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PNC Software Engineering Group Manager- AI Transformation in Denver, Colorado
Position Overview
At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company’s success. As a Software Engineering Group Manager within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland, OH, Birmingham, AL, Denver, CO or Dallas, TX.
This is a senior leadership role accountable for defining, governing, and scaling consistent engineering and delivery practices across the enterprise. As the organization accelerates transformation and AI-driven initiatives, this role serves as a strategic pillar for Agile SDLC standards, GenAI adoption, product ownership models, and tooling (e.g., Jira).
This leader ensures alignment across teams, reduces duplication and delivery risk, and embeds sustainable best practices that strengthen execution, leadership behaviors, and cultural outcomes. The role manages a layered organization and leads 2–3 direct reports, with broad influence across engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
• Define and own enterprise-wide Ways of Working for software engineering and delivery, ensuring consistent adoption of Agile, SDLC, and product operating models.
• Establish and maintain standards, best practices, and guardrails covering Agile execution, backlog management, team topology, and delivery metrics.
• Act as the executive owner for WoW strategy, resolving ambiguity in ownership and driving clarity across the organization.
• Serve as a pillar leader for SDLC, defining strategy, rules, and regulatory considerations for Agile delivery at scale.
• Ensure alignment between delivery practices and enterprise risk, compliance, and security requirements.
• Partner with engineering, product, and architecture leaders to improve delivery predictability, quality, and speed to value.
• Lead GenAI adoption practices within software engineering, ensuring responsible, secure, and scalable use of AI across the SDLC.
• Define standards for AI-assisted development, testing, documentation, and productivity tooling.
• Collaborate with AI, data, and security leaders to align AI usage with enterprise policies and ethical guidelines.
• Establish and evolve product ownership models, clarifying roles, decision rights, and accountability across large, layered teams.
• Strengthen the partnership between technology and business product leaders to ensure shared outcomes and value delivery.
• Enable clear prioritization, roadmap alignment, and outcome-based planning.
• Own strategy and standards for Jira and related delivery tooling, ensuring consistent configuration, usage, and reporting across teams.
• Reduce fragmentation by standardizing artifacts, workflows, and reporting used to manage and communicate delivery.
• Coach and develop leaders and managers on WoW expectations, execution discipline, and continuous improvement.
• Manage 2–3 direct reports, with accountability for a broader, layered organization.
• Build high-performing teams focused on strategy, standards, enablement, and adoption.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
• Significant experience leading software engineering organizations or enterprise delivery functions at scale.
• Deep expertise in Agile methodologies, SDLC governance, and enterprise delivery models.
• Proven success driving enterprise-wide transformation initiatives involving multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of product ownership models and modern product-centric operating models.
• Experience with Jira and large-scale Agile tooling strategies.
• Demonstrated leadership in change management, influencing senior leaders, and shaping culture.
• Experience defining or governing GenAI or AI adoption practices in software engineering environments.
• Background in regulated or complex enterprise environments with mature risk and compliance needs.
• Experience establishing standards across large, layered, or federated organizations.
PNC is an in-office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals.
PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.
Job Description
Manages multiple development projects, development groups and/or application support functions for a major business segment.
Oversees the development and implementation of multiple, complex, organization-wide systems .
Allocates and ensures resource arrangements during the application development life cycle .
Maintains relationships with clients to ensure the implementation quality of application systems .
Provides solutions or recommendations on complicated technology issues for application development and implementation .
PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be:
Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
PNC also has fundamental expectations of our people managers. As a manager of talent in PNC, you will be expected to:
Include Intentionally - Cultivates diverse teams and inclusive workplaces to expand thinking.
Live the Values - Role models our values with transparency and courage.
Enable Change - Takes action to drive change and innovation that will transform our business.
Achieve Results - Takes personal ownership to deliver results. Empowers and trusts others in decision making.
Develop the Best - Raises the bar with every talent decision and guides the achievement of all employees and customers.
Qualifications
Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position.
Preferred Skills
Application Development, Business Management, Customer Solutions, Design, Group Problem Solving, IT Strategic Planning, Management of Direct Reports, Process Improvements, Release Management, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Methodologies, Software Solutions, Transformational Leadership, User Experience (UX) Design
Competencies
Application Delivery Process, Application Development (Client/Server), Application Development (Object-Oriented), Application Development Tools, Application Localization and Internationalization, IT Environment, Software Process Improvement (SPI)
Work Experience
Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree. Higher level education such as a Masters degree, PhD, or certifications is desirable. Industry-relevant experience is typically 8+ years. At least 5 years of prior management experience is typically required. Proven leadership experience with a moderate to large scope of responsibility is required. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.
Education
Bachelors
Certifications
No Required Certification(s)
Licenses
No Required License(s)
Pay Transparency
Base Salary: $100,000.00 – $211,600.00
Salaries may vary based on geographic location, market data and on individual skills, experience, and education. This role is incentive eligible with the payment based upon company, business and/or individual performance.
Application Window
Generally, this opening is expected to be posted for two business days from 04/22/2026, although it may be longer with business discretion.
Benefits
PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include: medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature), dental and vision options; employee and spouse/child life insurance; short and long-term disability protection; 401(k) with PNC match, pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; back-up child/elder care; adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement; educational assistance, including select programs fully paid; a robust wellness program with financial incentives.
In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays each year; 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law; between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service.
To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full time and part-time employees, visit pncthrive.com .
Disability Accommodations Statement
If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process, please contact us via email at AccommodationRequest@pnc.com . Please include “accommodation request” in the subject line title and be sure to include your name, the job ID, and your preferred method of contact in the body of the email. Emails not related to accommodation requests will not receive responses. Applicants may also call 877-968-7762 and say "Workday" for accommodation assistance. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
At PNC we foster an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations to employment applicants and qualified individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their positions.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law.
This position is subject to the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and, for any registered role, the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act) and/or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which prohibit the hiring of individuals with certain criminal history.
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