Director - Technology - IT

Position: Director Technology

Description/Job Purpose:

You will act as the client's trusted advisor on technology strategy, trends and best practices. For both clients and project teams, you will provide vision and frame the business value from technology initiatives to meet the client's business goals and objectives. Moreover, as Director, Technology will take responsibility for growing junior talent and work with other leadership members to further develop

Job Responsibilities:

- Lead the design and planning of complex custom software solutions or modifying package solutions.

- Work closely with the client to understand business needs, in order to develop IT strategy, and propose solution options including advice on design, implementation, tools, scalability, system performance, dependencies.

- Set standards and project processes for delivery teams and mentor team members.

- Review project estimates and assess impact of project risks.

- Serve as 'hands-on' escalation point to identify and suggest approaches to resolve project issues.

- Build strong client relationships and facilitate client workshops and meetings.

- Accumulate market know-how, industry and technology trends, to enhance and manage knowledge on projects.

- Support the enhancement of Global Markets technology domain.

- Support marketing, people management and hiring efforts.

- Manage client relationships and engage in business development.

- Support vendor evaluation and decisions on technology investments.

Skill Requirements:

- Very deep experience in enterprise architecture, systems integration, package implementation, and system architecture.

- Experience in a consulting or client-facing role in large organizations.

- Experience in the Financial Services and /or Commodities trading industry highly desired.

- Deep experience in architecting trading applications for areas such as Capital markets, Fixed Income, Equities, Hedge Funds preferred.

- Understanding of object oriented software development and multiple technologies such as C#, .NET, WCF, Java, C/C++, relational databases (ie. Oracle, MS SQL Server, IBM DB2), Middleware Platforms (ie. J2EE or .NET), Enterprise Solution Packages (ie. EAI, CMS, portals) and development methods such as Agile, RUP, UML.

- Knowledge of product and package selection methods.

- Strong leadership and communication skills to effectively manage client accounts and multi-track project/program teams consisting of up to 30-60 globally distributed members.

- Proven mentoring and coaching abilities to ensure growth.

- Ability to understand critical issues and bring appropriate resolution to cross-industry, complex issues.

- Ability to drive complex estimates that take one or more projects into account and to effectively communicate risks and dependencies to clients.

- Openness travel and work at client offices.

Business Knowledge: Financial services domain experiences would be a plus.

Personal Attributes:

- Strong and innovative approach to problem solving and finding solutions

- Excellent communicator (written and verbal, formal and informal)

- Flexible and proactive/self-motivated working style with strong personal ownership of problem resolution

- Ability to multi-task under pressure and work independently with minimal supervision.

- Ability to prioritize when under pressure

Experience: 14 + years

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field preferred.