Innovation Technology Lead

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

We are seeking a multi-faceted technologist to provide engineering and operational support for our innovation department. This role balances hands-on technical execution with high-level strategic thinking and technology tool support.

Key Responsibilities include:  

• Collaborate with the innovation teams and supporting BBH functions to develop and enhance services and tools to improve delivery efficiency.
• Manage and support innovation practice tools and processes, including innovation tool administration, vendor onboarding and vendor management.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to current tools, system design approaches, architecture patterns, cost estimation, configuration, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with innovation team leadership and business stakeholders to conceptualize and prototype new financial products, ensuring technical feasibility, and alignment with business goals.
• Evaluate a variety of options – tech stacks, vendors, and partner relationships - in the course of early state product concepting and technical design
• Work closely with external technology vendors during solution design and technology development phases of our innovation work.
• Cooperate with enterprise architects and IT leadership to align innovation development with the enterprise IT strategy and ensure compliance with architectural and security standards.
• Contribute to initiatives aimed at improving reliability, scalability, and automation of our systems and processes.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• At least 5+ years of relevant working experience
• Real world knowledge of modern SaaS application delivery at scale - including cloud deployment options, LLMs, AI/ML libraries and frameworks
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex systems and identify points of failure and bottlenecks.
• Experience with innovation best practices, specifically in the concept to product development cycle.
• Experience with collaboration and knowledge management tools, including administrative functions and user support.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment and interact with stakeholders at all levels.

What We Offer:

• A collaborative environment that enables you to step outside your role to add value wherever you can
• Direct access to clients, information and experts across all business areas around the world
• Opportunities to grow your expertise, take on new challenges, and reinvent yourself—without leaving the firm
• A culture of inclusion that values each employee’s unique perspective
• High-quality benefits program emphasizing good health, financial security, and peace of mind
• Rewarding work with the flexibility to enjoy personal and family experiences at every career stage
• Volunteer opportunities to give back to your community and help transform the lives of others

Salary Range

$125,000-$165,000

BBH’s compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being. 

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. 

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation.  As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

Go to BBH.com to learn more about our rewards and benefits, philanthropy, approach to sustainability or how we support you to thrive personally, physically and financially.