Executive Director Software Engineering

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

Pay and Benefits:
 

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive.

• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location.

• Pension / Retirement benefits.

• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role: 

The Executive Director, Software Engineering will lead the strategy, delivery, modernization, and operational performance of technology platforms supporting DTCC's Institutional Trade Processing business. This leader will oversee globally distributed engineering teams responsible for client connectivity, messaging, shared services, and enterprise modernization initiatives.

The role combines accountability for critical production services with a transformational agenda focused on cloud adoption, platform modernization, resilience, security, and engineering excellence.

What You Will Lead:

Client Connectivity & Integration Platforms

• Secure messaging, file transfer, APIs, and client onboarding capabilities.

• Information routing, validation, and transformation services.

• Shared services supporting firms, users, permissions, subscriptions, and connectivity.

Technology Modernization

• Application and infrastructure modernization.

• Cloud-native and service-based architecture adoption.

• Technology sustainability, vulnerability remediation, and legacy retirement.

   

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute technology strategy and multi-year roadmaps for the portfolio.

• Ensure secure, resilient, and highly available production services.

• Lead modernization initiatives while maintaining operational stability.

• Partner with Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Operations, and Business leaders to deliver strategic outcomes.

• Drive engineering standards, scalability, performance, resilience, and operational excellence.

• Oversee budgets, workforce planning, vendor management, technology risk, and executive reporting.

• Build leadership capability, succession depth, and accountability across global engineering teams.

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above.

Success Measures

• Stable, secure, and resilient platforms supporting business growth and client demands.

• Reduced technology risk through modernization and retirement of legacy platforms.

• Increased adoption of reusable shared services across Institutional Trade Processing.

• Improved engineering efficiency, operational readiness, monitoring, and recovery capabilities.

• Strong global leadership team with clear accountability and succession plans.

   

Qualifications & Experience

• 15+ years of technolog