VP Software Engineering, Asset Management Solutions

Overview

As Vice President, Software Engineering you will define and drive the technology strategy for Asset Management Solutions, leading a large engineering organization through modernization and AI-enabled transformation. You will remain hands-on in architecture and delivery while aligning the roadmap with buy-side market needs. You’ll partner with cross-functional leaders to deliver scalable, secure platforms and measurable business impact. This role offers a strategic opportunity to shape platform capabilities and accelerate modernization at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• bonus eligible
• comprehensive benefit offerings

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a 60–70 person software engineering organization, including managers and technical leaders.
• Define and execute the engineering strategy and technology roadmap for Asset Management Solutions.
• Modernize legacy applications and migrate capabilities to an integrated platform.
• Stay engaged in architectural decisions covering architecture, platform strategy, integration, scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
• Collaborate with product, business, operations, and technology leaders to prioritize investments and deliver client-focused solutions.
• Embed AI across the software development lifecycle, engineering operations, and business-facing solutions.
• Establish modern engineering practices across Agile delivery, software quality, testing, release management, observability, and production support.
• Leverage knowledge of buy-side trends to shape platform capabilities and modernization priorities.
• Lead organizational and technology change with a clear vision and stakeholder alignment.
• Set performance metrics, governance, and accountability for quality, stability, modernization progress, and business outcomes.
• Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent while fostering ownership, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Key requirements

• Deep experience in Buy Side OMS and Asset Management
• Significant leadership experience in software engineering, application development, platform engineering, or technology transformation
• Proven success leading large engineering organizations with managers, architects, and software teams
• Strong technical knowledge of software architecture, enterprise apps, APIs, Kafka, Java, C#, cloud platforms, systems integration, and modern delivery practices
• Proven track record modernizing legacy applications and migrating to integrated, scalable platforms
• Experience driving technology transformation and organizational change, with adoption of new engineering practices
• Strong understanding of AI adoption, including use of AI tools across SDLC and business-facing solutions
• Knowledge of asset management and buy-side technology landscape, trends, workflows, and client needs
• Ability to act as hands-on technology leader while setting strategy for a large organization
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills
• Proven ability to build followership and lead complex change initiatives

• strategic leadership
• stakeholder influence
• collaboration
• Software architecture
• Enterprise applications
• APIs

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