Senior Director Software Engineer in Ottawa

At Broadridge, we've built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If you're passionate about developing your career while helping others along the way, come join the Broadridge team. At Broadridge Financial Solutions, our mission is to earn clients' confidence every day by delivering real business value through leading technology-driven solutions that set the standard for the financial services industry and beyond.

We pride ourselves on empowering our associates with a shared purpose and commitment to excellence, collaboration, and innovation. As a company grounded in our core values and the FACS philosophy—Flexible, Accountable, Connected, and Supported—we create an environment where every associate can grow, contribute, and thrive. We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace that celebrates differences and empowers every team member to bring their true self to work.

We are seeking an experienced Technology Leader to drive the evolution of our technology and ensure the successful delivery of a modern, scalable, and agile platform that meets the evolving needs of our customer communication business. You will combine deep technical expertise, business acumen, and a "roll up your sleeves" attitude to lead a global, cross-functional team and deliver resilient, automated systems that support our strategic objectives.

The Senior Director of Software Engineering will possess a proven track record of translating business needs into technology solutions that scale operationally, while focusing on driving the delivery of creative and highly reliable Broadridge products. The successful candidate will be an expert in the implementation and optimization of business enterprise systems and possess a comprehensive understanding of the current and evolving technology landscape.

We're looking for a dynamic and experienced Technology Leader to help shape the future of Broadridge's Customer Communications business. In this high-impact role, you'll drive the evolution of our technology stack and ensure the successful delivery of a modern, scalable, and agile platform that meets the changing needs of our clients.

What You'll Do:

• Lead major technology initiatives that deliver transformative solutions using cloud technologies, event-driven architecture, and composable systems.
• Develop and execute a strategic technology roadmap that aligns with business goals and delivers measurable outcomes.
• Collaborate directly with business stakeholders and clients to understand needs and translate them into innovative, scalable engineering solutions.
• Drive client onboarding onto Broadridge's Customer Communications platforms, ensuring seamless integration and adoption.
• Modernize legacy applications by migrating from monolithic environments to scalable, platform-based architectures.
• Oversee legacy system migrations, ensuring operational stability and alignment with enterprise standards.
• Own the full delivery lifecycle, from requirements gathering and system design to implementation and successful execution.
• Provide strong technical and organizational leadership to global teams, ensuring transparency, accountability, and progress toward key milestones.
• Champion engineering excellence by promoting best practices in automation, system resilience, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and inspire teams, fostering an inclusive, innovative, and collaborative culture that drives results.

What You'll Bring:

• 15+ years of experience leading large-scale technology transformation or modernization programs.
• Proven success working with business stakeholders and clients to align technology initiatives with business priorities.
• Deep expertise in AWS cloud technologies, event-driven architectures (Kafka), and composable system design.
• Hands-on experience modernizing and migrating legacy applications to scalable, secure, and resilient platform architectures.
• Strong background in software development and application system design, with the ability to connect technical strategy to business value.
• Proven leadership of high-volume, low-latency, 24x7 transaction processing platforms.
• Exceptional planning, influencing, and stakeholder management skills with a focus on results.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to simplify complexity and build trusted partnerships across global teams.
• A proactive, growth-minded approach—comfortable rolling up your sleeves when needed.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required; Master's degree preferred.

We are committed to supporting flexible work arrangements, investing in technology or other resources to enable you to work from home effectively, wherever possible. At this time this is a hybrid role, and therefore you should have a basic home office set up, high-speed internet, and the ability to work without distractions during core business hours.

Broadridge is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace ensuring that equal employment opportunities are provided to all individuals, regardless of race, colour, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, age, disability, religious affiliation, or national origin or citizenship.