Software Engineering Senior Manager

Truist • Atlanta, GA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This senior leadership role is an SVP officer position on the Treasury and Digital Technology leadership team. It reports to the Head of Treasury and Digital Technology and is accountable for approximately 60 or more teammates in a blended onshore and offshore organization, managing managers. The role leads technology supporting Treasury payment, receivables/payables, and data-transmission platforms, with accountability for modernization, stability, strategic roadmaps, and delivery outcomes. Production support is provided by a partner team, requiring close coordination to maintain resilient client experiences and clear operational accountability.

The role translates executive and senior leadership strategies into tactical and operational plans, objectives, and day-to-day priorities. It leads the timely delivery of complex, scalable software solutions within agreed scope and quality parameters, manages technology and operational risks, and applies and improves engineering standards, governance, processes, and tools. The leader coaches managers and senior individual contributors, uses metrics and retrospectives to improve delivery, and collaborates across Product, Operations, Cybersecurity, Data, Architecture, Risk, and third-party providers.

The preferred location is Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte or Raleigh, North Carolina may be accommodated for a strong fit. The role follows the bank’s five-day-per-week return-to-office expectations. English fluency is required, and the stated work shift is first shift. Truist will not sponsor work visas or provide immigration-related support for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of professional software development experience, with significant leadership experience.
• Advanced management and leadership experience leading teams.
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated experience with software architecture, the development lifecycle, and technology strategy.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in banking or financial services technology.
• Experience with data-transmission or reporting platforms.
• Experience leading major technology deliveries in an Agile environment and translating strategy into executable roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• Ability to manage technology risk, vendors, and cross-functional dependencies in a regulated environment.
• Executive presence and communication skills to advise senior leaders, represent technology with clients, and drive alignment across partners.
• Experience leading blended onshore and offshore organizations with more than 40 resources.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated success driving large-scale technology transformations and business impact.
• A demonstrated history of supporting Truist’s purpose to inspire and invest in communities.

Responsibilities

• Implement and help refine tactical and operational plans for the software engineering team, translating senior leaders’ strategies into clear objectives and day-to-day priorities.
• Manage lower-level managers and experienced individual contributors responsible for designing, developing, testing, and deploying software solutions; ensure delivery on time and within agreed scope and quality.
• Own modernization, stability, strategic roadmaps, and delivery outcomes for Treasury payment, receivables/payables, and data-transmission platforms.
• Apply and improve technology standards, governance practices, engineering methods, processes, tools, and systems within the team.
• Provide senior leadership with data and feedback on team performance and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and coach managers and senior individual contributors, set expectations, provide feedback, and foster a collaborative, results-oriented engineering culture.
• Use metrics and retrospectives to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and improve delivery reliability.
• Ensure effective risk management and adherence to regulatory and policy requirements for software development and deployment.
• Coordinate with the production support organization to strengthen operational stability, resiliency, incident readiness, and sustained client experience.
• Manage technology, operational, regulatory, cyber, data, architecture, third-party, and delivery risks, coordinating with relevant partner teams.
• Build trusted relationships with senior executives and communicate strategy, roadmaps, delivery health, risks, and investment needs.
• Participate in portfolio governance, investment planning, prioritization, and cross-portfolio decision-making.
• Manage strategic vendors and service providers, setting performance expectations, delivery commitments, risk controls, and accountability for outcomes.
• Represent technology with clients and align stakeholders across Product, Operations, Cybersecurity, Data, Architecture, Risk, and vendor partners.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
• Tax-preferred savings accounts.
• 401(k) plan.
• At least 10 days of vacation during the first year, prorated as applicable.
• 10 sick days, prorated as applicable.
• Paid holidays.
• Depending on position and division, eligibility for a defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior