About the role

Role Summary: The Director, Head of Engineering – Risk and Compliance Intelligence Platform will be a member of the Engineering Practice and aligned to the Risk & Compliance Hub. This role is responsible for engineering strategy, architecture, and delivery for the Risk and Compliance Intelligence Platform domain, with a focus on scalable platforms, strong controls, agile execution, and an AI-first approach to engineering outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Design and maintain highly scalable information architectures that support enterprise risk and compliance use cases.
Standardize taxonomies, metadata structures, and data models to improve consistency, quality, and usability across the platform.
Enable high-performance calculations, analytics, and integration capabilities in support of risk engines and downstream consumption.
Build and optimize market scenarios and risk-related models in partnership with domain and quantitative stakeholders.
Lead small, high-performing agile engineering teams and drive disciplined execution against platform priorities.
Drive an AI-first mindset in engineering solutions to improve automation, insight generation, and engineering productivity.
Engage with stakeholders across risk, compliance, data, and technology functions to define priorities and deliver outcomes.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
Experience managing complex architectures, distributed systems, and enterprise-grade engineering solutions.
Industry experience in risk or compliance is a plus.
Familiarity with agile practices and a track record of leading small, high-performing teams.
Strong communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills.

Leadership Expectations

Create clarity on priorities, architecture direction, and execution outcomes for the team and stakeholders.
Build strong engineering culture through coaching, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Balance innovation with sound engineering practices, operational resilience, and risk management.
Represent the domain effectively across hub, practice, and enterprise governance forums.
Drive delivery against strategic objectives while maintaining high standards for quality, performance, and control.