Director of Software Development (New York)

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use): 13

The Enterprise Solutions Technology division includes workflow solutions across Lending, Reg & Compliance, Global Markets and Software business. Enterprise Solutions provides industry-leading integrated tools, solutions and data services that help clients make efficient investment decisions, operate with greater efficiency, and provide transparency across their business and key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and work with a skilled team while shaping the future of our products.
• Work on the latest technologies at scale.
• Build, develop and guide high‑performing talent to guide their growth path.
• Expand experience with modern cutting‑edge technologies such as DevOps and cloud technologies.
• Willingness to learn and master new technologies.
• End‑to‑end architecture and design.
• Play a key role in the development team to build high‑quality, high‑performance, scalable and resilient systems.
• Produce technical design documents and conduct technical walkthroughs.
• Work collaboratively with business partners to understand and clarify requirements.
• Collaborate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Monitor and analyze system performance, making adjustments to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Respond to and resolve internal and client‑raised issues.
• Create and maintain a professional culture within the team, where individuals take ownership and focus on delivering excellence, quality and value for the customer and business.
• Build positive and productive working relationships with customers by delivering client priorities with high quality to enable business growth.
• Analyze customer requests, set delivery priorities, and make schedule adjustments to meet timely delivery goals.
• Attend project calls (internal and with client) as required.

Compensation & Benefits

US candidates only: Base salary range $180,000 – $220,000, adjusted for location, experience, skill set, training and certifications. Eligible for an annual incentive plan. Additional company benefits include health care coverage, retirement planning, financial wellness programs, flexible downtime, and access to continuous learning resources.

Technical Skills

• Architecture strategy definition and design, embedding AI/ML agentic AI and semantic models into platforms.
• Experience as a Solution Architect or similar role, specifically in Customer Lifecycle Management.
• Knowledge of data mesh, ontologies (FIBO, ISDA CDM, ISO20022), and multi‑agent frameworks.
• Knowledge of modern platform architecture: cloud‑native, modular, federated architectures.
• Strong abstraction and modeling skills, integrating semantic models into data mesh and ensuring interoperability across domains.
• Knowledge of real‑time, event‑driven architectures (Kafka, Redis Streams, event sourcing).
• DevOps and cloud engineering skills: AWS ECS, Azure, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Understanding of secure, compliant architectures and access control for ML services.
• Knowledge of ML/NLP (transformers, embeddings, supervised/unsupervised learning).

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or related fields.
• 18+ years experience in software development or related fields, with at least 6 years in architecture and design.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.
• High energy and self‑starter attitude.
• Experience with microservices or distributed systems is preferred.
• Expertise in data management technologies (RDBMS, NoSQL).
• Background in leveraging cloud technologies.
• Ability to handle both front‑end and back‑end development.

Management Requirements

Strong interpersonal skills, multitasking ability, and prioritization. Must be a people leader and possess people management skills.

Location

Hybrid: Requires presence in the NewYorkCity office 2–3 days a week.

Right to Work Requirements

This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email View email address on apply.placed-app.com assistance. US candidates only: Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal.