Overview:    

The successful candidate will lead the agile cross-functional technology team in Wilmington Trust’s Institutional Clients Services line of business.  This position will report to the Commercial Bank and Wilmington Trust CIO. A highly visible role, this position will require the leader to build/expand on the current IT team supporting the ICS group.  ICS is the fastest growing and most profitable business at M&T, on a margin basis.  The business is constantly entering new markets from both a geographic and product perspective.  Technology is a major component of ICS’s ability to go to market and win.  The technology team has a sizable software engineering capability and pragmatically leverages vendor platforms when appropriate.

ICS technology will continue to grow to keep pace with high rates of business expansion and profitability. M&T is looking for strong candidates who have the talent, the leadership experience, and the expertise to lead ICS Technology through this journey.  Familiarity with structured / unstructured credit systems, private credit, payments (SWIFT/Wire) and other institutional-oriented platforms is preferred.  Knowledge of agile software development is preferred.

Education and Experience Required:

A combined minimum of 15 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 4 years’ engineering and/or architecture experience and 11 years' large technology management / program leadership experience including people management

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Capable of working on multiple projects of a complex nature

Experience on large system enhancements, conversions, and production problem resolution

Confidence in leading 100+ people on multiple teams often in different geographic locations and time zones

Education and Experience Preferred:

Business knowledge:

Credit products (CLO, Syndicated Loans, Corporate bonds) or Fixed Income knowledge(Structured products, Rates etc)Experience of building tech for Sales, Trading, Issuance, Trustee in Fixed IncomeExperience of facing off with businessesKnowledge of LoanIQ, Solvas, ABS Suite, Intex, ClearPar Bloomberg

Tech expertise:

Experience managing engineering team(s)Preferably very technical coming from dev backgroundKnowledge of .Net is preferred/Java stack is transferrableKnowledge of relational databasesStrong managerial skills are mandatoryStrong problem solving, analytical, decision-making skillsStrong system architecture/design skills

We support our team members with generous benefits.

Competitive compensationHealth, welfare, and retirement benefits401(k) match at 5%Work-life balance and flexible work arrangementsBanking Officers start with 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays 40 hours paid volunteer hours per yearMuch more. For details, see: Employee Benefits | M&T Bank (mtb.com)

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M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $201,089.24 - $335,148.73 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

LocationWilmington, Delaware, United States of America