Senior Director of Software Engineering

JPMorgan Chase
London, United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience leading engineering teams in commodities trading technology and driving AI-enabled automation.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with proven leadership in commodities trading tech and AI automation strategies
    — “Sets and scales multi-department strategy for agentic AI-enabled engineering”
  • Individuals who have mentored high-performing teams and delivered end-to-end systems at scale
    — “Significant experience leading engineering teams and delivering end-to-end stack systems in production at scale”
  • Professionals with a track record of aligning technical delivery with front-office business priorities
    — “Partner with Traders, Desk Heads, Functional leads, Quants/Strats, and Operations to identify pain points and deliver value”

Things to consider

  • This role requires expertise in Python and enterprise-authorized AI tools, not just general programming skills
    — “Strong technical depth in Python (preferred) or ability to lead in a Python-based stack”
  • Candidates must demonstrate experience with agentic AI governance and secure handling of sensitive data
    — “Experience leading multi-organization adoption of agentic AI-enabled engineering operating models”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in defining AI governance and quality gates for production systems
    — “defining governance (human-in-the-loop decisioning, quality gates)”
  • Emphasize your track record of resolving complex production incidents and systemic issues
    — “Sponsor and lead resolution of complex production incidents and systemic issues”
  • Showcase your ability to influence without authority and manage cross-team dependencies
    — “Proven ability to drive outcomes through multi-team dependencies and influence without authority”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • driving impactful solutions for the Global Commodities Exotics Desk
  • shaping the technology roadmap
  • fostering a culture of ownership and excellence
Typical background
deep expertise in software engineeringsignificant experience leading engineering teamsdelivering end-to-end stack systems in production at scale

Skills & requirements

Required

Software EngineeringSystem DesignTesting StrategyOperabilitySecure EngineeringPerformanceLeadershipTeam ManagementCommunication

Preferred

Commodities Front Office TechnologyExotics Commodities Quant DesksTrader Workflows

Stack & domain

LeadershipCommunicationFinanceTechnology

About the role

Original posting from JPMorgan Chase

Join us to shape the future of trading technology at JPMorganChase. As a leader, you will drive impactful solutions for the Global Commodities Exotics Desk, collaborating with top talent and business partners. You’ll have the opportunity to influence strategy, deliver high-value outcomes, and foster a culture of innovation and excellence. Your work will empower traders and transform the way we deliver technology. Be part of a team where your leadership and vision make a difference.

As a Senior Director of Engineering in the Commercial & Investment Bank (CIB) Markets Technology team, you will lead the engineering organization responsible for front-office, desk-critical workflow and trading technology. You will set the vision and drive execution for end-to-end stack delivery, supporting the full trade lifecycle from execution to reporting. You will partner with Trading leadership, business management, Quants/Strats, and Functional leads to shape the technology roadmap and ensure production readiness. You will build and mentor a high-performing team, fostering a culture of ownership and excellence. Your leadership will directly impact the desk’s success and innovation.

Job Responsibilities:

Own the technology strategy for desk workflow and tooling, translating business priorities into actionable roadmaps.

Partner with Traders, Desk Heads, Functional leads, Quants/Strats, and Operations to identify pain points and deliver value.

Represent the desk technology organization in senior forums, driving alignment and securing commitments.

Oversee end-to-end delivery across the SDLC, ensuring predictable execution and front-office responsiveness.

Establish delivery rhythms and drive a production-first culture focused on observability, performance, and operational controls.

Lead the design and delivery of integrated workflows, ensuring consistency and traceability across the trade lifecycle.

Coordinate cross-team delivery for clean, aligned releases with strong change management.

Set and enforce engineering standards for architecture, secure coding, testing, CI/CD, and incident response.

Sets and scales multi-department strategy for agentic AI-enabled engineering and SDLC/TLM automation (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment) to drive firmwide objectives (speed, scalability, reliability, and cost-to-serve), including portfolio-level standards for AI-orchestrated delivery workflows, release governance, automated test modernization, resilience engineering, and incident response acceleration; establishes guardrails for validation, security, resiliency, traceability, and reuse.

Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to drive cross-domain reuse and measurable capacity unlock outcomes across departments.

Sponsor and lead resolution of complex production incidents and systemic issues.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

Deep expertise in software engineering, system design, testing strategy, operability, secure engineering, and performance.

Experience in Commodities Front Office Technology, supporting Exotics/Commodities quant desks and trader workflows.

Significant experience leading engineering teams and delivering end-to-end stack systems in production at scale.

Demonstrated success partnering with Front Office/Trading stakeholders in high-urgency environments.

Strong technical depth in Python (preferred) or ability to lead in a Python-based stack.

Experience leading multi-organization adoption of agentic AI-enabled engineering operating models (using enterprise-authorized tools within the work environment), including defining governance (human-in-the-loop decisioning, quality gates), measurement frameworks, and secure handling of sensitive inputs/outputs across teams.

Deep understanding of responsible AI risk, controls, and resiliency/security expectations at scale, with demonstrated ability to advise senior leaders on safe adoption, portfolio governance, and reuse-first strategies.

Proven ability to drive outcomes through multi-team dependencies and influence without authority.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

Experience integrating with booking, pricing, and risk ecosystems (e.g., Athena, SecDb, Quartz, RICE or equivalent).

Track record delivering front-to-back workflow integrations across complex organizations.

Strong experience with front-office UI/tooling (e.g., React/TypeScript) and automation for workflow-critical systems.

Experience modernizing legacy estates and improving resilience, observability, and incident management.

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Source: JPMorgan Chase careers

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