Software Development Director (Payments) - Franklin, TN
About The Position
You will report to Experian Health. You will lead a product focused development tribe to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable Health products, accelerating time-to-value through modern engineering, automation, and cloud practices Product Delivery & Quality: Own roadmap execution, predictability, and quality for the tribe's products; drive incident reduction and SLOs in partnership with AppOps/SRE. Engineering Excellence: Uplift SDLC, CI/CD, testing strategy, and DevSecOps; measure via agreed engineering metrics. Cloud Modernization: Advance AWS migration/modernization pathways aligned to Health's operating model. Security & Compliance: Partner with Security/TSSI to meet ERRP, encryption, and access-management standards. People & Org: Build, coach, and performance-manage squads; collaborate across Realms/Tribes (Architecture, AppOps, Security, Agility). Stakeholder Management: Engage Product, Customer Operations, and Leadership; communicate status, risks, and "path to green."
Requirements
- You will have designed and implemented consumer facing payment systems, from the ground up
- 5+ years' experience leading multi-squad engineering groups delivering SaaS/enterprise products
- 7+ years' experience operating leadership (Product, SRE, Security)
- Demonstrated expertise with cloud migration/modernization (AWS), automation and AI adoption for developer productivity
- 5+ years' experience designing, implementing, and supporting payment processing systems at scale
- Hands-on experience integrating and managing relationships with major payment gateway partners (e.g., Stripe, PayPal, Adyen, or similar)
- Understanding of PCI DSS compliance requirements for secure payment processing
Nice To Haves
- Experience ensuring HIPAA compliance in healthcare-related solutions is beneficial
Responsibilities
- Own roadmap execution, predictability, and quality for the tribe's products
- Drive incident reduction and SLOs in partnership with AppOps/SRE
- Uplift SDLC, CI/CD, testing strategy, and DevSecOps
- Advance AWS migration/modernization pathways aligned to Health's operating model
- Partner with Security/TSSI to meet ERRP, encryption, and access-management standards
- Build, coach, and performance-manage squads
- Collaborate across Realms/Tribes (Architecture, AppOps, Security, Agility)
- Engage Product, Customer Operations, and Leadership
- Communicate status, risks, and "path to green."
Benefits
- Great compensation package and bonus plan
- Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
- Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
- Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
