VP, Software Development Manager

What if you could build a career where ambition meets innovation? At LPL Financial, we empower professionals to shape their success while helping clients pursue their financial goals with confidence. What if you could have access to cutting-edge resources, a collaborative environment, and the freedom to make an impact? If you're ready to take the next step, discover what’s possible with LPL Financial.

Job Overview:

This role will provide technical leadership while collaborating with Business and Product teams on the vision-setting through to the implementation of the next level of our advisor digital platform. In this role, you will be responsible for the delivery of deep customization, scalability, and a streamlined experience for LPL advisors and LPL-affiliated institutions.

Responsibilities:

• Experience leading multiple development teams across various value streams providing nurturing leadership and talent development efforts for successful project delivery, application, and platform support.

• Build cross-functional rapport with other leaders in the Technology and Product organizations for help navigating through dependencies, risk mitigation and triage of issues to resolution.

• Have a deep, hands-on understanding of cloud architecture and design, with an emphasis on secure, distributed hybrid cloud platforms.

• Very strong understanding of large databases/data warehouses and data architecture

• Have a deep understanding of API design, the difference between platform design and application design, and the tooling to create modern APIs.

• Strong Object-oriented Principles in a common OOP language framework such as C# / .Net.

• Act as a mentor and lead on a cross-functional team that includes business analysis, and engineering.

• Ensure all engineering designs and model architecture align with enterprise standards.

• Work across business, product and technical teams to deliver solutions that drive commercial impact.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements:

• 15 years of professional SDLC experience in a diverse set of technology disciplines

• 10 years in a technical management capacity in an enterprise with a high performing technical team

• 10 years of financial services/brokerage firm experience

• 4 years working with and managing remote teams (onshore & offshore) including vendor relationships

• Ability to clearly engineering concepts to business users and articulate how they impact solutions.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or Engineering

Preferences:

• AWS Professional Architect certification is highly desirable

• Application architecture and solution design

• UI/UX design and development

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Pay Range:

$155,288-$258,813/year

 

Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!

 

Company Overview:

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) was founded on the principle that the firm should work for advisors and institutions, and not the other way around. Today, LPL is a leader in the markets we serve, serving more than 23,000 financial advisors, including advisors at approximately 1,000 institutions and at approximately 580 registered investment advisor ("RIA") firms nationwide. We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-mediated model and the belief that Americans deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial professional.

At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the free