Technical Services Group Executive, Payments Card Software Engineering

U.S. Bank

. Define and execute the technology vision and multi-year modernization strategy for the Integrated Card System and supporting card-processing ecosystem .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $214,795 - $252,700 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading large-scale technology transformations and modernization strategies for card processing systems, with a strong focus on AI-enabled solutions, cloud technologies, and operational excellence. Proven ability to align technology roadmaps with business objectives while ensuring production stability and risk management.

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Leadership In Payments Cards TechnologyTechnology Strategy ExecutionSoftware Engineering ModernizationAI-Enabled DevelopmentProduction Stability And Risk Management

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentApplication ArchitectureAPIsQuality EngineeringCloud TechnologiesAutomationObservabilityTransaction ProcessingLegacy ModernizationAI Application In Engineering

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationInfluencing Across TeamsCustomer-Focused LeadershipSound JudgmentBuilding Relationships

Tools & Technologies

IBM BobEvent-Driven ArchitecturesDistributed ArchitecturesModern Integration PatternsDigital Experiences

Industry Keywords

Payments NetworksCard ProcessingOperational ExcellenceRegulatory ComplianceBusiness Continuity

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and execute the technology vision and multi-year modernization strategy for the Integrated Card System and supporting card-processing ecosystem
Develop technology roadmaps aligned with Payments business strategy, growth objectives, customer expectations, and enterprise technology priorities
Lead investment prioritization and execution across card-processing platforms, servicing capabilities, digital card experiences, APIs, integrations, and supporting systems
Serve as senior technology advisor to Payments executive leadership on card platform capabilities, opportunities, risks, and modernization priorities
Lead large-scale engineering organizations responsible for card-processing applications, transaction systems, servicing capabilities, integrations, APIs, quality engineering, AI-enabled engineering, and supporting technologies
Own the full technology lifecycle for the card system, including software development, change execution, production stability, resiliency, recoverability, security, and operational performance
Establish engineering excellence through modern software development practices, AI-enabled development and automation, quality engineering, observability, and continuous delivery
Drive accountability for AI-enabled productivity, quality, reliability, security, operational performance, risk management, and talent development
Build and develop high-performing engineering leadership teams, succession pipelines, and technical talent
Lead transformation of the card system through modernization of application architecture, APIs, integration patterns, processing capabilities, and AI-enabled solutions
Accelerate adoption of cloud technologies, event-driven architectures, platform engineering, and automation
Partner with Enterprise Architecture to define and execute target-state card-system architectures and integration patterns
Provide executive accountability for availability, stability, resiliency, recoverability, and production readiness
Lead response to significant card technology events and use AI-enabled monitoring, analysis, and automation for issue identification, root-cause analysis, remediation, and risk reduction
Establish measurable engineering, quality, stability, resilience, and technology-health standards
Identify and remediate material technology risks, recurring stability issues, architectural deficiencies, technical debt, and other barriers to platform health
Partner across infrastructure, reliability, architecture, security, risk, and shared services to deliver stable end-to-end outcomes
Partner with Payments Product and Business leaders to deliver card capabilities for consumer, small business, commercial, co-brand, affinity, prepaid, and strategic partner portfolios
Enable future-state card capabilities including real-time processing, digital issuance, card controls, data sharing, modern APIs, rewards modernization, and partner integrations
Align engineering investment, delivery capacity, and modernization priorities to customer and business outcomes
Support business growth through technology innovation while maintaining platform health, operational excellence, and risk discipline

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant senior leadership experience leading large, complex technology and software engineering organizations of at least 400 resources on and offshore
Deep leadership experience in Payments Cards technology, including accountability for business-critical card applications, platforms, or transaction-processing capabilities
History of establishing and executing technology strategies for complex, high-volume, universally available applications and platforms
Experience leading software engineering, application or platform modernization, and large-scale technology transformation
Solid knowledge of modern software engineering practices, application architecture, APIs, quality engineering, cloud technologies, automation, observability, and production technology environments
Direct ownership of production stability, resiliency, recoverability, operational risk, significant technology-event response, and remediation in complex technology environments
Experience leading senior technology leaders and multidisciplinary engineering organizations
Skilled in translating business and product strategy into technology roadmaps, investment priorities, and executable plans
Sound judgment in making informed tradeoffs among business delivery, modernization, stability, resiliency, risk reduction, and platform health
Experience influencing across organizational boundaries and delivering outcomes where accountability and dependencies span multiple teams
Effective communication of complex technology issues, risks, recommendations, and investment decisions to executive audiences
Significant experience leading large, mission-critical card issuing/processing environments, with solid knowledge of payments networks, authorization processing, and surrounding card platforms
Experience leading incremental modernization at scale of a complex, legacy batch platform built on COBOL/mainframe architectures, applying AI capabilities throughout migration from batch to real-time processing, APIs/services, modern data patterns, and modular architectures
Solid understanding of AI and its application to engineering and legacy modernization, ideally including IBM Bob or similar AI-enabled modernization/development capabilities
Proven leadership of large engineering organizations and delivery of complex programs on aggressive timelines while maintaining focus on availability, resiliency, recoverability, and operational excellence
Forward-thinking, customer-focused business-facing leadership with experience establishing relationships with senior business leaders and translating technology modernization into business and customer outcomes
Ability to discuss card business and customer outcomes with senior leaders and engage technology leaders on software engineering, architecture, APIs, quality, reliability, modernization, risk, and operational performance
Travel as required, mostly domestic with some international travel
Preferred: experience leading servicing, rewards, or controls capabilities in a large financial institution or payments organization
Preferred: history of modernizing card technology while maintaining regulatory compliance and business continuity
Preferred: background in event-driven and modern distributed architectures
Preferred: understanding of platform engineering and modern software-delivery practices
Preferred: experience developing modern integration patterns supporting card products, digital experiences, and partner ecosystems
Preferred: leadership of portfolios spanning legacy processing platforms and modern digital technology capabilities
Preferred: building partnerships among engineering, architecture, product, business, operations, risk, infrastructure, and enterprise technology organizations
Preferred: developing senior engineering and technology leaders and building organizational succession depth

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
Basic term and optional term life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Pregnancy disability and parental leave
401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
Adoption assistance
Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401(k) contribution and pension