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Hightower Advisors · 10 hours ago

Director, Technology Integration

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$160K/yr - $180K/yr

8+ years exp

Hightower Advisors is a wealth management firm founded in 2008 that provides investment and financial planning services. The Director of Technology Integrations will own the integration architecture across multiple enterprise systems, design modern integration patterns, and lead a team to ensure real-time data flow for critical business operations.

Financial Services

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Build and mentor a high-performing integration team, fostering technical excellence while maintaining hands-on involvement in complex integration challenges and architectural decisions

Partner with business stakeholders and product managers to map end-to-end processes, identifying integration points that unlock operational efficiency and enable new product capabilities

Implement monitoring and observability frameworks with the Infrastructure Engineering and IT Operations team to proactively identify integration issues, optimize performance, and ensure SLA compliance across all connected systems

Lead technical discovery and proof-of-concept initiatives for new platforms and tools, evaluating build-vs-buy decisions and recommending integration strategies that balance speed with sustainability

Accountable for the future integration roadmap, prioritization, and execution—coordinating releases across multiple teams while minimizing business disruption and maintaining system stability

Qualification

API designEvent-driven architecturesAWS cloud platformSystem integrationAnalytical skillsVendor managementLeadershipCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field

8+ years of experience in system integration and enterprise architecture with expertise in API design, event-driven architectures, and modern integration patterns on the AWS cloud platform

Deep expertise in modern integration technologies, including event streaming platforms, API-as-a-product strategies, real-time data interoperability, low-code integration pipelines, and AI-driven integration automation

Experience in wealth management, financial services, or fintech organizations with an understanding of financial data flows, regulatory requirements, and industry-standard platforms

Proven leadership and exceptional communication skills, extensive experience managing technical teams and translating complex integration concepts for both technical and business stakeholders

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose integration issues across distributed systems coupled with expertise in integration methodologies, monitoring practices, and vendor management

Benefits

Coverage on the first day of employment for medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid parental leave (16 weeks for primary caregiver and 8 weeks for secondary caregiver)

Mother’s lounge onsite

Flexible PTO plan

Hybrid work schedule (minimum of 3 days in office)

Free brand-new gym in the Chicago office

401k matching plan

HSA employer contributions

Student loan assistance

Pet insurance

Company

Hightower Advisors

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Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401K consulting and cash management services to corporations.

Founded in 2008

Westport, Connecticut, USA

201-500 employees