VP Software Engineering, Asset Management Solutions

London Source: WhatJobs
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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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