Director, Software Engineering

Orc Group•Toronto, OH

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Broadridge, we've built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If you're passionate about developing your career, while helping others along the way, come join the Broadridge team. We are seeking an accomplished Engineering Leader to guide and inspire our software engineering teams, driving strategic initiatives to design, build, and deliver high-quality, scalable, and secure software solutions. This role demands a unique blend of visionary leadership, strategic planning, and hands-on technical expertise in mainframe and modern software architecture and design. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading large-scale mainframe and distributed application development initiatives specifically modern applications in a highly regulated financial environment to the latest technologies. You will be a catalyst for innovation, fostering a culture of continuous learning, improving development practices, and ensuring successful delivery from project inception to production in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
12+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
Proven experience leading large-scale mainframe applications development initiative including integration with modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) in highly regulated financial industries.
Strong background in mainframe application 3GL language software development frameworks.
Strong background modern software architecture, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems.
Deep understanding of security, compliance, and risk management in financial systems.
Successful track record of delivering end-to-end projects from inception through production.
Experience managing multiple teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Extensive managerial experience overseeing teams with direct reports.

Nice To Haves

Experience in technologies e.g., PLI, Cobol, IMS, DB2, CICS, API, Java, DevOPs/SRE and test automation frameworks
Experience working with Agile at scale (SAFe, LeSS, etc.).
Passion for technology and continuous learning.
Extensive development management experience in the Wealth Management application space is an asset.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and strategic leadership to multiple software engineering teams.
Define and execute the engineering roadmap aligned with business and product priorities.
Foster a collaborative, innovative, and high-performance engineering culture.
Oversee the development and maintenance of existing in-house applications, and/or integrate third party applications.
Monitor application performance, support service restoration during incidents as required, identify improvement opportunities, and implement necessary enhancements.
Ensure customer-centric service delivery within contractual frameworks.
Lead, inspire, and manage a team of software engineers, setting clear objectives and fostering a culture of innovation and high performance.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product management, design, and global stakeholders to align technology goals with business objectives.
Mentor and develop engineering leaders to facilitate career growth and succession planning.
Identify and address resource gaps, make strategic hiring decisions and leverage external partners as needed.
Drive the adoption of an engineering strategy and technology roadmap that aligns with the company's strategic objectives.
Oversee and guide the integration of legacy mainframe applications with cloud platforms products in compliance with regulatory requirements.
Ensure engineering best practices, code quality, performance, and maintainability.
Ensure the delivery of high-quality software products by establishing and maintaining rigorous testing, performance monitoring, and quality assurance processes.
Drive projects from ideation and architecture designs through full production deployment.
Stay ahead of emerging technologies, tools, and industry trends; proactively identify opportunities for adoption.
Promote automation, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and agile methodologies.
Continuously improve engineering processes, tools, and team capabilities.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve engineering processes and tools; optimize team efficiency, product quality, and delivery timelines.
Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices to ensure the engineering team remains at the cutting edge.
Partner with product, compliance, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust, compliant solutions.
Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs effectively to executives and stakeholders.
Serve as a technical and strategic advisor to senior leadership.