VP, Engineering – HR Technology

About Future Standard Portfolio Advisors is a global private asset manager specializing in the U.S. middle market. We provide tailored private equity, private credit and private real estate investment solutions through a variety of customized programs, including direct, secondary and primary investments, and junior and senior credit. Since our founding in 1994, Portfolio Advisors has served as an active partner to the middle-market community, leading to superior access and value creation for clients and sponsors alike. In 2023, Portfolio Advisors combined with FS Investments, a pioneer in the democratization of alternative assets. Together, we manage over $75 billion in assets and offer a broad suite of alternative strategies to both institutional and individual investors. The combined company has more than 500 employees across offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia, with headquarters in Philadelphia and Darien, CT.

• Lead and build full‑stack, enterprise‑grade platforms using Python, Java,
• Spring Boot, ReactJS, and SQL/NoSQL databases, while remaining hands‑on with
• code.
• Own and drive Low‑Level Design (LLD) and High‑Level Design (HLD) with deep
• understanding of distributed systems, data modeling, and integration patterns.
• Architect and develop secure, compliant systems.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs that support internal and external
• consumers with high performance and reliability.
• Drive non‑functional requirements including security, availability,
• scalability, resiliency, performance, and observability.
• Lead engineering initiatives involving HR, people‑operations, and
• workforce‑analytics data, ensuring secure ingestion, modeling, governance, and
• integration of sensitive employee datasets across the firm’s technology
• ecosystem.
• Partner with HR, Talent, and People Analytics teams to translate
• workforce‑planning, compensation, performance‑management, and
• organizational‑design requirements into scalable technical solutions and data
• products.
• Implement robust data‑quality, lineage, and privacy controls for HR data,
• ensuring compliance with regulatory, contractual, and internal governance
• standards.
• Partner with product, data, and HR stakeholders to translate investment and
• operational requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Provide strong technical leadership and hands‑on guidance across the full
• software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrate an excellent understanding of data structures, algorithms, and
• system design tradeoffs.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven track record of hands‑on development in enterprise‑scale systems,
• preferably in HR.
• Strong proficiency in at least one core programming language (Python or Java).
• Deep experience with relational databases, NoSQL stores, and complex query
• design.
• Comfortable operating in fast‑paced, iterative environments, balancing
• delivery with long‑term architecture.
• Experience working with HR, people‑operations, or workforce‑analytics data,
• including sensitive‑data handling, HRIS integrations (e.g., Dayforce, Culture
• Amp, etc.), and secure data‑exchange patterns.
• Demonstrated ability to build or support platforms involving employee
• lifecycle data, compensation structures, organizational hierarchies, and
• talent‑management workflows.

Preferred

• infrastructure‑as‑code and cloud‑native services.
• Experience with modern data engineering stacks including Snowflake, PowerBI,
• and analytical data platforms.
• Prior experience supporting HR operations technology platforms.
• Working knowledge of HR Information Systems platforms.
• Experience integrating HR data with enterprise analytics, financial systems,
• or operational platforms to support firm‑wide reporting, compliance, and
• workforce insights.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to
• influence senior business leaders and align technology delivery with investment,
• operational, and people‑strategy priorities.

• This range represents base salary only and does not include bonus or other forms
• of compensation. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to
• relevant experience, peer and market data, business sector, and/or geographic
• location. This role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive
• compensation award. Future Standard offers a full spectrum of benefits,
• including Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Paid
• Time Off, Holidays, 401(k), Disability and other Insurance Plans.
• Future Standard is a global alternative asset manager serving institutional and
• private wealth clients, investing across private equity, credit, real estate and
• infrastructure. With a 30+ year track record of value creation and $94 billion
• in assets under management, we back the business owners and financial sponsors
• that drive growth and innovation across the middle market, transforming untapped
• potential into durable value.
• Total AUM estimated as of June 30, 2026.