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Job Summary

The Senior Vice President, Head of Platform Engineering is a pivotal leadership role tasked with overseeing the entire lifecycle of software platform development. This includes the design, development, configuration, maintenance, and testing of robust software platforms that drive economies of scale for products or product groups such as Partner Sandbox or CI/CD pipeline.

 

Essential Job Functions

• Oversee the design and development of scalable and resilient technologies that serve as the backbone for product or product group operations. - (20%)
• Lead the platform engineering division, setting the strategic direction and ensuring alignment with the company's overarching goals. - (15%)
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of engineers, architects, and managers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. - (15%)
• Work closely with product owners and engineering leads to conceptualize, build, and enhance platform features, ensuring seamless integration with the existing technology ecosystem. - (10%)
• Drive the adoption of best practices in software development, including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) methodologies. - (10%)
• Manage the platform engineering budget, resources, and vendors, ensuring efficient and effective allocation and utilization. - (10%)
• Champion innovation, encouraging the exploration and adoption of cutting-edge technologies to maintain competitive advantage. - (10%)
• Ensure platforms are designed with fault tolerance and disaster recovery in mind, maintaining high availability and performance standards. - (5%)
• Foster a collaborative environment where cross-functional teams can work effectively towards common goals. - (5%)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 18+ Years Experience in software platform engineering, with a proven track record in a senior leadership capacity.
• 15+ years Direct Leadership Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• 20+ years Experience in software platform engineering, with a proven track record in a senior leadership capacity.

Skills

• CI/CD
• Executive Presence
• Strategic Leadership
• Software Design

Reports To: EVP and above

Direct Reports: 2 - 5

Work Environment

• Normal office environment. As a senior leader, must work at a Bread Financial office a minimum of 6 days per month. Ability to travel 6 days a month if not located near a Bread Financial office.

Travel

• Ability to travel up to 10% Quarterly

Physical and Mental Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily and meet the physical, mental and work environment requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship.

• Communicate/Hearing
• Communicate/Talking
• Move/Traverse
• Standing
• Stationary Position/Seated
• Typing/Writing
• Maintain focus in high pressure or fast-paced work environment

Other Duties

This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time.

Salary Range (unless otherwise noted below):

$263,900.00 - $584,200.00

Full Salary Range for position:

California: $303,400.00 - $730,200.00

Colorado: $263,900.00 - $613,400.00

New York: $290,300.00 - $730,200.00

Washington: $277,100.00 - $671,800.00

Maryland: $277,100.00 - $642,600.00

Washington DC: $303,400.00 - $671,800.00

Illinois: $263,900.00 - $642,600.00

New Jersey: $303,400.00 - $671,800.00

Vermont: $263,900.00 - $584,200.00

The actual base pay within this range may be dependent upon many factors, which may include, but are not limited to, work location, education, experience, and skills.

Bread Financial offers medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and other voluntary benefits (including basic and optional life insurance, supplemental medical plans, and short and long-term disability) to eligible associates (regular full-time associates scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more) and their spouses/domestic partners, and child(ren) under the age of 26.  New associate elected coverage begins on date of hire (with the exception of disability coverage which has a 6-month waiting period).  Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents is available after a 180-day waiting period.   Hired associates can immediately enroll in Bread Financial’s 401(k) plan.

All associates receive 11 paid holidays. Associates have discretion in managing their time away from work through the Flexible Time Off (FTO) program and may need to notify and receive approval from their manager prior to taking the time off. Associates (except those located in Illinois) receive 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time (“PSST”) upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois associates receive 40 hours of Illinois PSST upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year and 40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois Paid Leave must be used before associates in Illinois will be approved to take FTO.

Hired associates will be able to elect the purchase company stock during offering periods in June and December. You will be eligible for an annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance.

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About Bread Financial

• Bread Financial offers competitive pay, a comprehensive selection of benefit options including 401(k).
• The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Any applicant offered employment will be required to establish that they are legally authorized to work in the United States for the Company.
• The Company participates in E-Verify.
• The Company will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.  Applicants with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.
• The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended, and all applicable state/local laws.  The Company will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process. Applicants with disabilities may contact the Company to request and arrange for accommodations.  If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time.  Please contact the Recruiting Team at TaOps@breadfinancial.com.

Job Family:

Information Technology

Job Type:

Regular