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Role Summary:

We are seeking a strong and experienced Vice President to lead our Back Office Engineering team in Pune. This leader will be responsible for the core platforms that manage the critical back-office functions for the Wealth Management division. This role is central to our operations, owning the systems responsible for intra-day book-keeping and maintaining the official wealth books and records, which form the bedrock of our financial reporting and client positions.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned engineering leader with a deep background in managing large-scale, mission-critical back-office systems within premier financial institutions. You must have proven experience in managing the flow of data from transactional processing (OLTP). This role requires a leader who is driven by metrics, possesses an end-to-end view of the entire trade lifecycle and accounting ecosystem, and has an unwavering commitment to data accuracy, system stability, and a strong work ethic.

Key Responsibilities:

• Back Office Platform Ownership: Lead a team of skilled engineers responsible for the design, development, and 24/7 operation of the core back-office platforms, including systems for trade processing, settlement, intra-day book-keeping, and the official wealth books and records.
• Data & API Services: Oversee the development and management of robust data services and APIs that provide accurate, timely position, balance, and transaction status information to front-office and middle-office systems.
• Process Optimization & Analytics: Leverage modern data techniques to enhance operational efficiency. Apply analytics and, where appropriate, AI/ML to improve processes like reconciliation, identify data anomalies, and generate insights from the vast datasets within the books and records.
• Data Integrity, Auditability & Scale: Take ultimate responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, auditability, and performance of the firm's official wealth books and records.
• Measurement & Performance: Champion a culture of measurement. Define, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) across the entire ecosystem, including batch processing times, data reconciliation breaks, and API latency.
• End-to-End Ecosystem View: Serve as the subject matter expert for the entire back-office ecosystem, from trade capture and settlement systems to the general ledger, sub-ledger, and downstream reporting platforms.
• Technical Strategy: Partner with global architects and business leaders to define the technical roadmap for the back-office platforms, driving the modernization of legacy systems and improving intra-day processing capabilities.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 13+ years of technology experience, with a significant track record in wealth management back-office technology at leading financial institutions.
• Technical Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience managing large-scale, high-throughput OLTP databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server) that support financial ledgers.
• Strong experience with analytical data platforms and data warehousing (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) for reporting and analytics on financial data.
• Proven track record of designing and operating mission-critical data services and APIs.
• Strong data modeling skills for financial transactional systems and ledgers.
• Experience with or exposure to the application of data analytics or AI/ML for process automation, reconciliation, or anomaly detection is a plus.
• Expertise with performance measurement and monitoring tools (e.g., App Dynamics, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead, mentor, and manage a high-performing engineering team.
• Work Ethic & Ownership: A strong, demonstrable work ethic and a deep sense of ownership, with a history of seeing complex systems through from conception to long-term operational stability.
• Systems Thinker: The ability to maintain a holistic, end-to-end view of a complex back-office ecosystem, understanding the flow of data from trade execution to final settlement and reporting.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders across different geographic locations.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Applications Development

Time Type:

Full time

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