Manages the activities and strategic direction of the Department including indirectly managing several diverse types of Technology operations and support function teams. Responsible for the budgets of multiple cost centers spanning concurrent development streams. Provides long- and short-term strategic direction for the Department, multiple platforms, and cost centers. Serves as primary contact to divisional peers, Technology leadership, Management Group, and business partners. Oversees development, performance management, and career planning for all team members.
In this role, the Head of Developer Platforms is accountable for enterprise developer platforms and enablement capabilities that support how software is built, tested, deployed, operated, and improved at scale. This includes development tooling and CI/CD platforms, reliability and observability foundations, GenAI engineering platforms, quality engineering enablement, and SDLC governance and agile enablement execution.
Primary Responsibilities
Scope of Responsibilities
Oversees a department where the majority of employees are technology managers, team leads, supervisors, platform engineers, quality engineers, reliability engineers, Scrum Masters, and other similar Technology roles.
Supervisory / Managerial Responsibilities
20–50 employees (direct and indirect)
Education and Experience Required
Education and Experience Preferred
M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $167,600.00 - $279,400.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.
Buffalo, New York, United States of America
Great companies have an enduring sense of purpose. At M&T, our purpose is a simple one: make a difference in people’s lives and uplift the communities we serve. Founded in 1856 in Buffalo, NY we are now a top 11 full-service US-based commercial bank with a retail footprint across the east coast and wealth services available nationwide and abroad. As a bank, we offer advice, guidance, expertise, and solutions across the entire financial spectrum that combines M&T’s traditional banking services with the wealth management and institutional capabilities offered by Wilmington Trust. We are a community-minded organization with more than 167 years of experience. We serve customers, community, and colleagues whether they be across the street, across the state or across the country.
As an employer of choice, we are proud to offer competitive benefits ranging from medical and retirement to forty hours of paid volunteer time, each year. Our core values drive the work we do – integrity, ownership, collaboration, curiosity, candor and we seek to further build upon our record of success by bringing in top talent and fresh skill sets while continuing to support the growth and development of all our team members.
M&T Bank is unwavering when it comes to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, age, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local laws.
