Senior Director of Software Engineering, HR Domain

JPMorgan Chase

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Location
Jersey City, NJ
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Full-time
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118 days ago
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm and one of the largest banks in the world, offering investment banking, commercial banking, asset management, and consumer financial services.

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TL;DR · Senior Director of Software Engineering, HR Domain

The Sr Director of Software Engineering-HR Domain leads multiple technical areas within Corporate Technology – HR & Benefits Technology. This role owns the technology and process landscape for Global Benefits, Global Mobility, Business Travel, and Expatriate Payroll & Tax. Key responsibilities include managing a global benefits vendor ecosystem, migrating U.S. pensions from legacy PeopleSoft to cloud-native technologies, and automating benefits data flows into payroll to enable touchless processing across various jurisdictions. The position requires expertise in Java, Python, AWS, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and REST. Candidates must utilize Infrastructure as Code, Pipeline as Code, and automated CI/CD tools like Terraform, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions. The role solves complex problems regarding data integrity, regulatory compliance, and the adoption of agentic AI-enabled engineering within a highly regulated financial services environment.

What you'll do

  • Own the technology strategy and delivery for Global Benefits, Global Mobility, Business Travel, and Expatriate Payroll & Tax.
  • Manage a global benefits vendor ecosystem including application ownership, risk management, and performance governance.
  • Drive the migration of U.S. pension systems from legacy PeopleSoft to modern, secure, cloud-native technologies.
  • Deliver end-to-end integration and automation of benefits data into payroll to enable touchless payroll across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Set engineering standards for full-stack development, serverless design on AWS, Infrastructure as Code, and automated CI/CD pipelines.
  • Embed automated security controls and policy-as-code into pipelines to ensure compliance with SOX and tax reporting requirements.
  • Direct the adoption of AI-enabled engineering workflows and agentic AI models while establishing safety guardrails for regulated environments.
  • Lead, hire, and develop large cross-functional engineering teams to deliver scalable and resilient technology solutions.

What we're looking for

  • Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience.
  • 5+ years of experience leading technologists to manage and solve complex technical items within a domain of expertise.
  • Deep experience delivering technology across benefits, payroll, mobility, or HR domains in a large, highly regulated, global enterprise.
  • Hands-on and leadership-level expertise in software development with Java and Python on AWS, including serverless and cloud-native design.
  • Strong full-stack capability including modern front-end development (React, TypeScript) and API-first design using GraphQL and REST.
  • Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code, Pipeline as Code, and automated CI/CD with embedded security and controls.
  • Experience leading large, cross-functional technology teams and managing large vendor ecosystems including risk management and performance tracking.
  • Experience leading multi-organization adoption of agentic AI-enabled engineering operating models and understanding responsible AI risk.

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