Director Software Engineering

Job Description:
Building trusted markets — powered by our people

At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world.

We're building meaningful ways to support professional and personal development while strengthening the trust we've earned as a global market leader. Our teams are empowered to share ideas, actively pursue them and bring on a challenge. As champions of internal mobility and access to opportunity, we encourage our people to "go for it" and equip our managers with the training to coach their teams to the next level. We strive to provide employees a safe space to network, share ideas and create opportunities.

Location:
- Overland Park, KS or Chicago, IL - Flex Hybrid

Director Software Engineering - Regulatory
About Cboe
Cboe is one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, offering cutting-edge trading and investment solutions to investors around the world.

What We Do
The regulatory technology team develops technological solutions to surveil different equities, options and futures trading venues across US, UK and Europe.

Our leaders lead high performing engineering teams to deliver on mission critical projects to build and support market surveillance systems. We process data from equities, options and futures market exchange platforms across the US, UK, and Europe. We architect systems that can analyze billions of events per day. We optimize for increases in data volumes. We strive to create insights and data that provides actionable intelligence to our analysts to ensure fair, orderly and complaint operation of all our markets. We are analytical thinkers; we are humble and always striving to learn something new.

Responsibilities:
The Director Software Engineering, Regulatory Technology will lead multiple teams that are responsible for development and quality assurance of our regulatory surveillance. Our platform runs hundreds of surveillances each day under strict operational requirements, and we are looking for a leader than can modernize our technology stack to scale for the ever-expanding messaging volume. This position has a key leadership role in ensuring that our surveillance software is delivered on time and meets all the regulatory requirements. This position has these broad areas of responsibility:

• Ensure all surveillance software is delivered on time with high quality
• Ensure all regulatory development procedures are followed during software development
• Collaborate with business users to shape the business requirements such that those are met in the most technologically efficient manner
• Collaborate with other Cboe technology teams to ensure all dependencies are met in time for surveillance development
• Provide timely status of the development program to market surveillance leadership and escalate issues to Sr leadership for timely resolution
• Proactively evaluate the technology infrastructure and dataset needs for upcoming surveillance changes and involve the appropriate stakeholders to secure approvals and execution to meet those needs
• Highlight any potential system capacity constraints to department senior leadership resulting from planned surveillance software changes
• Take execution ownership of all reg division and enterprise initiatives that impact regulatory surveillance software
• Ensure that right tools, processes and metrics are implemented for measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of software quality assurance processes
• Provide inputs and write relevant procedures that impact regulatory surveillance development processes

Leadership

• Mentor direct reports to strive for high degree of individual and team level excellence, inculcate ownership mindset, provide just in time constructive feedback and hold the team accountable to meeting delivery expectations.
• Coach managers to become leaders that build a high-performance culture in the team
• Manage stakeholder relationships effectively, set clear expectations on delivery timelines, scope, and dependencies
• Conduct performance planning and reviews as per organizational and departmental guidelines
• Identify training and development needs of the team
• Represent regulatory technology on all reg surveillance related matters at various Cboe enterprise technology fora
• Present architectural solutions and project status to division and department management
• Help lead change within the regulatory technology department as and when needed

Job Requirements

• Fifteen years of overall related experience of which at least seven years of technology management experience leading medium sized teams (10 – 15 people) in an enterprise environment.
• At least five years of experience managing software development in regulatory space or involving large scale data analytics
• Extensive experience with big data analytics and SQL as an application developer
• Extensive experience working in a Linux environment
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated experience in presenting to and getting buy in from enterprise audience.
• Excellent analytical problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Experience using test-driven development as part of SDLC
• Experience working with large scale analytics system on a cloud native data warehouse such as Snowflake is a huge plus
• Exchange technology or market regulatory technology experience will be a huge plus
• Financial services industry experience will be a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, or a related field (can be substituted by significant relevant experience)

Benefits And Perks Of Working For Cboe Global Markets
We value the total wellbeing of our people – including health, financial, personal and social wellness. We believe standard benefits like health insurance and fair pay are a given at any organization. Still, you should know we offer:

• Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick days and annual community service days
• Flexible, hybrid work environment
• Health, dental and vision benefits, including access to telemedicine and mental health services
• 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tax Savings Accounts for health, dependent and transportation
• Employee referral bonus program
• Volunteer opportunities to help you give back to your communities

Some of our associates' favorite benefits and perks include:

• Complimentary lunch, snacks and coffee in any Cboe office
• Paid Tuition assistance and education opportunities
• Generous charitable giving company match
• Paid parental leave and fertility benefits
• On-site gyms and discounts to other fitness centers

More About Cboe Global Markets
We're reimagining the future of the workplace by focusing on what matters most, our people.  Our journey is an inclusive one. We're investing deeply in leadership programs and career development initiatives that ensure everyone has an equal chance to succeed.

We work with purpose, solving problems with ingenuity, collaboration, and a lot of passion. We're an engaged and excited team connecting markets across borders and embracing growth in all its forms to achieve incredible outcomes.

Learn more about life at Cboe on our website and LinkedIn.

Equal Employment Opportunity
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any legally protected characteristic, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or Veteran status. We are committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.
Our pay ranges are determined by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, role, experience, level, and location. The national new hire base pay range for this job in the United States is $187,000-$231,000. This range represents the minimum and maximum base pay the company expects to offer for new hires working in the position full time. If you live in one of the following areas or if you work in a Cboe office in the following areas, the range may be higher according to the geographic differentials listed below:

US Geographic Differentials:

• 110%: Austin TX, Chicago IL, Denver CO, San Diego CA
• 115%: Los Angeles CA, Seattle WA
• 120%: Boston MA, Washington DC
• 125%: New York City NY
• 130%: San Francisco CA

Within the range, individual pay is determined by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. In addition to base pay, our total rewards program includes an annual variable pay program and benefits including healthcare (medical, dental and vision), 401 (k) with a generous company match, life and disability insurance, paid time off, market-leading tuition assistance, and much more Your recruiter will provide more details about the total compensation package, including variable pay and benefits, during the hiring process. For further information on our total rewards program, visit TOTAL REWARDS @CBOE.

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