Lead with Purpose, Unlock Your Team's Passion
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.
If you're ready to lead with intention and discover what's possible, LPL
Financial invites you to apply today.
Why Investor Experience Technology?
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.
You will be part of a highly motivated engineering team that's leveraging
cutting-edge technology to deliver world-class products and services to end
investors, driving positive investor engagement and, ultimately, success for our
advisor clients.
Job Overview
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.
Responsibilities
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 that
improve efficiency, delivery predictability, productivity, and quality.
What Are We Looking For?
We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience. We
are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are
client-focused, team-oriented, and can execute in a way that encourages
creativity and continuous improvement.
Requirements
BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 15+ years of experience in full-stack development designing
interactive web applications, developing microservices, public cloud solutions,
web services (REST APIs), Kafka messaging, and integrating with vendor APIs.
Minimum of 15+ years of experience within a combination of .NET, Angular,
JavaScript, C#, SQL Server, AWS (containers and serverless), Git, Visual Studio,
and/or front-end technologies.
Minimum of 10+ years of experience leading Agile software delivery teams in a
Manager, Agile Delivery Lead, Scrum Master, or Technology Leadership capacity,
guiding teams toward successful product delivery, continuous improvement, and
operational excellence.
Minimum of 5+ years in a Solution Architect capacity, designing and implementing
complex systems, including developing solutions from scratch.
Preferences
Cloud technology solution experience; AWS certifications preferred.
Financial industry experience, particularly within wealth and asset management
organizations.
Strong executive presence with excellent verbal and written communication
skills.
Ability to communicate technical solutions across the organization and
experience partnering with senior leaders to drive positive business outcomes.
Drive integration of AI capabilities into the Account View platform, enhancing
personalization, insights, and client experience.
Establish standards and guardrails for responsible AI usage, including data
privacy, model governance, and regulatory compliance.
Identify opportunities to leverage machine learning, predictive analytics, and
automation to modernize workflows and reduce manual effort.
Partner with enterprise AI, Data, and Architecture teams to align with LPL's
broader AI strategy and reusable capabilities.
Upskill engineering teams on AI/ML concepts, tools, and best practices to build
a future-ready workforce.
Core Competencies
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to interface with customers to gather business needs and present
effective solutions.
Capable of effectively planning, prioritizing, and executing tasks utilizing
available resources and tools.
Expert experience leading Agile delivery practices and championing Agile
principles across multiple teams, driving predictability, transparency,
continuous improvement, and high-performing team outcomes.
Pay Range:
$192,095.00 - $320,227.00
Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to,
relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers,
demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total
Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work,
at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock
options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be
happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!
Company Overview:
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth
management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated
marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth
management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing
and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on
behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of
advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice
management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the
flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources
they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please
visit www.lpl.com.
At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the
freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology
resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility
to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client
relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of
our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.
For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com
[http://www.lpl.com/].
Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations
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position. Principals only. EOE.
Information on Interviews:
LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from
an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or
in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of
payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or
credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process,
please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.
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