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Director, Software Engineering - Financial Data Engineering

New York, NY, United States(Hybrid)

Job Description

Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues.

The Technology organization enables and accelerates the company’s growth strategies, delivering global capabilities and services in support of Amex’s customers and colleagues, while maintaining 24/7 servicing and availability to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality customer experience. Technology provides the foundation for everything we do in the company while driving differentiation through building and leveraging innovative technology and data insights.

The Finance & Global Supply Management Technology (FGT) organization partners with the chief product owners in Controllership, Corporate Planning, Global Treasury, Global Tax, and Global Supply Management to accelerate our Finance platform modernization journey, while delivering new business capabilities focused on finance data management, regulatory compliance, and advanced analytics.

We are seeking a Director, Software Engineering to play a pivotal role in advancing the Finance AI transformation agenda, while supporting Treasury platform modernization and ensuring continuity of 2052a regulatory delivery.

As a senior technology leader, you will lead multiple engineering teams in a global mirror delivery model, drive modern engineering practices, and embed AI-enabled software development to significantly enhance productivity, quality, and speed of delivery. You will be a hands-on engineering leader with deep technical credibility, capable of operating at both architecture depth and enterprise scale, while shaping the future of engineering through AI-assisted development practices.

The successful candidate will operate at the intersection of AI, data, and platform engineering, shaping how AI is integrated into Finance and Treasury systems, while maintaining strong engineering discipline in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Finance AI Transformation • Advance Finance AI “big bets” through hands-on engineering leadership.• Drive adoption of AI tools and agent-based workflows within core development processes.• Integrate AI capabilities directly into Finance platforms to improve delivery speed and efficiency.

• Treasury Platform Modernization• Support modernization of Treasury platforms with a focus on: scalability and resilience, data quality and integrity, system simplification and maintainability.• Ensure AI enablement is built into platform evolution.• Partner with Treasury and Finance stakeholders to align platform capabilities with business needs.

• 2052a Regulatory Continuity• Ensure stable and reliable delivery of FR 2052a regulatory reporting. • Maintain strong controls, governance, and audit readiness during platform and process changes. • Balance transformation efforts with regulatory obligations and risk management.

• Engineering Leadership & Execution• Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams across a global delivery model. • Provide hands-on technical leadership, including architecture direction and critical design decisions. • Establish clear ownership, accountability, and delivery discipline across initiatives. • Ensure consistent execution across teams while navigating a complex, matrixed environment.

• Platform & Engineering Practices• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices.• Improve end-to-end delivery efficiency through automation and tooling. • Define and track key engineering metrics to ensure predictable, high-quality delivery.

• Stakeholder Alignment• Partner with Finance, Treasury, and Technology stakeholders to align priorities and execution. • Translate complex technical approaches into clear business outcomes. • Ensure strong coordination across global teams and leadership stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.

• Significant experience leading large-scale software engineering teams and platforms.

• Proven ability to operate as a hands-on technical leader at scale.

• Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise platforms in regulated environments.

• Strong expertise in:• Modern software development and system design• Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS) • Distributed systems and microservices architectures • DevOps practices (CI/CD, infrastructure as code, containerization

• Experience working with or implementing AI-assisted development tools and workflows.

• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence at senior levels.

• Experience driving AI adoption within engineering workflows or enterprise platforms.

• Background in Finance Technology, Treasury systems, or regulatory reporting (e.g., 2052a).

• Experience leading global or mirror delivery teams.

• Demonstrated ability to introduce new capabilities and scale them across organizations.

• Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values (https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/company/who-we-are/) and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries

• Bonus incentives

• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan

• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits

• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need

• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy

• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)

• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program

• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit out Colleague Benefits Site (https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/colleagues/benefits) .

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 26007576

• Job Category Technology

• Posting Date 05/08/2026, 09:37 PM

• Apply Before 05/23/2026, 04:00 AM

• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree

• Job Schedule Full time

• Job Shift Day

• Locations AMEX World Financial Center, New York, NY, 10285, US(Hybrid)

• Salary Range $144250 - $256250 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + benefits

• Career Area Technology