VP, Software Development Manager

Job Overview

Where Ambition Meets Innovation Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting‑edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview:
The VP, Software Development Manager provides technical and organizational leadership for the continued evolution of LPL Financial's advisor digital platform. This role partners closely with Business, Product, and Technology teams to define strategy and drive execution, delivering scalable, secure, and highly customized digital experiences for LPL advisors and affiliated institutions. The VP, Software Development Manager leads multiple engineering teams responsible for advisor‑facing applications, cloud‑based platforms, enterprise integrations, and digital experiences.

This role is accountable for engineering excellence, technology modernization, talent development, and the successful delivery of strategic technology initiatives that support business growth and advisor success.

• Lead multiple software development teams across various product and technology value streams.
• Develop, mentor, and support engineering talent while fostering a high‑performing team culture.
• Partner with Product, Business, and Technology leaders to establish priorities, align roadmaps, and deliver strategic initiatives.
• Support organizational planning, resource management, and execution across multiple programs and platforms.
• Provide leadership for the design and implementation of secure, scalable cloud and hybrid‑cloud architectures.
• Establish engineering standards and best practices for application development, platform engineering, and enterprise integrations.
• Guide API strategy, application architecture, and platform modernization efforts.
• Support technology decisions that improve scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Promote software engineering best practices, including Dev Sec Ops , continuous delivery, automation, and operational excellence.
• Drive adoption of modern development frameworks, tools, and engineering processes.
• Ensure application reliability, quality, and system performance across supported platforms.
• Support risk identification, mitigation planning, and technical decision‑making.
• Build strong partnerships across Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, and Business organizations.
• Navigate cross‑team dependencies and support issue resolution throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Influence enterprise technology strategies and modernization initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and offshore delivery organizations to support successful outcomes.
• Support the integration of applications, APIs, data platforms, and external systems, ensuring solutions support business objectives, advisor experience goals, security requirements, and operational standards.

• Strong engineering leadership experience, technical depth, and strategic thinking.
• Ability to build high‑performing teams and deliver innovative technology solutions.

We seek professionals who pursue greatness, act with integrity, are driven to help our clients succeed, win together, and create and share joy.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, software development, or enterprise technology delivery.
• 10+ years of experience leading engineering teams, technology organizations, or large‑scale technology initiatives.
• 10+ years of experience within financial services, wealth management, brokerage, banking, or another regulated industry.
• Experience designing and implementing cloud‑based, distributed, and enterprise‑scale technology solutions.

• Software Development Leadership.
• Cloud Architecture & Platform Engineering.
• Enterprise Application & API Design.
• Dev Sec Ops  & Software Delivery Practices.
• Financial Services Technology Solutions.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent cloud architecture certification.
• Experience with application architecture, solution design, and technology modernization initiatives.
• Experience leading user experience, digital platform, or customer‑facing application development efforts.
• Experience with Agile delivery frameworks and scaled Agile practices.
• Experience using collaboration and product planning tools such as Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Miro, or Smartsheet.

$ - $ (Base salary varies based on factors such as skill, experience, education, internal peers, performance, and geographic location).

• 401(k) matching.
• Health benefits.
• Employee stock options.
• Paid time off.
• Volunteer time off.
• Other Total Rewards package components.

EOE. LPL Financial is an equal opportunity employer.