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Lead with Purpose, Unlock Your Team's Passion
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.
Job Overview
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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
What are we looking for?
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.
Requirements
- 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.
Core Competencies
- 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
Preferences
- 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.
Pay Range:
Company Overview:
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(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 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. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.
For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE.
Information on Interviews:
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.
EAC 5.19.26
Lead with Purpose, Unlock Your Team's Passion
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.
Job Overview
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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
What are we looking for?
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.
Requirements
- 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.
Core Competencies
- 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
Preferences
- 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.
Pay Range:
Company Overview:
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(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 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. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.
For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE.
Information on Interviews:
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.
EAC 5.19.26
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Consumer Goods
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in head of product development jobs.
- 7 or more years of progressive product development or engineering management experience
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams across design, engineering, and operations
- Experience owning a product roadmap from ideation through commercialization
- Proficiency with agile, stage-gate, or lean product development methodologies
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, business, or a related technical field
- Experience with product lifecycle management tools and development process documentation
Tips for Your Head of Product Development Job Search
Quantify your product pipeline impact
Hiring managers want to see revenue, time-to-market, or cost figures tied to products you launched or scaled. Replace vague claims like 'led product roadmap' with outcomes: how many SKUs shipped, what cycle time you cut, or what market share shifted.
Align your resume to the org's stage
A startup hiring a head of product development needs a builder who can set process from scratch. An enterprise wants someone who governs cross-functional teams at scale. Read the job description for org-size signals and mirror that language in your resume's framing.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists head of product development openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target companies at a product inflection point
Companies launching a new product line, entering a new market, or transitioning from services to products are actively building out product development leadership. Filtering your search by recent funding rounds or new division announcements surfaces these higher-urgency openings.
Prepare a product portfolio, not just a resume
Many interviews at this level include a case review or whiteboard session. Bring a concise portfolio showing one product from concept through launch: the problem definition, the cross-functional team structure you led, the trade-offs you made, and the measurable result.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
At the head of product development level, your authority over headcount, budget, and roadmap ownership matters as much as pay. Before accepting an offer, clarify which decisions require executive sign-off and which are yours to make independently, since scope erosion is common after hire.
Head of Product Development Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most head of product developments?
The most active employers for head of product developments right now are Henkel, MAERSK, and Veranex, and the most openings are in New York, Rhode Island, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand tends to concentrate in companies scaling a physical or digital product line or restructuring a product organization.
How many head of product development jobs are remote?
About 50% of head of product development openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with fully on-site roles most common where the role oversees hardware, manufacturing, or lab-based R&D. Software and digital product development leadership roles are more likely to offer hybrid or remote flexibility, particularly at technology companies.
How do you become a head of product development?
Most people reach a head of product development role by progressing through individual contributor and team lead positions in product management, engineering, or R&D before moving into a director-level role that owns a full product line. Building a record of shipping products end to end, managing budget, and leading cross-functional teams is more important than any single credential. An MBA or advanced technical degree can help, but demonstrated delivery at scale is what most hiring committees weight most heavily.
Can you get a head of product development job without direct leadership experience?
Getting hired at the head level without prior people management experience is difficult, but candidates who have informally led product initiatives, managed external vendors, or owned a product from concept to launch can sometimes make a case for the step up. The strongest path is to take on stretch assignments that give you budget ownership and cross-functional accountability in your current role, then position those projects front and center in your application materials.
What does the head of product development interview process look like?
Expect multiple rounds that move from an introductory recruiter screen to a deeper conversation with the hiring executive, followed by a panel interview with cross-functional stakeholders in engineering, design, marketing, or operations. Many companies at this level include a take-home or live case study where you define a product strategy or diagnose a development process gap. Final-round conversations often include a presentation to leadership and a discussion of your management philosophy and how you structure a product team.
Where can I find and apply to head of product development jobs?
You can find and apply to head of product development jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience level, industry, and location, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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