SVP, Head of Development Practices & AI Product Development Lifecycle

About LPL Financial LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace, LPL supports over 29,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $1.9 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 7 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. Third-party posts found on this profile don’t reflect the views of LPL Financial and haven’t been reviewed by LPL Financial as to accuracy or completeness. The financial professionals associated with LPL Financial may discuss or transact business only with residents of the states in which they are properly registered or licensed. No offers may be made or accepted from any resident of any other state. finra.org sipc.org

LPL Financial

Empowering financial advisors to deliver personalized advice to all who need it.

Independent Broker/DealerInstitution ServicesRIAIndependent AdvisorsCustom Clearing Servicesand Financial Services

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lpl.com

5,001-10,000 employees

Financial Services

San Diego, CA

1989

Public Company

190k LinkedIn followers

Raised $2.5B

• At LPL, people leaders hold the key to the employee experience - shaping culture, driving performance, and guiding individuals to new heights. Because when that happens, we all win - clients, LPL, and most importantly, our employees.
• If you're ready to lead with intention and discover what's possible, LPL Financial invites you to apply today.
• Redefine how enterprise software and digital products are created in an AI-accelerated world. As Head of Development Practices and AI Product Development Lifecycle, you will design the operating model, platforms, guardrails, and team structures that enable smaller, higher-leverage teams to deliver faster while strengthening quality, resilience, security, and accountability.
• Reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer, this senior executive leader will define, lead, and continuously evolve LPL's target-state Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC). The role will embed agentic workflows, autonomous and semi-autonomous agents, and human-in-the-loop governance across discovery, design, development, testing, deployment, operations, and continuous improvement. Working across Engineering, Product, Architecture, Data & AI, Security, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and business leadership, this leader will integrate people, process, platforms, and AI into an observable, auditable, and continuously improving delivery system.
• Define and own the target-state AI-native PDLC, including its vision, principles, operating model, stage gates, decision rights, roles, success measures, and multi-year transformation roadmap.
• Design the target-state team model for AI-augmented product development, including team composition, agent roles, human-agent collaboration patterns, escalation paths, pilot sequencing, scaling criteria, and migration from current delivery structures.
• Establish enterprise standards for agentic development, including agent taxonomy, workflow orchestration, prompt and context management, tool integration, secure data handling, auditability, and human oversight requirements.
• Build the PDLC platform and toolchain strategy with Architecture, Platform Engineering, and AI/ML teams across IDE integrations, CI/CD, test automation, observability, knowledge systems, and agent orchestration platforms.
• Define and govern outcome-based measures for cycle time, release frequency, quality, defect rates, agent utilization and effectiveness, developer experience, cost-to-deliver, technical debt, operational resilience, and business value.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and business leaders to align PDLC adoption with product strategy, portfolio priorities, modernization objectives, and delivery commitments.
• Embed controls with Enterprise Risk, Information Security, Compliance, Legal, Privacy, and Model Risk Management, ensuring responsible AI use and regulatory readiness throughout the development value stream.
• Lead organizational transformation and workforce evolution, including role redesign, skills development, hiring strategy, change leadership, performance expectations, coaching, and adoption support for AI-augmented teams.
• Establish governance and executive reporting for PDLC maturity, adoption, exceptions, risks, investment needs, and realized value; advise senior leadership on technology strategy, organizational design, and competitive implications.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing leadership team responsible for PDLC strategy, platform enablement, transformation delivery, engineering excellence, and developer experience.
• We're looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.
• LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 15 or more years of progressive leadership experience spanning software engineering, product development, platform engineering, or enterprise technology transformation in large, complex organizations.
• Proven success leading enterprise-scale delivery transformation, including modern PDLC/SDLC design, DevOps, CI/CD, platform engineering, shift-left quality, operating-model redesign, or product-led delivery.
• Demonstrated production experience with AI-assisted and agentic development, including large language model coding assistants, agent frameworks, workflow automation, retrieval-augmented generation or knowledge systems, and human oversight.
• Experience embedding security, privacy, compliance, risk, and audit controls into technology delivery within a regulated or similarly control-intensive environment.
• Executive leadership, enterprise influence, strategic planning, and technology investment prioritization
• End-to-end PDLC design, DevOps, platform engineering, developer experience, quality engineering, and continuous delivery
• AI-native software development, agent orchestration, prompt and context engineering, automation, and responsible AI governance
• Team topology, operating-model design, workforce transformation, and change leadership
• Executive communication, cross-functional partnership, engineering metrics, and outcome-based accountability
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Experience in financial services, healthcare, or another highly regulated industry, with direct exposure to secure software development, model risk, privacy, audit, and operational resilience requirements.
• Cloud, architecture, agile, or DevOps credentials such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Solutions Architect; Certified Scrum Professional; SAFe Practice Consultant; or DevOps Institute certification.
• $240,000.00 - $290,000.00
• Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!

• 401k Matching
• Health Benefits
• Employee Stock Options
• Paid Time Off
• Volunteer Time Off