Sr Director Product Development

Job Description

THE POSITION

You will develop and drive transformational technology programs for FIS’s Trading and Asset Services Data Product Suite. This key leadership role is accountable for all software development activities across the entire SDLC.

You will be responsible for providing the strategic technology vision and delivering innovative products. You will lead a global development team encompassing onshore, captive offshore and contracting talent, responsible for execution and delivery of high-quality solutions. You will be expected to contribute to the broader business across both Technology and TAS Data.

You will support our global direct sales force and client facing organizations by being the Technology face to our major customers. You will partner with Product Management to ensure complete interlock on Product Roadmap and prioritization. You will work with our Professional Services organization to ensure we build software that can be efficiently implemented in a standardized manner. 

Note: We have an on-site work environment in our FL, GA & NY Offices.

Job Responsibilities

· Define and evangelize strategic plans and energize the organization around it

· Define and execute path from current to future state, based on strategic plan

· Define technology roadmaps suitable for planning, prioritization, and investment decisioning

· Solve identified architectural risks and conduct ‘in-flight’ correction where existing architectures are failing

· Further strengthen AI capability

· Lead and develop technical professionals to ensure career growth and achievement of organizational goals, including interim and annual performance reviews

· Define and execute talent strategy, including selection of the right leadership talent, removing lower impact individuals, ensuring talent is optimally placed, and identifying and solving for talent gaps

· Driving offshore and near-shore development in our global delivery centers. Ensuring these teams are optimally structured, have appropriate talent, are well led, and deliver quality output

· Representing the organizational technical credentials to clients and prospects

· Exploit synergies across the product portfolio

· Champion the introduction of new products that have an impact across the back office maximizing reusability, flexibility, and maintainability

· Providing application developers appropriate frameworks and support infrastructure enabling delivery of innovative products consistent with vision

· Strategic solution design with cross-functional teams focusing on integration, best practices and enterprise re-use

· Direct and enforce the standards for enterprise and system architecture

Note: We have an on-site work environment in our FL, GA & NY Offices.

What you Bring

· Proven leadership and management experience. You must have led or participated in the definition and implementation of software offerings

· Good organizational, team-building, coaching, mentoring, project and time management skills

· Deep knowledge and expertise of software development practices and methodologies

· Long-term vision and executive presence

· Strong analytical, statistical and problem-solving skills

· Proven success in building relationships

· Ability to persuade and influence others

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position.