Director of Engineering (Account Management)

Avant is looking for an experienced engineering director to lead the account management organization's money movement and loan teams.
As the engineering director, you will be responsible for maintaining our current stack while collaborating with your colleagues to develop and execute a new vision for our payment and loan architecture. We need someone who can balance both strategic and tactical aspects of their work.
You'll also work closely with cross-functional teams, including product, design, operations, and compliance, to design processes that enhance efficiency and employee satisfaction for all Avant employees.
What You Will Do at Avant:

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of engineers and developers in the design, development, testing, and deployment of Avant's products and services. Ensure that the development team follows best practices, industry standards, and company policies.
• Work closely with product management and other cross-functional teams to develop and execute the product strategy. Drive innovation and identify new opportunities for growth and expansion in the fintech space to continue developing critical product features.
• Ensure that both teams and technologies continuously improve by establishing and maintaining an Avant training program.
• Take pride in building a reliable and scalable product while working with great colleagues, tools, and frameworks.
• Hire, train, and mentor a team of engineers and developers, ensuring that they have the necessary skills and resources to deliver high-quality fintech products and services. Develop and implement a talent development program to build a strong pipeline of future leaders.
• Develop and measure Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to improve KPIs for platform resilience, developer experience, and time to market.

What You Need to Be a Fit at Avant:

• 14+ years in product engineering leadership roles.
• 6+ years of people management experience.
• A Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience is required.
• Competence in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and high-availability design is necessary to meet strict SLO objectives.
• You should take pride in building reliable and scalable products, and enjoy working with great colleagues, tools, and frameworks.
• Startup experience is a plus.
• You should value scale as overall team efficiency, not just the number of employees.

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We believe that a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences helps us create the most innovative solutions for our customers. We invite you to apply to our positions even if you do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed in the description. If you're passionate about our mission and aligned to our values, we hope you'll come contribute to our awesome culture.
Why Avant is the place for you:
At Avant, we believe our values make a difference:
Authenticity. We show up to work as our whole selves and make sure others can too.
Collaboration. We can only succeed when we do so as a team.
Problem-Solving. The harder the problem, the more satisfying the solution.
Customer. We are all owners of the customer experience.
Initiative. Plan. Adapt. Get Sh!t Done.
We believe that great ideas come from anyone and anywhere, that everyone is an owner who drives change, and that we have more fun when we work together. We're problem solvers who love collaborating with intelligent and highly-motivated people to reshape the face of digital banking. Avant offers terrific perks and benefits, fun social events with employees who actually like hanging out together, and a flexible growth environment where trying your hand at new projects and being the active owner of your career path is encouraged and supported.
Some of our benefits include:

• Choice of great Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Plan options
• 401(k) Match
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Environment
• Generous Paid Parental Leave
• Lunch Allowance (Fooda) and In-office Snacks
• WFH Stipends for our Remote Employees
• Access to LinkedIn Learning for Professional Development
• No Meeting Wednesdays - (a.k.a. planned time to Get Sh!t Done)
• Summer Fridays
• Fun In-Office and Virtual Social Events
• And who doesn't love the swag

This position may require you to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If required, you'll be asked to provide proof that you're fully vaccinated upon your start date or before working in or visiting our Chicago office. You're considered fully vaccinated two weeks after you receive the second dose of a two-dose vaccine series (e.g., Pfizer or Moderna) or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine (e.g., Johnson & Johnson/Janssen). Failure to provide proof of vaccination may result in termination. Subject to applicable law and requests for accommodation.