Senior Director, Technology

The Senior Director is part of the senior management team of Technology, oversees a major program or project organization within Technology, and most often reports directly to a Vice President or Senior Vice President.

Essential Job Functions:

Process and Operations

• Manage separate teams focused on delivering high quality results within one or more major technology disciplines: strategy, software development, operations, engineering, development services, information security, and compliance.
• Working independently, establishes organizational policies, goals, objectives and strategies that drive to measurable results.
• Direct and coordinate organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency.
• Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solutions and solve problems.
• Serve on Program Leadership Teams, as necessary.
• Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with peers both within and outside of Technology, and maintain them over time.
• Establish and maintain external relationships with strategic product/service vendors, FINRA clients/customers, FINRA regulators, industry forums (government & private councils, standards bodies, product forums, etc.), as appropriate.
• Establish, evolve and ensure compliance with standard practices and processes within the disciplines.
• Assist with adherence to technology policies and comply with all security controls.
• Ensure all work products meets/exceeds FINRA standards.
• Participate in periodic Disaster Recovery (DR), Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) testing and reporting.

Resource Management

• Identify and hire resource/skills needed within their organization.
• Responsible for staff performance management and training.
• Coordinate assignment of subordinate staff.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline with at least ten (10) years of related experience, or equivalent training and / or work experience; Master’s degree and past Financial Services industry experience preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of managing technical programs and projects including staff management of at least fifteen (15) resources and budget of at least $3 million.
• Knowledge of business, technology and management principles involved in strategic planning, organizational change management, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources.
• Subject Matter Expertise required in a minimum of one of the following disciplines, with substantial knowledge in remaining disciplines software development, operations, engineering, development services, information security, and compliance.
• Experience managing staff comprised of both employees and contractors.
• Demonstrated ability to manage several initiatives simultaneously and balance competing priorities.
• Past success contributing to strategic decisions for an organization, identifying investment tradeoffs, and delivering high quality solutions to customer needs.
• Outstanding communication, organization, time management, interpersonal and management skills
• Excellent problem identification, analysis and solving skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proven change agent who can improve and grow the capability of an organization; keen eye for hiring and motivating teams

Work Conditions:

• Work is normally performed in an office environment.
• Occasional travel and extended hours may be required.

For work that is performed in CA, Washington, DC, CO, HI, New York, NY, WA and MD the chart below outlines the proposed salary range for the corresponding location. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and internal peer compensation comparisons.

California: Minimum Salary $171,900, Maximum Salary $351,200

Washington, DC/Maryland: Minimum Salary $171,900, Maximum Salary $336,600

Colorado/Hawaii: Minimum Salary $149,600, Maximum Salary $292,600

New York, NY: Minimum Salary $179,600, Maximum Salary $351,200

Washington State: Minimum Salary $149,600, Maximum Salary $336,600

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To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, resp