Payments Compliance Engineering Head - Director

The Payments Compliance Engineering Head is a pivotal senior leadership role responsible for overseeing teams focused on Payments Compliance technology transformation and the development of high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications. This full-stack technology position drives the entire software development lifecycle, from concept and design to implementation and delivery, while shaping technical strategy and ensuring exceptional business results.

Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and manage multiple technology teams, defining vision, roles, and responsibilities to maximize impact and align with business goals. Conduct performance evaluations, manage hiring, and ensure adherence to best practices and processes.
• Strategic Design & Delivery: Drive the design, development, and implementation of robust system architectures leveraging the latest technology stacks. Oversee the full SDLC, ensuring high-quality deliverables and compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Technical & Cultural Transformation: Champion an "everything-as-code" and "codified controls" mindset. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, critical thinking, and the strategic adoption of emerging technologies, including Generative AI.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate extensively with business and technology partners, presenting regular team and project reviews to senior management and business leaders.
• Risk Management & Compliance: Proactively assess and mitigate risks, ensuring strict compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and internal policies. Maintain and test disaster recovery plans, and manage change with appropriate controls and documentation.
• Advocacy & Engagement: Actively promote inclusion and diversity, fostering enthusiasm, trust, and engagement within global teams through effective communication and leadership.
• Operational Oversight: Monitor budget, planning, policy formation, and contribute to the future strategy of the department.
  
  

Qualifications:

• 15 years of application development experience
• 10 years’ experience in leadership roles specializing in franchise-critical applications.
• 10 years’ experience leading large-scale technology transformation initiatives.
• Deep understanding of designing highly available and scalable systems.
• Extensive hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, REST services, Microservices, Docker/Kubernetes, Kafka.
• Proficiency in Front-End Technologies: JavaScript, Angular (any version), CSS, HTML.
• Hands-on experience with relational (Oracle/DB2) and No-SQL (MongoDB) databases, and Unix commands.
• Experience in cloud-based application deployment and code testing tools (Junit, Mockito, Cucumber).
• Acquaintance with deployment environments like Apache Tomcat, OpenShift, or public cloud.
• Expertise in Test-Driven Development (TDD), CI/CD, build, version control, and development tools.
• Familiarity with AI tools to enhance team productivity and knowledge of Agentic AI is a plus.
• Proven experience managing global technology teams.
• Paramount knowledge of Payments Messaging and Payments Data (ISO 20022, Sanctions, AML).
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and independent work skills.
• Experience collaborating with business analysts, database administrators, project managers, and technical architects in multiple geographical areas.
• Strong presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with Agile Software Development Lifecycle methodologies and related tooling (e.g., JIRA, Scrum).
• Required experience in the Financial Services industry.
  
  

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience (Master’s degree preferred).
  
  

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Jersey City New Jersey United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$170,000.00 - $300,000.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

May 20, 2026

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