Director – Software Engineering

At Broadridge, we've built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If you’re passionate about developing your career, while helping others along the way, come join the Broadridge team.

About the Role

We are seeking an accomplished Engineering Leader to guide and inspire our software engineering teams, driving strategic initiatives to design, build, and deliver high-quality, scalable, and secure software solutions. This role demands a unique blend of visionary leadership, strategic planning, and hands-on technical expertise in modern software architecture and design. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading large-scale application modernization efforts—specifically migrating multiple mainframe and other legacy applications in a highly regulated financial environment to the latest technologies.

You will be a catalyst for innovation, fostering a culture of continuous learning, improving development practices, and ensuring successful delivery from project inception to production in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Leadership & Strategy

• Provide technical and strategic leadership to multiple software engineering teams.

• Define and execute the engineering roadmap aligned with business and product priorities.

• Foster a collaborative, innovative, and high-performance engineering culture.

Leadership and Management:

• Lead, inspire, and manage a team of software engineers, setting clear objectives and fostering a culture of innovation and high performance.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product management, design, and global stakeholders to align technology goals with business objectives.

• Mentor and develop engineering leaders to facilitate career growth and succession planning.

• Identify and address resource gaps, making strategic hiring decisions and leveraging external partners as needed.

 Engineering Vision, Strategy & Delivery

• Drive the adoption of an engineering strategy and technology roadmap that aligns with the company's strategic objectives.

• Oversee and guide the transformation of legacy mainframe applications to cloud platforms in compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Ensure engineering best practices, code quality, performance, and maintainability.

• Ensure the delivery of high-quality software products by establishing and maintaining rigorous testing, performance monitoring, and quality assurance processes.

• Drive projects from ideation and architecture through full production deployment.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Stay ahead of emerging technologies, tools, and industry trends; proactively identify opportunities for adoption.

• Promote automation, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and agile methodologies.

• Continuously improve engineering processes, tools, and team capabilities.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve engineering processes and tools; optimize team efficiency, product quality, and delivery timelines.

• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices to ensure the engineering team remains at the cutting edge.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with product, compliance, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust, compliant solutions.

• Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs effectively to executives and stakeholders.

• Serve as a technical and strategic advisor to senior leadership.

Qualifications & Experience

Required:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.

• Proven experience leading large-scale migrations from mainframe applications to modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) in highly regulated financial industries.

• Strong background in modern software architecture, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems.

• Deep understanding of security, compliance, and risk management in financial systems.

• Successful track record of delivering end-to-end projects from inception through production.

• Experience managing multiple teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Preferred:

• Experience in technologies e.g., API, Java, Snowflake, Postgres, Cloud services, AI/ML, microservices architecture, DevOps/SRE and test automation frameworks

• Experience working with Agile at scale (SAFe, LeSS, etc.).

• Passion for technology and continuous learning.

Recruitment Process

Throughout your application process, you may be asked to connect with us virtually or in-person. Our recruiters will explain how hybrid interviews will be held throughout the recruitment process, and they will be able to answer any questions you might have. 

Background Check Process

Broadridge requires employees to complete a background check that is completed by one of our service providers. We use this service to complete the following checks:

• Employment verification

• Education verification

• Credit inquiry

• Canadian criminal record check

Workplace Flexibility

We are committed to supporting flexible work arrangements, investing in technology or other resources to enable you to work from home effectively, wherever possible. 

At this time this is a hybrid role, and therefore you should have a basic home office set up, high-speed internet, and the ability to work without distractions during core business hours.

Accessibility & Accommodation

Broadridge is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace ensuring that equal employment opportunities are provided to all individuals, regardless of race, colour, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, age, disability, religious affiliation, or national origin or citizenship. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please notify our recruitment team.

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We are dedicated to fostering a collaborative, engaging, and inclusive environment and are committed to providing a workplace that empowers associates to be authentic and bring their best to work. We believe that associates do their best when they feel safe, understood, and valued, and we work diligently and collaboratively to ensure Broadridge is a company—and ultimately a community—that recognizes and celebrates everyone’s unique perspective.