b Overview /b p Director of . Morgan Personal Investing leads the Investment Platform area, steering strategy and execution across multiple high-impact teams. You will scale systems, mentor leaders, and partner with Product, Risk, Compliance to align roadmaps with business goals. You’ll deliver reliable, secure, and scalable fintech software in a dynamic environment. This role offers the chance to shape a market-leading platform and AI-enabled engineering workflows that impact millions of investors. /p b Responsibilities /b ul li Define and drive strategy with Product across multiple time horizons /li li Translate strategy into requirements, prioritize roadmaps, remove blockers, and ensure on-time execution with stakeholders (Business, Marketing, Operations, other Engineering leaders) /li li Enable cross-functional alignment within JPM PI teams through efficient processes, roadmaps and documentation /li li Oversee architectural decisions for scalability, reliability, performance and cost efficiency; review major design proposals /li li Promote platform thinking, reuse and best practices; manage technical debt with clear criteria and payoff plans /li li Oversee engineering costs, vendor management, ROI, compliance and SLAs /li li Hire, develop and retain top talent; manage hiring budgets and headcount forecasting /li li Mentor and grow engineering managers and senior ICs; provide career pathways and succession planning /li li Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence /li li Own incident management, on-call strategy and post-incident reviews to improve reliability /li li Partner with Risk, Compliance and Controls for audits and regulatory alignment /li li Architect and govern agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows with guardrails for validation, security and reuse across teams /li /ul b Key requirements /b ul li 5+ years as a software engineer /li li 10+ years in technical leadership /li li Strong product and business mindset /li li Exceptional communication and stakeholder management /li li Strong background in modern architectures (distributed systems, cloud-native, event-driven) and DevOps /li li Proven track record leading and scaling agile teams delivering high-availability systems /li li Excellent coaching, feedback, and conflict-resolution skills /li li Experience designing and leading adoption of agentic AI-enabled development practices with governance and auditability /li li Understanding of responsible AI use, security, resiliency, data sensitivity and risk-based governance /li /ul ul li communication /li li stakeholder management /li li collaboration /li li distributed systems /li li cloud-native architectures /li li event-driven architectures /li /ul
Director of Software Engineering- J.P. Morgan Personal Investing- Accounting & Post Trading employer: JP Morgan Chase
Morgan is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises diversity and inclusion while fostering employee growth through comprehensive coaching and development opportunities. As a global leader in financial services, we empower our teams to drive impactful product management and AI enablement, ensuring that every employee can contribute meaningfully to our clients' success in a collaborative environment located at the heart of the financial sector.
