Head of Application Development

01 Jun 2024

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We are seeking a highly motivated, collaborative and forwarding thinking and engaged IT development manager to serve as Head of Application Development. The selected candidate will be a key member of the IT management. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced hands-on technical manager to elevate world-class development organization and collaborate in building the investment management technology platform at a large and complex asset management firm. This role has oversight responsibility for development and application support resources, and will collaborate with stakeholders to assess current and future technological needs. Qualified candidates must be a team-player, and possess a strategic viewpoint and strong business acumen, as well as knowledge of trends in the financial/investment space. Excellent communication and compassionate leadership skills are key.Responsibilities/Duties

  • Elevate, maintain and support technical architecture of business applications of the Company’s strategy to ensure alignment with business goals
  • Develop strategies to drive improvements and adjustments to technology
  • Mentor and elevate skills of on-shore and off-shore developments team and utilize scrum agile methodology to manage it day-to-day
  • Elevate continuous integration, micro-services architecture and build-up best development practices across the organization
  • Improve, integrate and align existing application architecture with data management architecture and utilize containerization strategy to deploy applications to Microsoft Azure and AWS clouds
  • Abilities
  • Proven experience as a head of development, or similar leadership role in a financial services environment
  • Knowledge of hedge fund and private equity structures, and deep understanding of relevant asset classes: equities, fixed income, credit instruments
  • Excellent leadership, team building, mentorship and management skills
  • Strong organizational development capabilities and project-management mindset
  • Ability to think and act strategically and proactively, and also get involved in high-priority tactical activities when needed
  • Knowledge of AWS/Azure cloud technologies and DevOps concepts
  • Hands-on expertise with common modern technologies – Full Java development stack: JDK, Apache Kafka, relational databases, HTML5
  • Experience with Advent Geneva, Investran, Enfusion, Salesforce and Wall Street Office is a plus
  • Education
  • BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field; MBA or other relevant graduate degree is a plus
    • ID: #42077388
    • State: California Los angeles 90001 Los angeles USA
    • City: Los angeles
    • Salary: $225,000 - $300,000
    • Job type: Permanent
    • Showed: 2022-06-01
    • Deadline: 2022-07-22
    • Category: Et cetera