About this role
About this role
We are seeking an exceptional engineering executive to lead Portfolio Management Services Engineering globally and serve as Head of PM Engineering India, to drive a modernization program to unlock 10x improvement of Scale, Resilience and Performance in the portfolio management capabilities in Aladdin, used by over 10k professional investors every day to manage in excess of $20Tn of financial assets. This leader will be responsible for the strategy, architecture, delivery, operational excellence, and talent development of a portfolio of mission-critical investment technology services, frameworks, and API products - that power Portfolio Management capabilities at scale. The role combines large-scale engineering leadership, organizational leadership, technical vision, and investment domain expertise. The successful candidate will lead globally distributed teams responsible for highly scalable shared services and platforms that enable portfolio construction, analytics, investment workflows, automation, and client-facing capabilities across the investment lifecycle. This individual will play a critical role in shaping the future architecture of Portfolio Management in Aladdin while building world-class engineering teams and helping engineers achieve their full potential.
Key Responsibilities
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Enterprise Technology Leadership
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Define and execute the technology strategy for Portfolio Management Services Engineering.Lead the modernization and evolution of critical shared platforms and services supporting portfolio management workflows.Drive architectural direction across large-scale distributed systems with a focus on high scalability, stability, resilience, performance, observability, and operational excellence.Partner closely with product, architecture, SRE, data, and business stakeholders to align technology investments with strategic outcomes.
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Build World-Class Engineering Teams
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Lead, coach, and develop engineering managers, architects, and senior technical leaders.Create an environment where engineers can grow their careers and reach their full potential.Build strong succession pipelines and leadership depth across the organization.Foster a culture of mentorship, continuous learning, innovation, and inclusion.
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Deliver Business Outcomes
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Own execution and delivery of a complex global portfolio of initiatives.Establish a culture of accountability, ownership, predictability, and operational excellence.Balance long-term platform investments with near-term business commitments.Drive measurable outcomes for clients, portfolio managers, and internal stakeholders.
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Technical Excellence
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Provide executive oversight and guidance on architecture and engineering decisions.Champion engineering excellence across software architecture, development, testing, security, reliability, and operations.Drive adoption of modern engineering practices, cloud-native architectures, AI-enabled development, automation, and platform engineering prin