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About the Role

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.

Responsibilities

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 DevSecOps, 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.
Lead the delivery of advisor-facing digital capabilities and enterprise platform enhancements.
Support the integration of applications, APIs, data platforms, and external systems.
Ensure solutions support business objectives, advisor experience goals, security requirements, and operational standards.

Requirements

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

Skills

Software Development Leadership
Cloud Architecture & Platform Engineering
Enterprise Application & API Design
DevSecOps & Software Delivery Practices
Financial Services Technology Solutions
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent cloud architecture certification
Application architecture
Solution design
Technology modernization initiatives
User experience
Digital platform development
Customer-facing application development
Agile delivery frameworks
Scaled Agile practices
Collaboration tools
Product planning tools
Jira
Confluence
Aha!
Miro
Smartsheet

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

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

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Salary/Compensations

$155,300.00 - $258,800.00

Benefits

401K matching
health benefits
employee stock options
paid time off
volunteer time off

About the Company

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.
Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities.

Equal Opportunity

Principals only. EOE.