Vanguard
Senior Engineering Manager
Dallas/Ft · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 hours ago
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About the role
- Special Factors Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
- To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach and develop high-performing engineering teams. Establish clear performance expectations, foster an inclusive and collaborative culture, and drive talent development, succession planning and organizational effectiveness.
- Partner closely with Product, Architecture, Data and Technology leaders to shape product roadmaps, define technology investment priorities and accelerate the delivery of business value.
- Maintain a deep understanding of client, advisor and crew needs, encouraging teams to stay connected to the experiences of those they serve and translating insights into technology solutions that improve advice and wealth management outcomes.
- Drive the adoption of modern software engineering practices, including cloud-native architectures, platform engineering, DevSecOps, AI-enabled development, automation, observability and continuous delivery.
- Provide technical oversight and governance for solution design, architecture, integration patterns, engineering standards and production readiness, ensuring consistency, maintainability and long-term sustainability.
- Guide teams through complex technology decisions, risk management and problem resolution. Anticipate challenges, perform root cause analysis and implement solutions that improve system reliability, performance and operational effectiveness.
- Lead technology modernization initiatives and continuous improvement efforts across engineering practices, frameworks, tools and delivery processes to improve quality, speed, security and efficiency.
- Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and external partners, effectively communicating technology strategy, delivery progress, risks and opportunities while influencing decisions across the organization.
- Maintain a broad understanding of wealth management, advice, investment and operational processes to ensure technology solutions create exceptional client, advisor and crew experiences while supporting appropriate controls, governance and risk management practices.
- Own the successful delivery, operational excellence, security, resilience and scalability of technology solutions. Ensure teams deliver high-quality software and platforms that meet client, regulatory and business requirements.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience, with at least 5 years in a managerial role with a strong focus on application engineering.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience leading leaders and managing multiple engineering teams responsible for the delivery and operation of business-critical applications, platforms and services.
- Demonstrated success delivering cloud-native solutions and modern platforms within AWS or comparable cloud environments, including experience driving adoption of scalable, resilient and secure engineering practices.
- Strong experience shaping technology strategy and influencing architecture, platform and engineering decisions across multiple teams, products or domains.
- Experience leading teams responsible for customer-facing digital experiences, enterprise platforms, data-driven applications and complex system integrations.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes for executive and non-technical audiences.
Nice to have
- Experience within wealth management, financial services, fintech or other highly regulated industries.
- Experience delivering and operating customer-facing digital platforms, advisor experiences and enterprise technology products at scale.
- Experience with event-driven architectures, enterprise integrations, APIs, distributed systems and modern data platforms.
- Familiarity with modern technology stacks and engineering frameworks, including Java, Spring Boot, Angular, React, cloud-native technologies and platform engineering practices.
- Professional certifications in cloud technologies, architecture, agile delivery or technology leadership are advantageous.
- Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
Company info
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Visa & Work Authorization
- Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
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