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Director, Head of Core Banking Technology Platforms

Chicago, Illinois, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-10-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the strategy, architecture, implementation, and operation of platforms supporting deposits, lending, payment gateway services, and Federal Reserve master-account connectivity for PayPal Bank.

Role type

Director, Head of Core Banking Technology Platforms

Builds

Modern, cloud-native core banking platforms, lending systems, payment gateways, and Federal Reserve connectivity

Domain

Banking, Payments, Financial Services

Required skills

Core banking platform modernization, deposit and lending systems, payment clearing and settlement, ledger design and double-entry accounting, enterprise API platforms, event-driven distributed systems, regulatory compliance, vendor management, team leadership

Preferred skills

Launching de novo banks, cloud-native product-configurable banking cores, FBO and custodial deposit structures

Technologies

Cloud-native architectures, ACH, wire, instant-payment networks, Federal Reserve systems

Responsibilities

Define engineering strategy and tri-annual roadmaps, drive product and technical strategy with cross-functional leaders, deliver programs impacting domain and enterprise goals, manage critical technology vendors, lead senior engineering teams and architects

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership with hands-on architectural judgment