Job Description
Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.
About the role
You will lead a large, global technology solutions organisation supporting Capital Markets trading platforms and front office solutions. This role owns the modernisation and delivery of complex engineering portfolios, with a strong mandate to transform ways of working and accelerate the practical adoption of AI across development and quality practices. Success is defined by measurable improvements in engineering productivity, solution quality, stakeholder confidence and organisational agility.
What you will be doing
• Lead and develop a large, multi disciplinary technology organisation across engineering, architecture and quality teams.
• Drive a clear, pragmatic AI agenda across engineering to improve productivity, quality and delivery outcomes.
• Transform long established engineering organisations into modern, agile and product aligned ways of working.
• Partner closely with product and solutions leaders to align technology execution with business outcomes.
• Act as a senior advocate for engineering, balancing delivery commitments with sustainable technical excellence.
• Build consensus across highly matrixed stakeholders while navigating complex organisational dynamics.
• Establish clear portfolio priorities, delivery governance and outcome based success measures.
• Foster a strong engineering culture focused on continuous improvement, experimentation and accountability.
Required Qualifications
• Demonstrated senior leadership experience leading large, complex technology organisations at scale.
• Strong background delivering technology solutions within Capital Markets or regulated financial services environments.
• Proven ability to transform established organisations and operating models into modern engineering practices.
• Deep experience influencing without direct authority in highly matrixed, global environments.
• Advanced stakeholder management skills, including building alignment across product, technology and business leaders.
• Hands on experience driving engineering productivity, quality improvement and automation initiatives.
• Strong commercial and delivery acumen across large, multi year technology portfolios.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with front office trading or capital markets platforms and ecosystems.• Exposure to AI enabled engineering practices, developer tooling or intelligent automation.• Background spanning fintech, investment banking, broker dealer or large scale financial institutions.• Experience leading technology organisations through significant cultural or operational change.
What we offer you
• A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities
• A modern, international work environment and a dedicated and motivated team
• A variety of career development tools, resources and opportunities
• The chance to work on some of the most challenging, relevant issues in financial services & technology
• A fantastic range of benefits designed to help support your lifestyle and wellbeing
• A work environment built on collaboration, flexibility and respect
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EEOC Statement
FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here
For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Sourcing Model
Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.
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