Vice President of Risk & Compliance Product Engineering - Austin, TX/Denver, CO
Are you ready to join a global organization that helps diverse teams stay at the forefront of technology and innovation? How about working for an organization committed to providing an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams?
Western Union powers your pursuit.
As the Vice President of Risk and Compliance Product Engineering at Western Union's technology team, you will play a critical role in leading Product Teams and shaping the future of our solution.
Role Responsibilities
- Provide strategic direction and technical leadership to the product engineering team, ensuring the development of innovative solutions aligned with our business goals.
- You will be responsible for developing the product technology strategy and delivering product solutions that enable simplification, flexibility, reuse, and scalability.
- Lead scalable product build out to accelerate time to market for product launch, harness scale advantages for cost efficiency, and enhance reliability.
- Influence product solutions and architectures and work closely with executive leadership to drive technology initiatives.
- Lead product engineering teams in developing technology strategy, including coding practices, continuous integration, automated deployments, platform scalability, and service orientation, ensuring consistency in processes, architecture, security, and technical governance with the goal of building best in class products, create great developer experience and meet go to market strategy.
- Establish robust reporting, metrics, and benchmarks to drive timely, high-quality, continuous delivery. Implement top-tier security and compliance practices to uphold the highest standards throughout the development process.
- An engaged executive who skillfully coaches the team to tackle complex challenges, guaranteeing scalable solutions that adapt to future architectural changes and designs.
Role Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in Technology engineering, architecture, design, and software development with 5+ years in a leadership role.
- Experience in a financial, Risk and Compliance services is essential.
- Comprehensive knowledge of current industry trends, technologies, and best engineering practices.
- Skilled in composable architecture and proficient in the technical components of various platforms.
- Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
- Experienced technology leader with a deep understanding of innovative technologies.
- Record of achievement in defining group architecture artifacts for complex solutions.
- Skilled in developing both back end and front-end solutions using a variety of architectural approaches.
- Bachelor's/ master's in information systems, Computer/Data Science, IT, Analytics, or related field (or equivalent experience).
We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere. Join us for what's next.
Western Union is positioned to become the world's most accessible financial services company -transforming lives and communities. We're a diverse and passionate customer-centric team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories, reaching customers and receivers around the globe. More than moving money, we design easy-to-use products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.
Just as we help our global customers prosper, we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You'll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you're ready to help drive the future of financial services, it's time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at https://careers.westernunion.com/.
Salary
The base salary range is $192,684 - $321,140 per year, plus short-term and long-term incentives that align with individual and company performance. Actual salaries will vary based on candidates' qualifications, skills, and competencies.
Benefits
You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few
(https://careers.westernunion.com/global-benefits/). Please see the location-specific benefits below and note that your Recruiter may share additional role-specific benefits during your interview process or in an offer of employment.
Your United States-specific benefits include:
- Family First Program
- Time off
- Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Parental Leave
We are passionate about diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws.
Western Union values in-person collaboration, learning, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this creates value through common ways of working and supports the execution of enterprise objectives which will ultimately help us achieve our strategic goals. By connecting face-to-face, we are better able to learn from our peers, problem-solve together, and innovate.
Our Hybrid Work Model categorizes each role into one of three categories. Western Union has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid. This is defined as a flexible working arrangement that enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week.
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Estimated Job Posting End Date:
07-15-2024
This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.
What We Do
Western Union is here for what's next. Each day, our diverse global teams invent and build new ways to send, save, and spend money. Wherever our customers are in the world, whatever currency they prefer, we're evolving to meet the demands of tomorrow. When we help make financial services more accessible to people everywhere, we transform lives and communities, positioning us to become the world's most accessible financial services company. That's our vision, and we need talented, forward-thinkers like you to help make it a reality.
Our global workforce tackles complex issues every day, making them the backbone of our innovative spirit since 1851. If you're ready to be part of our evolution, apply now.
Why Work With Us
Diversity is a core strength at Western Union, providing the foundation for our corporate values – purpose-driven, globally-minded, and trustworthy and respectful.
With a presence in 200+ countries, we are committed to providing a rich and inclusive work environment that reflects each employee’s unique culture, background, and perspectives.
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