Director of Engineering, Bill Pay and T-Chek

WEX • Saint Louis, MO

281d • $188,000 - $250,000 • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a seasoned Director of Engineering in the WEX Corporate Payments Engineering organization. This role will lead the engineering teams for the WEX Bill Pay and T-Chek platforms. Bill Pay is a SaaS solution for tech and service providers in the consumer bill pay space that facilitate collection and delivery of consumer payments. T-Chek is an issuing processor that issues both plastic and virtual cards to process to authorize and clear payments on behalf of corporate payments and over-the-road trucking companies.

Requirements

• 10 years of experience in software engineering with 5 years of engineering management experience.
• Expertise in rapid development and deployment of internal and external services using cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience writing high-quality automation, including well-formed unit, component, and integration tests and an in-depth understanding of the test pyramid.
• Strong understanding of security and compliance requirements in cloud and data environments.
• Excellent leadership, team-building, and dynamic decision-making skills.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building credit card products or experience developing solutions in a scheme/network.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams, and ability to craft self-managing distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, drive and execute a long-term vision and strategy for the Corporate Payments cross-cutting and core services.
• Define and implement a comprehensive architectural roadmap for Bill Pay and T-Chek platforms, aligning with business objectives, industry best practices, and other Corporate Payments teams.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, empowerment, and continuous learning within the engineering teams.
• Continuously challenge the status quo and implement mechanisms to reduce time-to-market using efficient engineering methods.
• Collaborate with other Corporate Payments engineering teams to reuse development practices and components to reduce duplication.
• Craft, lead, manage, and grow high-performance engineering teams.
• Hire, coach, promote, and retain high performers to achieve WEX goals.
• Work closely with product and commercial partners to drive, prioritize, and work backwards from the customer requirements and exceed expected outcomes.
• Drive effective monthly, weekly, and quarterly mechanisms to plan, execute, and audit workstreams.
• Establish a robust and clear engineering roadmap to maintain clarity and motivation for the engineering team.
• Maintain career growth plans and provide monthly and quarterly feedback for individuals' continual progress.
• Establish measurement of metrics-driven dev productivity across engineering teams.
• Comfortably present, influence, and communicate to the senior leadership team.
• Provide regular updates and insights to senior leadership on the challenges and opportunities within the Corporate Payments domain.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurances
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services