Description
Director, Software Engineering – Finance Planning Technology
The Director, Software Engineering is responsible for leading the design, delivery, and modernization of Finance Planning Technology solutions that enable enterprise planning, forecasting, investment optimization, and decision-support capabilities. This role oversees the development and evolution of scalable, secure, and resilient platforms that support Finance business processes while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, risk, compliance, and operational standards.
The Director will play a key role in executing the Finance technology modernization agenda by driving platform transformation, improving engineering practices, and leveraging up-to-date technologies to enhance business agility, operational efficiency, and user experience. Working in close partnership with Product Management, Finance stakeholders, Architecture, Infrastructure, and peer engineering teams, this leader will translate strategic business priorities into technology roadmaps and high-quality engineering outcomes.




Key priorities include advancing platform modernization, fostering engineering excellence, accelerating adoption of AI-enabled development capabilities, and building innovative solutions that improve planning effectiveness and support enterprise growth. The role will also champion a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, operational resilience, and technical excellence while developing and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.

Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the engineering strategy, roadmap, and delivery for Finance Planning Technology platforms, including Investment Optimization capabilities, ensuring alignment with business priorities and enterprise technology standards.
- Drive modernization of planning and forecasting applications by improving platform scalability, resiliency, security, maintainability, and engineering productivity while reducing technical debt.
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📌 Director Software Engineering (Bengaluru Urban)
🏢 American Express
📍 Bengaluru Urban