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.

Key responsibilities of the person in this role will include:

• 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.

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• 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)
• Good understanding of APAC trading regulation.
• Strong knowledge of FIX protocol.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with budget and vendor management.