Job Title
Director – Application Development Manager
Location
London
Position Overview
We are seeking an exceptional engineering leader to drive the design, development and delivery of a greenfield Corporate Actions Processing Engine – a mission‑critical enterprise platform for BNY. In this high‑visibility role you will combine hands‑on technical expertise with architectural leadership to transform our Corporate Actions processing capabilities and significantly influence the technology direction of our platform.
Impact
- Serve as a Technical Lead for the Corporate Actions Platform, owning end‑to‑end delivery of critical components
- Design and implement scalable, high‑performance full‑stack solutions using Java, Oracle and enterprise messaging frameworks
- Utilise and drive adoption of AI capabilities into the team’s daily practice to accelerate delivery
- Ensure all solutions align with architecture standards for mission‑critical systems
- Lead code reviews, establish engineering best practices, and champion technical excellence across the team
- Provide technical mentorship and coaching to development teams across global locations
Qualifications
- Technical Skills
- Significant experience in software engineering, with leadership roles (e.g., Head of Engineering, Technical Lead)
- Expert proficiency in Java and Spring Boot for building microservices
- Strong expertise with relational databases (Oracle) and data modelling (canonical data models, JSON)
- Deep experience with enterprise messaging platforms (Kafka, IBM MQ)
- Proven experience implementing AI/ML solutions (using Python or other frameworks) to solve business problems
- Full‑stack development experience (RESTful APIs, front‑end frameworks such as Angular)
- Experience with Cloud and Containerization technologies
- CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated testing frameworks
- Domain Expertise
- Significant experience in financial services, specifically post‑trade processing and settlement, custody and asset servicing operations, and corporate actions lifecycle (dividends, stock splits, mergers, tender offers, etc.)
- Proven track record delivering mission‑critical systems in banking environments
- Leadership & Delivery
- Demonstrated success leading engineering teams through complex, multi‑year transformation programs
- Strong Agile/Scrum methodology experience
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills at senior levels
- Ability to operate in a matrixed, global organization
Benefits
BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay‑for‑performance philosophy. The package includes flexible global resources and tools, generous paid leave (including paid volunteer time), and initiatives that support health, resilience, and financial goals.
Equal Employment Opportunity
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, Females, Individuals with Disabilities, Protected Veterans.
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