Senior Director - Enterprise Payments (Remote)

First Citizens Bank•Raleigh, NC

4h•Remote

About The Position

This is a remote role that may be hired in several markets across the United States. The Sr. Director of Foreign Exchange (FX), Enterprise Payments at First Citizens Bank provides oversight of people, processes and technologies related to our FX platforms. This leadership position also drives the development of cost-effective applications that address FX current and future business needs while aligning with the Bank’s long-term technology goals.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Information Technology including application development, support roles, and management. OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Information Technology including application development, support roles, and management.

Nice To Haves

3-5 years of technology leadership in a large financial organization
Proven experience in the financial services or banking sector, preferably in a Large Financial Institution (LFI) with a strong understanding of FX Domain or other trading/markets related industries
Experience working with teams across multiple locations. Distributed office working experience with a US headquarters
Familiarity with business process management and data-driven workflows
Excellent technical abilities with strong business, organizational and analytical skills
Skilled at identifying and evaluating new technological developments and gauging their appropriateness for the business
Ability to conceptualize, launch and deliver multiple IT projects on time and within budget
Must have demonstrated technical leadership experience for complex projects
Ability to influence architecture and design
Ability to analyze and troubleshoot production issues
Outstanding Communication, presentation and negotiation skills
Experience working with COTS and SaaS solutions
Experience with on-prem, distributed systems
Able to articulate the tradeoffs at the application, system level and to clearly explain issues of reliability, scalability, and extensibility with respect to a technical solution
Demonstrated ability to bring the benefits of technology to solve business issues while also managing costs and risk
Able to influence decisions at various levels of corporate management
Strong understanding of the secure software development lifecycle, Agile delivery methodology and controls
Experience building microservices and experience working with DevSecOps

Responsibilities

Lead a team of 30+ talented engineers and technology leaders.
Ensure team delivers with high quality and predictability with an agile mindset.
Partner with Product managers and Operations in developing technology vision and roadmap for FX.
Partner closely with peer engineering leaders to ensure we operate as a single team.
Provide leadership (Architecture, Design, Development) for medium to large sized projects and maintenance on our Payment technology systems that interact with upstream and downstream systems.
Manage critical vendor relationships and activities.
Serve as a product point of contact for all related technology efforts.
Manage operational and project financials to departmental budget
Deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, securely coded apps.
Abstracting and refactoring should be a passion, not a chore.
Drive department best practices, guidelines implementation and adhering to standards.
Mentor, motivate and lead the team to success.
Always working to improve yourself and constructively support the team you lead.
Has a passion for achieving excellence in delivery, solving complex problems, nurturing strong risk management, compliance and taking ownership.
Continuously demonstrate the ability to bring the benefits of technology to solve business issues while also managing costs and risks.
Take on other duties as assigned by departmental leadership.