VPII, Software Engineering Manager - Digital Experience; web​/mobile

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At LPL, people leaders hold the key to the employee experience, shaping culture, driving performance, and guiding individuals to new heights. Because when that happens, we all win: clients, LPL, and most importantly, our employees.

Investors, the end-client of financial advisors, are demanding personalized experiences tailored to their needs, lifestyle, and financial goals. Investors expect seamless and user-friendly access to tools and information across devices and through their financial advisors. The Investor Experience technology team is critical to delivering this vision, and we will do this by empowering our workforce to align with our strategy and making substantial investments in technology modernization.

We are looking for a Vice President II of Software Engineering at LPL Financial who will play a pivotal role in leading and shaping the technology organization responsible for the Investor Experience for end-investors and institutions.

This role will require working with key stakeholders to deliver the vision and integrated capabilities through self-service investor-facing platforms and experiences. The successful candidate will focus on fostering engineering excellence and leading high-performing teams within an innovative culture. You will work with a dynamic, high-caliber, cross-functional team including Engineering, Product, and Design to create world-class products and empower teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Lead the engineering team to successfully deliver technology solutions including standards, pre-production environments, and development tools. Drive and support AI Enablement and Engineering Transformation. Lead the adoption of AI-assisted software development practices (e.g., code generation, automated testing, developer copilots) to improve productivity and code quality.

In addition, this position partners with other agile team leaders to share learnings, mitigate technical dependencies, plan for capacity needs, and establish practice consistency across agile teams. Activities will also include daily oversight of development quality and partnering with solution architecture teams to establish patterns that progress teams toward scalable platforms.

Team Management:
The Software Development Manager is responsible for managing a team of software developers and ensuring that they are productive, motivated, and aligned with the goals of the technology organization. Recruit, coach, and manage software engineering talent across product teams.

Agile Delivery Leadership:
The Software Development Manager is responsible for leading Agile delivery across product teams, ensuring the successful planning, execution, and delivery of technology initiatives. They facilitate Agile practices, drive sprint and release planning, manage team capacity and dependencies, remove delivery impediments, and partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Architecture stakeholders to ensure solutions are delivered on time, aligned to business priorities, and meet quality standards.

Technical Expertise:
The Software Development Manager is expected to have a deep understanding of the technology stack used at LPL Financial and be able to provide technical guidance to team members. They are expected to stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices.

Stakeholder Management:
The Software Development Manager is responsible for managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders. This includes collaborating with other departments across the organization, as well as managing relationships with vendors, clients, and partners.

Risk Management:

The Software Development Manager is responsible for identifying and mitigating risks associated with software development initiatives. They must ensure that appropriate controls are in place to manage risks related to cybersecurity, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.

Strategic Planning:
The Software Development Manager is responsible for contributing to the strategic planning process of the organization. They must identify opportunities for technology to drive business growth and assess risks associated with emerging technologies.

Continuous Improvement:
The Software Development Manager is responsible for driving continuous improvement across software development and Agile delivery practices. They must identify areas for optimization and implement changes…