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Head of WCIB India

U.S. Bank


Job Location:

Chennai - India

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 16 October 2026 (7 days ago)
Application Deadline: 13 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At U.S. Bancorp India were on a journey to do our best. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bancorp India gives you a wide ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things learn new skills and discover what you excel atall from Day One.

Job Description

The Opportunity

We are seeking an accomplished and visionary technology executive to serve as Head of Technology Wealth Corporate Commercial and Institutional banking India. This executive will lead the India-based engineering organization supporting the banks Wealth Commercial Corporate and Institutional Banking products and platforms.

As a key member of the global WCIB technology leadership team and the India GCC leadership team this leader will be responsible for building and scaling world-class engineering capabilities driving digital transformation modernizing platforms accelerating product delivery and establishing India as a strategic innovation and engineering hub.

The role requires an exceptional combination of technology expertise organizational leadership talent development and executive stakeholder management. The successful candidate will partner closely with global business technology leaders to deliver customer-centric solutions improve operational efficiency and strengthen the banks wealth management capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Technology and Engineering Leadership

  • Partner with global WCIB Technology and product leaders to align technology investments with strategic business priorities.
  • Build scale and lead a high-performing engineering organization across Wealth Commercial and Institutional Banking domains.
  • Establish India as a strategic engineering center capable of owning products platforms and critical enterprise capabilities.
  • Foster a strong engineering culture focused on accountability craftsmanship innovation continuous improvement and customer obsession.
  • Drive engineering productivity through modern tools automation AI-enabled development and platform standardization.
  • Create an environment that attracts retains and develops exceptional technology talent.

Talent Strategy & Organizational Development

  • Lead multiple engineering managers directors architects and distinguished technologists.
  • Develop a multi-year workforce strategy to build sustainable technology capabilities within the GCC.
  • Lead talent acquisition workforce planning succession planning and leadership development programs.
  • Mentor and coach senior technology leaders while building a robust leadership pipeline.
  • Drive transformation from contractor-heavy teams toward a strategically balanced permanent workforce model.
  • Build a culture of learning innovation inclusion and continuous professional development.

GCC and Executive Stakeholder Management

  • Serve as the primary technology leader for India supporting global Wealth Commercial and Institutional banking executives.
  • Play a key role in the expansion and maturation of the GCC as a strategic technology center.
  • Build trusted relationships with WCIB CIO and Technology leadership Business Leaders Product Leaders Risk Partners and Operations stakeholders.
  • Influence strategic decisions through data technology insights and strong business partnership.
  • Communicate effectively with executive leadership regarding strategy delivery performance technology risk and transformation progress.
  • Drive outcomes through collaboration and influence across highly matrixed global organizations.

Risk Security & Regulatory Compliance

  • Ensure technology solutions comply with regulatory requirements enterprise standards and risk management frameworks.
  • Partner closely with Information Security Operational Risk Compliance Legal and Audit teams.
  • Strengthen resilience disaster recovery business continuity and operational readiness capabilities.
  • Maintain rigorous controls appropriate for a highly regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology or equivalent in related field.
  • 20 years of relevant experience in software engineering technology delivery and digital transformation.
  • 15 years of leadership experience managing large engineering organizations.
  • Demonstrated success managing complex global technology organizations prefer Banks GCC.
  • Proven experience leading senior technology leaders engineering managers and architects.

Preferred Qualifications

Technology & Engineering

  • Strong understanding of AI-enabled software development and engineering productivity tools.
  • Strong background in software delivery platform engineering Dev/ML Ops Site Reliability Engineering and technology operations.
  • Experience leading large-scale modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
  • Expertise in Agile product development methodologies and engineering excellence frameworks.

Banking & Financial Services

  • knowledge of Wealth Management Commercial Banking Corporate and Institutional Banking
  • Experience supporting customer-facing digital channels and financial products.
  • Strong understanding of regulatory risk compliance and security requirements within financial institutions.
  • Experience operating in highly regulated environments.

Leadership

  • Proven track record building and scaling engineering organizations with 400 technology professionals.
  • Exceptional ability to influence senior executives and drive outcomes.
  • Demonstrated success in talent development succession planning and organizational transformation.
  • Strong executive presence with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience managing globally distributed engineering teams.

This role represents a unique opportunity to shape the future of the Banks Wealth Commercial and Institutional Client technology landscape while building one of the industrys most impactful banking technology organizations in India.

If theres anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process please refer to ourdisability accommodations for applicants.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

This is an U.S. Bancorp India posting. U.S. Bancorp India is a part of the U.S. Bank family.


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