Software Engineering Senior Manager

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Leads a small to midsized software engineering team, implementing and helping shape key elements of tactical and operational plans established by executive and senior leadership. Drives timely delivery of complex, scalable software solutions within defined scope and quality parameters, making informed daytoday decisions to keep work on track.

Leads a small to midsized software engineering team, implementing and helping shape key elements of tactical and operational plans established by executive and senior leadership. Drives timely delivery of complex, scalable software solutions within defined scope and quality parameters, making informed day-to-day decisions to keep work on track.

POSITION OVERVIEW

This senior leadership role (SVP officer) reports to the Head of Treasury and Digital Technology and serves as a member of the Treasury and Digital Technology leadership team. The leader is accountable for approximately 60+ teammates in a blended onshore and offshore organization and is a manager of managers. The role leads technology supporting Treasury payment, receivables/payables, and data-transmission platforms, with accountability for modernization, stability, delivery, and strategic roadmaps. Production support is delivered through a partner team, requiring close coordination to maintain resilient client experiences and clear operational accountability.

ADDITIONAL ROLE-SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Demonstrated leadership experience in banking or financial services technology.
2. Experience with data-transmission or reporting platforms.
3. Demonstrated experience leading major technology deliveries in an Agile environment and translating strategy into executable roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
4. Demonstrated ability to manage technology risk, vendors, and cross-functional dependencies in a regulated environment.
5. Executive presence and communication skills are sufficient to advise senior leaders, represent technology with clients, and drive alignment across Product, Operations, Cybersecurity, Data, Architecture, Risk, and vendor partners.
6. Owns modernization, stability, strategic roadmaps, and delivery outcomes for Treasury payment, receivables/payables, and data-transmission platforms.
7. Experience leading blended onshore and offshore organizations with more than 40 resources.
8. Partners closely with the production support organization to strengthen operational stability, resiliency, incident readiness, and sustained client experience.
9. Manages technology, operational, regulatory, cyber, data, architecture, third-party, and delivery risks, engaging Cybersecurity, Data, Architecture, Risk, Product, Operations, and vendor partners at the appropriate points in the lifecycle.
10. Builds trusted relationships with senior executives and communicates strategy, roadmaps, delivery of health, risks, and investment needs with clarity and executive presence.
11. Provides leadership within the Treasury and Digital Technology leadership team and participates directly in portfolio governance, investment planning, prioritization, and cross-portfolio decision-making.
12. Manages strategic vendors and service providers, establishing clear performance expectations, delivery commitments, risk controls, and accountability for outcomes.

LOCATION AND WORK ARRANGEMENT

Preferred location: Atlanta, Georgia, but if experience is a high fit can accommodate roles in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina. This role follows the bank’s five-day-per-week return-to-office expectations.

WHO WE ARE

Treasury and Digital Technology enables secure, reliable, and modern banking capabilities that help clients move, receive, and manage money and data. Our team partners across product, operations, Cybersecurity, Data, Architecture, Risk, and third-party providers to deliver integrated solutions, strengthen platform stability, and advance the technology roadmap. We value leaders who develop talent, transform teams, build trusted partnerships, and connect technology execution to client and community outcomes. A demonstrated history of supporting our purpose to inspire and invest in communities is a plus.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

1. Implements and helps refine tactical and operational plans for a software engineering team, translating strategies from senior leaders into clear objectives and day-to-day priorities for a small to midsized group.
2. Manages lower-level managers and experienced individual contributors responsible for designing, developing, testing, and deploying software solutions, ensuring work is delivered on time and to agreed scope and quality.
3. Applies and improves technology standards, governance practices, and engineering methods within the team, making moderate to significant enhancements to processes and ways of working.
4. Provides data and feedback to senior leadership on team performance and improvement opportunities, influencing how operational plans are adjusted and executed.
5. Develops and coaches’ managers and senior individual contributors, setting expectations, providing regular feedback, and reinforcing a collaborative, results oriented engineering culture.
6. Leads process, tooling, and system improvements within the team, using metrics and retrospectives to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and increase reliability of delivery.
7. Ensures effective risk management and adherence to regulatory and policy requirements for software development and deployment in the team’s scope, coordinating with partner teams to resolve issues within defined guidelines.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field.
2. Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in software development, with significant leadership experience.
3. Advanced management and leadership experience leading teams.
4. Strong knowledge and demonstrated experience and knowledge of software architecture, development lifecycle, and technology strategy.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Advanced degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
2. Demonstrated success in driving large-scale technology transformations and business impact.

For this opportunity, Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, H4 EAD, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

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