Director of Software Engineering - Private Equity Team

JPMorgan Chase - Jersey City, NJ

Full-time - Senior

Jersey City, NJ

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Director of Software Engineering for the Private Equity Team at JPMorgan Chase is a leadership role focused on driving impact through technology and process implementations. This position requires a strong technical background and the ability to manage complex projects across various departments. The director will be responsible for making key decisions that influence resources, budgets, and operational processes while ensuring the delivery of innovative technical solutions. The role also emphasizes the importance of fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the team.

Responsibilities

• Leads technology and process implementations to achieve functional technology objectives.
• Makes decisions that influence teams' resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures.
• Carries governance accountability for coding decisions, control obligations, and measures of success such as cost of ownership, maintainability, and portfolio operations.
• Delivers technical solutions that can be leveraged across multiple businesses and domains.
• Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams.
• Champions the firm's culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

Requirements

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10 years applied experience.
• 5 years of experience leading technologists to manage, anticipate and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise.
• Hands-on practical experience to manage tech resources and guide them in tech architecture, design and coding best practices.
• Advanced knowledge in AWS, Java, React JS, and JavaScript.
• Advanced functional knowledge and experience of Private Equity Business.
• Ability to manage technology work pipeline using Agile and SDLC.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills covering tech, product and business stakeholders.
• Executive presence and ability to influence Senior leaders in Private Equity Businesses.
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, and working as a full stack developer.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced knowledge in Python.
• Understanding of Data structures and data management.
• Experience using BI tools.