VP, Software Engineering
Job DescriptionAbout FISFIS is a leading provider of technology solutions for financial institutions and businesses of all sizes and across all industries — in the world. We empower the financial world by enabling the movement of money, processing trillions of dollars annually, and powering thousands of banks, capital markets firms, and merchants globally. Our Technology organization is the engine behind that mission, building the platforms, infrastructure, and digital experiences that move the global economy forward.Position SummaryThe Vice President, Head of Money Movement engineering is a senior executive within the FIS Technology organization, accountable for leading the product development of money movement, including a wide range of solutions, such as ACH, FedNow, real-time payments, instant payments, retail payments, commercial payments, and cross-border payments. This leader will set technical strategy and direction for money movement, modernize product delivery and architecture, scale product and solution for growth, and ensure high availability, observability, resiliency and recovery. This leader will partner closely with technology, business, product, and operation leaders to build and lead a high-performing organization of engineers and technical leaders.Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical LeadershipDefine and own the multi-year technical roadmap for payments and money movement systems — including rails (ACH, RTP, SWIFT, FedNow, Open Payment Framework), ledgering, and reconciliation platforms.Architect systems for high availability, fault tolerance, and near-zero downtime — because payment failures have direct revenue and trust consequences.Drive engineering standards across idempotency, exactly once delivery, auditability, and financial data integrity.Payments Domain Expertise (non-negotiable)Deep, hands-on fluency in payment rails — ACH, Fedwire, RTP/FedNow, SEPA, SWIFT, card networks (Visa/MC), and emerging real-time rails.Strong understanding of settlement cycles, float, nostro/vostro accounts, and reconciliation at scale.Experience navigating card scheme rules, interchange, dispute/chargeback flows, and network compliance.Familiarity with PSPs, issuing/acquiring processors, BaaS partners, and correspondent banking relationships.Working knowledge of PCI-DSS, SOC 1/2, AML/KYC obligations, and how they constrain system design.People & OrganizationLead and scale an organization of 400+ engineers across multiple squads (e.g., core rails, ledger, fraud & risk, reconciliation, partner integrations).Recruit, develop, and retain senior/staff/principal engineers and engineering managers.Build a culture of operational excellence, incident ownership, and continuous improvement.Cross-Functional PartnershipWork tightly with Product, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Treasury on payment product strategy and regulatory posture.Partner with enterprise technology teams on enterprise platform implementation, application resiliency, observa...