Sr. Engineering Manager (Hybrid)

Join our mission to create a completely new, 100% digital bank that uses consumer feedback to truly meet customers’ best interests. Jenius Bank, a division of SMBC MANUBANK, and a member of SMBC Group, is being built by a close-knit and fun-loving team of financial services professionals and technology experts who came together for the challenge of building a full-service digital bank from scratch. We’re committed to doing it the right way for the customer and are growing rapidly. To learn more about our relationship to our parent company, visit our website.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $134,000.00 and $196,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualification, experiences, and analysis of current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC MANUBANK offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.
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Jenius Bank is strategically scaling up a portfolio of products and building extraordinary experiences. In 2023, we launched our first two products reaching $1 billion in deposits and over $700 million in loans, all before Jenius Bank’s first anniversary. We don’t plan to slow down, with ambitious growth plans and the capital necessary to execute a multi-year strategic plan. We have a start-up mindset paired with SMBC Group’s 400 years of history. SMBC Group has more than 150 offices and 86,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries and is committed to creating new business to better serve customers in the rapidly evolving digital environment. Join us on the journey that has caught the attention of the Banking Dive, and more to reinvent banking where smarter banking translates to a richer life.

Role Description

We are on a mission to build the best digital experiences for our customers, and we are looking for a VP - Partner Integrations Engineering for Credit Card ecosystem who can help lead this mission. You will be responsible for setting technical direction and managing partner integrations to create digital experience for Jenius Bank’s customers. If you are passionate about challenging the status quo and building innovative new solutions, then we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Role Objectives: Delivery

• Develop and implement a comprehensive integration strategy for Credit Card that aligns with the digital bank's vision, goals, and vendor partnerships. Identify potential integration opportunities that enhance our digital banking services.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with external vendors to understand their APIs and integration capabilities. Work closely with them to negotiate contracts, define SLAs, and ensure successful integration delivery.
• Lead and mentor a team of skilled integration specialists, providing guidance and direction to accomplish integration goals effectively. Foster a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Integration Project Management: Oversee end-to-end integration projects, from conception to implementation and post-launch support. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.
• Ability to translate functional requirements to technical design and specs.
• Experience in designing, developing, and engineering solutions that require integration with various cloud services.
• Implement monitoring and reporting mechanisms to assess the performance and reliability of integrated systems. Analyze data and optimize integrations to enhance overall performance.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance integration processes, reduce operational inefficiencies, and enhance the overall integration ecosystem.
• Communicate effectively with excellent verbal and written communication skills with a high degree of comfort with both large and small audiences -technical, as well as business.

Role Objectives: Interpersonal

• Determining causes of operating errors and taking corrective action
• Lead effectively through outcomes rather than tasks.