Senior Manager of Software Engineering - Design System

When you mentor and advise multiple technical teams and move financial technologies forward, it’s a big challenge with big impact. You were made for this.

As a Senior Manager of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the Employee Experience team, you serve in a leadership role by providing technical coaching and advisory for multiple technical teams, as well as anticipate the needs and potential dependencies of other functions within the firm. As an expert in your field, your insights influence budget and technical considerations to advance operational efficiencies and functionalities. We are reimagining the future of work at JPMorgan Chase and building digital products that fundamentally change the way our employees interact with the firm. From engaging with content and building community, to accessing essential services, information, and tools – we are redefining what it means to work in the modern workplace. Our employee omni-channel products are at the center of every employee’s day and we’re expanding our team focused on the digital employee experience.

Job responsibilities

• Define, communicate and rationalize design standards and patterns for stakeholders to adopt the firm wide design system, working with Lead Architects, Engineering Leads, Product Managers and Design Leads across the organization
• Lead engineering effort and work with Experience Leads and Designers on defining and building holistic ecosystem for tooling, governance, standards and practices
• Partner with Senior Product Managers and Engineering Leads to bring forward a common design system to power external and internal customer journeys
• Lead the transition of the current design system to the target-state across our engineering, experience, and designer teams; working with Senior leaders across the organization
• Provide visionary leadership to the engineering team(s), fostering collaboration and high performance
• Deliver on organizational vision and objectives with high quality and time to market. 
• Provide overall direction, oversight, and coaching for a team of entry-level to mid-level software engineers that work on basic to moderately complex tasks
• Accountable for decisions that influence teams’ resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures
• Ensures successful collaboration across teams and stakeholders
• Identifies and mitigates issues to execute a book of work while escalating issues as necessary
• Provides input to leadership regarding budget, approach, and technical considerations to improve operational efficiencies and functionality for the team
• Creates a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect for team members and prioritizes diverse representation

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering* concepts and 5+ years applied experience . In addition, 2 + years of experience leading technologists to manage and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise  
• Innovative and creative leader with previous experience in developing large-scale platforms and design systems
• Proven experience as Engineering Lead, hands-on Software Engineering Manager, or similar role
• Experienced organizational leader, who is passionate about building effective and empowered teams 
• Strong business acumen and consumer-grade mindset
• Extensive knowledge of the engineering best practices, technical design and product development lifecycle
• Experience leading teams of technologists
• Ability to guide and coach teams on approach to achieve goals aligned against a set of strategic initiatives
• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
• In-depth knowledge of the services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience
• Experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field and expertise in technology disciplines

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working at code level

JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set, and location. For those in eligible roles, we offer discretionary incentive compensation w