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Citi Equities Technology organization is looking for a senior technologist to lead the delivery of the strategic consolidated Sales & Trading platform in APAC region. This is a director level role located in Chennai, India. The target platform will support both sales and trading workflows across all key products traded in equities: cash, programs, listed derivatives, delta one (single stock and index swaps), ETFs, convertible bonds, and FX. The person in this role will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of the platform in APAC region and the replacement of legacy and vendor trading systems. The objective of this multi-year initiative is to reduce the overall cost of platform ownership as well as “price per feature” for any new development. The platform includes the user interface, the order management modules, control layers, and supporting services. The functionality is centered around sales, trading, analytics, and middle office workflows.
Job Responsibility:
Delivering on a multi-year technology transformation roadmap in alignment with the budget constraints and in line with the business value proposition
Close partnership with the business to maximize the value of the platform while driving the consolidation of multiple systems
Oversight of legacy and vendor trading platforms in the region
Management of book of work for these platforms through the period of transition to a new system
Management of a global team of developers and analysts
Oversight of system architecture, design of key modules, SDLC, and adherence to technology standards
Close collaboration with production support and quality assurance teams to ensure successful delivery and operation of the system
Partnership with Quality Assurance teams to achieve high degree of tests automation
Technology budget management and meeting budget targets
Formulating and revising a multi-year delivery strategy
Consolidation of technology products and rationalization of vendor relationships
Hiring new talent
Partnership with other technology teams including Client Connectivity, Execution Services, Middle Office, and Risk
Close partnership with regulatory, compliance, and audit
Requirements:
Past record of successful delivery of sales or trading order management systems on a global scale
Strong Engineering background and command of modern architectures and frameworks (GUI, middleware, server, document & relational databases)
Strong command of modern Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) best practices
Solid understanding of Equities products and services (cash, program trading, listed derivatives, swaps, convertible bonds)