Director of Software Engineering

J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan

Software Engineering
bournemouth, uk
Posted on Oct 2, 2025

Director of Software Engineering

BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET, United Kingdom

Job Information

  • Job Identification 210670840
  • Job Category Software Engineering
  • Business Unit Corporate Sector
  • Posting Date 10/01/2025, 09:59 PM
  • Locations Chaseside - Hampshire Building, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 7DA, GB
  • Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

If you are a software engineering leader ready to take the reins and drive impact, we’ve got an opportunity just for you.

As the Director of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Technology function, you will lead a technical area and promote impact across teams, technologies, and projects within various departments. You will leverage your extensive expertise in software, applications, technical processes, and product management to oversee multiple complex projects and initiatives. In this role, you will serve as the primary decision maker for your teams, fostering innovation and ensuring the successful delivery of solutions.

Job responsibilities

  • Leads technology and process implementations to achieve functional technology objectives
  • Makes decisions that influence teams’ resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures
  • Carries governance accountability for coding decisions, control obligations, and measures of success such as cost of ownership, maintainability, and portfolio operations
  • Delivers technical solutions that can be leveraged across multiple businesses and domains
  • Managing mid size technology teams, providing coaching, career development, mentorship
  • Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams
  • Champions the firm’s culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and expert applied experience. In addition, advanced experience leading technologists to manage, anticipate and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise
  • Managing a team in a matrixed environment
  • Experience developing or leading cross-functional teams of technologists
  • Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
  • Experience in speaking directly to business stakeholders to discuss requirements and project updates.
  • Experience leading a product as a Product Owner, Product Manager or Senior Development Lead
  • Full stack Java expertise

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Experience working at code level
  • Experience in using Service Now

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.