Application Development Group Manager, Senior Vice President

Citi•Jersey City, NJ

9d•$176,720 - $265,080•Onsite

About The Position

Citi is hiring a senior technology leader for its Futures Brokerage business in New Jersey. The position leads application systems analysis and programming activities, provides technical oversight across systems and applications, and coordinates with the Technology Team to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs. The role partners with business analysts, project managers, Operations, Product managers, business and technology stakeholders, Production Development teams in London and New Jersey, development leads in Pune, global teams, vendors, and clearinghouse representatives. It supports end-to-end project delivery, including understanding Futures Clearing and Brokerage flows, gathering requirements, planning client and workflow migrations, validating use cases, coordinating rollouts, and delivering project milestones. The position also guides developers and analysts, manages project plans and status, supports testing and releases, and bridges development and business teams. The role requires extensive financial-services application development and leadership experience, including hands-on Full Stack Java and Oracle skills; knowledge of exchange-traded derivatives clearing, post-trade processing, and integration with books and records platforms; and expertise in cloud-native development. The position is full-time and based in Jersey City, New Jersey. Evening calls may be needed when working with global teams.

Requirements

15+ years of application development and leadership experience in financial services.
Hands-on experience with Full Stack Java and Oracle.
Experience solving flow performance issues, including database, ingestion, and exposure-related issues.
Good understanding of CI/CD processes, Scrum, and JIRA.
Deep understanding of exchange-traded derivatives clearing workflows, including trade lifecycle management, brokerage, cash, and collateral workflows.
Proven experience integrating clearing systems with books and records platforms to support seamless data flow and reconciliation.
Expertise in cloud-native development principles and practices, including designing and building resilient, scalable, and observable services or systems in a cloud environment.
Extensive experience with post-trade processing systems and technologies.
Demonstrated knowledge of client core business functions.
Demonstrated leadership, project management, and development skills.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills, including the ability to work with internal technology teams, external vendors, and clearinghouse representatives.
Relationship-building and consensus-building skills.
Ability to quickly master new requirements and related knowledge and understand technical implications of system design.
Ability to work independently, multitask, take ownership, and drive strategy.
Ability to work as a team player in solid or matrix reporting organizations.
Willingness to ask questions, challenge processes, and seek answers.
Familiarity with AI tools and their use in day-to-day tasks to support performant and faster development.
Bachelor’s degree, university degree, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide technical oversight across systems and applications using in-depth knowledge of multiple application development areas.
Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects.
Collaborate with business analysts, project managers, Operations, and Product managers in Futures Brokerage.
Work with business and Operations teams to create product rollout plans and gather business and functional requirements.
Understand end-to-end Futures Clearing and Brokerage flows; determine approaches for migrating clients and workflows; plan iterative rollouts; validate use cases; work with vendors; and chair weekly stakeholder project meetings.
Build relationships with Production Development teams in London and New Jersey and work with development leads in Pune to deliver project milestones.
Lead integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products, and enhance processes.
Analyze complex business and system processes and industry standards to define solutions to high-level problems.
Provide application programming expertise and plan assignments involving large budgets, cross-functional projects, or multiple projects.
Develop methodologies and standards for program analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
Use knowledge of supported system flows and multiple areas to achieve technology goals.
Consult end users to identify system function specifications and incorporate them into overall system design.
Allocate work and advise or coach developers, analysts, and new team members.
Influence and negotiate with senior leaders and communicate with external parties.
Assess and manage risk, support compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policies, exercise sound ethical judgment, and transparently escalate, manage, and report control issues.
Deliver development projects end to end and manage tight deadlines or changing requirements.
Help developers and QA leads formulate test plans and liaise with QA testers to ensure functionality meets expectations.
Work with Operations in EMEA, APC, and NAM; own migration project plans and status; and conduct release retrospectives to improve processes.
Bridge development and business leads, contribute ideas to improve team technology and processes, and maintain the project documentation Wiki page.
Work with global teams in New York, London, and Singapore and attend evening calls as needed.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
401(k)
Life insurance
Accident insurance
Disability insurance
Wellness programs
Paid time off, including vacation and sick leave
Paid holidays
Discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards may be available to eligible employees