The Securities Lending technology organisation within J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank builds and operates the Enterprise Finance Platform (EFP) — the firm's strategic, end-to-end system of record for securities lending and equity finance globally. EFP processes billions of dollars of transactions daily across equities, fixed income, and repo products, serving institutional clients and internal trading desks across APAC, EMEA, and NA. The platform spans the full securities lending lifecycle: pre-trade locate and availability, rate management, trading, trade entry and lifecycle management, post-trade settlement, and reconciliation. The APAC engineering hub in Hong Kong is the primary technology presence covering Asian market hours and is a critical node in the firm's global follow-the-sun engineering model.
As a Director of Software Engineering at JPMorganChase within the Securities Lending technology, you lead a technical area and drive impact within teams, technologies, and projects across departments. Utilize your in-depth knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to drive multiple complex projects and initiatives, while serving as a primary decision maker for your teams and be a driver of innovation and solution delivery.
Job responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and retain a team of engineers and technical programme managers in Hong Kong, covering the Pre-Trade and GRIPS platform domains
- Own the APAC engineering delivery roadmap, balancing business demand, regulatory requirements, and technical modernisation priorities
- Serve as the senior technical stakeholder for the APAC trading desk and business partners, providing engineering insight and risk assessment for platform changes affecting Asian market hours
- Drive technical excellence across the team — code quality, test discipline, reliability, and continuous improvement of engineering practices
- Represent APAC engineering in cross-domain programme forums including EU T+1, the Morfin Pre-Trade modernisation programme, and quarterly planning cycles
- Partner with product and business to translate strategic priorities into engineering deliverables, and with peer EDs globally to ensure consistent platform governance
- Build the APAC engineering capability over the medium term, including headcount planning, graduate hiring (SEP), and succession development
- Champion AI-assisted engineering adoption — the organisation has one of the highest AI tool usage rates in the firm and expects engineering leaders to model and accelerate that adoption
- Proven engineering leadership at Director / Executive Director level, with experience managing teams of 10+ engineers in a financial services or similarly complex, regulated environment
- Deep technical background in Java-based distributed systems, event-driven architecture (Kafka/MSK), and cloud-native deployment (AWS, Kubernetes)
- Experience leading engineering in a trading, capital markets, or financial technology environment — familiarity with securities lending, equity finance, or prime brokerage is a strong advantage
- Track record of developing senior engineering talent through promotion and recognition pipelines
- Ability to operate in a globally matrixed organisation, influencing without direct authority across EMEA and NA engineering counterparts
- Clear communicator — able to articulate technical risk and delivery status to both engineering peers and non-technical business stakeholders
- Experience with modern engineering excellence practices: CI/CD, SonarQube quality gates, PR review discipline, and engineering scorecards
- Genuine interest in AI tooling and its application to developer productivity — the team uses Copilot and Claude Code extensively and leadership is expected to set the standard
Skills Required
- Director or Executive Director-level engineering leadership experience
- Experience managing teams of 10 or more engineers
- Experience in financial services or a similarly complex, regulated environment
- Deep technical background in Java-based distributed systems
- Experience with event-driven architecture using Kafka or MSK
- Experience with cloud-native deployment using AWS and Kubernetes
- Engineering leadership experience in trading, capital markets, or financial technology
- Familiarity with securities lending, equity finance, or prime brokerage
- Track record of developing senior engineering talent through promotion and recognition pipelines
- Ability to operate in a globally matrixed organization and influence across regions
- Strong communication skills with technical and nontechnical stakeholders
- Experience with CI/CD, SonarQube quality gates, pull request review discipline, and engineering scorecards
- Interest in AI tooling and developer productivity applications
- Experience with GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical coverage and wellness resources, including mental-health support and wellness incentives, are described as comprehensive and accessible; feedback suggests income-based contributions help keep care affordable.
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Retirement Support — A dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 5% of eligible pay, plus additional employer contributions in some cases, is highlighted as a strong pillar of financial security. Feedback suggests this structure is a notable advantage of the total rewards package.
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Parental & Family Support — Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents, along with fertility, adoption, surrogacy, childcare, and family-support resources, signals a family-forward approach. Feedback suggests these programs are a standout feature of the package.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Technology fuels every aspect of our company and is at the heart of everything we do. With over 50,000 technologists globally and an annual tech spend of $12 billion, we are dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products. Learn more about technology at our firm, explore resources from our Distinguished Engineers, AI & ML researchers, and other experts; access the latest episode of our TechTrends podcast, and more at www.jpmorgan.com/technology. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. ©2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.
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