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We are seeking a highly experienced and hands-on Applications Development Lead to drive the design, development, and delivery of mission-critical applications for the Markets Financing desk, specifically supporting the term and flow business. This senior role will oversee the entire development lifecycle for Repo and Collateral Optimization, encompassing intuitive front-end interfaces and highly resilient back-end services. The team works closely with the Citi Global Finance Desk and Markets Treasury Desks. The suite of Finance Desk applications provides comprehensive functionalities including position management, trade capture, electronic trading, market risk processing, and reporting. This is supported by a mixed technology environment consisting of client-server applications developed in Java, Angular, and C#, with services running on Linux servers and Cloud Containers. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, funding desks, and desk heads to translate complex requirements into scalable and robust technology solutions. Responsibilities include leading a global development team, setting technical direction, and ensuring high availability, performance, and strict regulatory compliance. The primary objective is to deliver architecturally sound systems that effectively enable collateral management, collateral optimization, and critical funding operations. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with business stakeholders while contributing to the strategic technology roadmap.
Job Responsibility:
Lead integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products, and enhance processes
Analyze complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards to define and develop solutions to high level problems
Provide expertise in area of advanced knowledge of applications programming and plan assignments involving large budgets, cross functional project, or multiple projects
Develop application methodologies and standards for program analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
Utilize advanced knowledge of supported main system flows and comprehensive knowledge of multiple areas to achieve technology goals
Consult with end users to identify system function specifications and incorporate into overall system design
Allocate work, and act as an advisor/coach developers, analysts, and new team members
Influence and negotiate with senior leaders and communicate with external parties
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency
Requirements:
Hands-on expertise in front‑end and server‑side component design and development
Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
Knowledge of Fixed Income products (e.g. repo, swap, bonds, futures)
Strong understanding of Repo trade lifecycle, including Collateral Optimization, STP flows and Inventory Management for Funding desks
Proven experience leading global technology teams and collaborating directly with business and trading stakeholders
Strong experience with Relational Databases like Oracle, MSSQL
Advanced programming skills in Angular, NodeJS, .Net/C#, Java, Caching using GEMFIRE & Ignite and enterprise messaging frameworks Kafka
Proven expertise in event‑driven and API-led architecture
AI Tools & Platforms Usage: Hands-on experience using AI tools and platforms to design, build, test, and enhance application features
Experience with cloud based architectures on OpenShift Kubernetes
Testing experience with distributed software applications
Strong experience with Unix or Linux
What we offer:
27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
A discretional annual performance related bonus
Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Pension Plan
Paid Parental Leave
Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
Access to an array of learning and development resources