Senior Director of Software Engineering

JPMorgan Chase

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Work type: On-site
Location: Jersey City, NJNew York, NY
Salary: $232,750–$325,000 / yr
Posted: 17 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $279k

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About JPMorgan Chase

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.

JPMorgan Chase currently has 436 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $152,000–$215,000 across 230 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Director of Software Engineering

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As a Senior Director of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the Card Technology organization, you will lead multiple technical areas and manage cross-functional teams to achieve firm-wide technology objectives. Your daily responsibilities include setting strategic transactional focus, scaling multi-department AI-enabled engineering strategies, and driving automation across software development lifecycle phases using enterprise-authorized tools. You will collaborate with senior leaders and stakeholders to ensure alignment on complex projects and deliver value at scale while maintaining security and resiliency standards. The role requires extensive experience in cloud-native technologies, leading large teams, and influencing decision-making within matrixed organizations. Deep knowledge of responsible AI practices and secure handling of sensitive data is essential for advising senior leadership on governance and portfolio management.

Skills

AI-assisted development SDLC/TLM automation Agentic AI-enabled engineering Cloud native Responsible AI risk Human-in-the-loop decisioning Quality gates Secure handling of sensitive data CI/CD Python Java Kubernetes Terraform AWS PostgreSQL

What you'll do

Sets and scales multi-department strategy for AI-enabled engineering to drive firmwide objectives.
Applies knowledge of SDLC tools to achieve cross-domain reuse and capacity unlock outcomes.
Leads the adoption of agentic AI operating models across organizations with defined governance.
Provides high-level direction and oversight to teams spanning multiple platforms and divisions.
Influences peer leaders and stakeholders on responsible AI risk, controls, and security expectations.
Manages complex projects supporting system design, testing, and operational stability.
Advises senior leaders on safe adoption of AI technologies and portfolio governance strategies.

What we're looking for

Over 5 years of experience leading technologists to manage and solve complex technical issues.
Proven ability to lead large or cross-functional teams of technologists.
Experience in multi-organization adoption of agentic AI-enabled engineering models.
Deep understanding of responsible AI risk, controls, and resiliency/security at scale.
Extensive practical cloud native experience.
Demonstrated success influencing across matrixed organizations and delivering value at scale.

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