Director Software Development
Job Summary
Calling all innovators find your future at Fiserv.
Were Fiserv a global leader in Fintech and payments and we move money and information in a way that moves the world. We connect financial institutions corporations merchants and consumers to one another millions of times a day quickly reliably and securely. Any time you swipe your credit card pay through a mobile app or withdraw money from the bank were involved. If you want to make an impact on a global scale come make a difference at Fiserv.
Job Title
Director Software DevelopmentAbout your role
At Fiserv we are dedicated to transforming financial services technology to benefit our clients. As a Director of Software Development you will have end-to-end ownership of a technology platform leading teams responsible for designing developing integrating and operating high-quality scalable software solutions. This role requires strong people leadership technical depth and the ability to deliver reliable platforms in a fast-paced regulated Fintech environment.
What youll do:
- Own the technology platform lifecycle from technical requirements through scalable secure and resilient production operations
- Lead mentor and manage high-performing software engineering teams through rapid high-quality development cycles
- Partner closely with Product Management to define product roadmaps technical strategies and delivery plans aligned with business objectives
- Translate product requirements into clear engineering specifications designs and implementation plans
- Lead Agile delivery practices ensuring consistent execution predictable delivery and continuous improvement
- Oversee project planning execution and reporting; manage team capacity priorities and dependencies to ensure milestones are met with quality and accountability
- Own end-to-end system design development and integration across internal platforms external partners and third-party services
- Ensure platform resiliency availability performance security and currency through proactive engineering and operational excellence
- Establish and enforce development standards best practices and code review processes
- Drive effective stakeholder communication across product engineering operations and senior leadership providing transparency into delivery status and risks
- Build strong trust-based relationships with team members; translate company vision into actionable goals and empower teams to execute
- Manage vendor relationships and geographically distributed teams to enable continuous development and accelerated high-quality releases
- Define track and report on internal and external OKRs and KPIs providing insights to senior leadership on progress outcomes and opportunities for improvement
Experience youll need to have:
- 10 years of experience in software development including hands-on technical experience
- 3 years of experience leading and managing software development teams
- Strong experience with modern cloud and DevOps environments (e.g. AWS Kubernetes Docker CI/CD pipelines).
- Demonstrated success delivering large-scale distributed systems with high availability and security requirements.
- Strong leadership communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical audiences.
- Bachelors degree in computer science Software Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Experience that would be great to have:
- Experience building and operating large-scale highly available fintech or payments platforms
- Familiarity with regulatory compliance and security requirements in financial services
- Experience leading distributed or globally located engineering teams
How youll work:
- Fiserv emphasizes in-person collaboration to help you grow your career while shaping the future of fintech. This role will require you to be onsite on a hybrid schedule
- This role requires flexibility to work overtime that may include nights and weekends
- This role requires use of a computer and audio equipment
Salary Range:
$148000.00-$185000.00Thank you for considering employment with Fiserv. Please:
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Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Fiserv is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation age disability protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
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About Company
Fiserv is a global fintech and payments company with solutions for banking, global commerce, merchant acquiring, billing and payments, and point-of-sale.