencies, and regulatory regimes.
• We lead technology for Global Mobility and expatriate payroll, business travel, and tax support, partnering with HR, Benefits, Mobility, Finance, and Operations to turn needs into prioritized roadmaps.
• We set the engineering standard across the portfolio, including custom full-stack development, serverless and cloud-native AWS design, Infrastructure as Code, Pipeline as Code, and automated CI/CD.
• We champion secure-by-design and compliance-by-design practices by embedding automated controls, security scanning, and policy-as-code into delivery pipelines.
• We direct responsible adoption of AI-enabled engineering, including agentic workflows, AI-assisted development, and MCP-based conversational services, with strong safeguards.
• We serve as the primary point of contact for senior leaders and executives, building alignment across competing risk, regulatory, operational, cost, and modernization priorities.
• We lead, hire, and develop large cross-functional engineering teams while reinforcing our culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.
• We set and scale multi-department strategy for agentic AI-enabled engineering and SDLC/TLM automation to improve speed, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• We define portfolio-level standards for AI-orchestrated delivery workflows, release governance, automated test modernization, resilience engineering, and incident response acceleration.
• We apply knowledge of software development life cycle tools, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to drive reuse and measurable capacity gains across departments.

• Agentic AI
• AI
• API
• AWS
• CI/CD
• Claude Code
• Cloud
• Copilot
• Docker
• Embedded
• GitHub
• GitOps
• GraphQL
• Support
• Java
• Kubernetes
• Marketing
• MCP
• Python
• REST
• React
• Security
• Serverless
• TypeScript
• GitLab
• Jenkins
• Terraform

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We are JPMorganChase, one of the worlds oldest financial institutions, providing innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses, and leading corporate, institutional, and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years, and 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, with base pay determined by role, experience, skill set, and location, and eligible roles may also receive commission and/or discretionary incentive compensation. We provide a range of benefits and programs, including comprehensive health coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching, and more. We value diversity and inclusion across our global workforce and offer reasonable accommodations as needed. Our Corporate Functions team spans finance, risk, human resources, marketing, and other essential areas that support our company.

last updated 41 week of 2026