Executive Director Software Engineering
About The Position
The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be 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.
Requirements
- 15+ years of technology leadership experience, including executive responsibility for large-scale software engineering organizations.
- Proven experience operating mission-critical platforms in highly regulated or high-availability environments.
- Demonstrated success leading large-scale modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
- Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture, software engineering, systems integration, resilience, performance, and secure development practices.
- Experience managing complex portfolios, budgets, vendors, and global teams.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior business and technology stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Financial services, market infrastructure, post-trade processing, or other highly regulated industries.
- Client connectivity, secure messaging, file transfer, systems integration, and shared client-data platforms.
- Familiarity with AWS, Java, APIs, event-driven architectures, and database modernization.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute technology strategy and multi-year roadmaps for the portfolio.
- Ensure secure, resilient, and highly available production services.
- Lead modernization initiatives while maintaining operational stability.
- Partner with Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Operations, and Business leaders to deliver strategic outcomes.
- Drive engineering standards, scalability, performance, resilience, and operational excellence.
- Oversee budgets, workforce planning, vendor management, technology risk, and executive reporting.
- Build leadership capability, succession depth, and accountability across global engineering teams.
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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
