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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director - Digital Assets Technology Incubation (PL) - **Company:** TD Ameritrade - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $255,000.0 - $325,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Architectural Patterns, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Computer Engineering, Blockchain, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Enterprise Integration, Devsecops - **Published:** September 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.schwabjobs.com/financial-consultant-academy-opportunity-branch-network ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field (advanced degree a plus). * 10+ years of experience in software engineering and/or applied research, including leading teams delivering prototypes, platforms, or complex technology initiatives. * 6+ years of people leadership experience with a demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain diverse, high-performing teams. * Strong technical leadership across platform engineering, cloud architecture, DevSecOps, production operations, and enterprise integration. * Working knowledge of blockchain, digital asset infrastructure, node operations, smart contract patterns, and secure platform design. * Ability to lead ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives from concept through production readiness while balancing innovation speed with enterprise risk management. * Executive communication skills, with the ability to translate technical tradeoffs into business value, risks, investment decisions, and adoption implications. * Strong technical foundation in modern architectures, cloud-native development, and engineering best practices; ability to guide technical decisions without needing to be the primary implementer. * Demonstrated ability to influence across organizational boundaries and collaborate effectively with Product, Risk, Legal/Compliance, Security, and business stakeholders. * Excellent communication skills-able to inspire teams, align leaders, and convey technical tradeoffs clearly. ## Description * Lead the dedicated incubation team responsible for Digital Assets Platform Engineering, GenAI, shared architecture/security/cloud enablement, and technical program execution. * Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary incubation organization, including engineers, architects, platform specialists, and technical program managers. * Build team capabilities, hiring strategies, and succession plans that support Schwab's emerging technology roadmap. * Own the roadmap for production-biased incubation initiatives, including platform architecture, delivery milestones, operational readiness, security reviews, and graduation criteria. * Partner with product, architecture, security, cloud, risk, legal, compliance, and business stakeholders to ensure incubation work is secure, scalable, and aligned to business value. * Create a disciplined operating model for intake, prioritization, delivery transparency, and adoption planning, and transfer readiness. * Collaborate with partner organizations to define and execute transition plans, including transfer of platforms, operational processes, documentation, support models, and, when appropriate, personnel necessary for long-term ownership. * Serve as the executive-facing owner for incubation status, risks, dependencies, investment needs, and measurable outcomes. * Incubation initiatives progress against defined roadmaps, with clear production and transfer criteria. * The organization establishes ownership, support models, and graduation paths for mature capabilities. * Executive stakeholders have transparent visibility into value delivered, risks, resourcing needs, and decisions required. ## Related Videos - [Pragmatic Blockchain Design Patterns: Integrating Blockchain into Business Processes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1579-pragmatic-blockchain-design-patterns-integrating-blockchain-into-business-processes) - [Successful talent development in tech: A joint journey of executives and talents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1497-successful-talent-development-in-tech-a-joint-journey-of-executives-and-talents) - [DevSecOps: Injecting Security into Mobile CI/CD Pipelines](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/273-devsecops-injecting-security-into-mobile-ci-cd-pipelines) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [How to Build for Decentralized Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/931-how-to-build-for-decentralized-systems) - [Hiring Technical Leaders: Promote from Within or Go External?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100167-hiring-technical-leaders-promote-from-within-or-go-external) ## Related Articles - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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