Application Development Group Manager, Senior Vice President

Citi•Jersey City, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Citi, a leading global bank with approximately 200 million customer accounts across more than 160 countries, offers a broad range of financial products and services including consumer banking, credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Citi's Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are responsible for developing technology solutions that ensure the bank's safety, manage global resources, provide essential tools for employees, design digital architecture, and deliver a first-class customer experience. The company is committed to diversity, fostering an environment of respect, merit-based promotion, and personal development opportunities. Ideal candidates are innovators who are problem solvers and passionate about their work. The Applications Development Technology Senior Lead Analyst is a senior-level position focused on establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in collaboration with the Technology Team, with the primary objective of leading applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Requirements

12+ years of application development and leadership experience in the financial services domain with hands-on experience in Full Stack Java + Oracle
Experience on solving performance issues of the flow (including DB, ingestions, exposure)
Good understanding of CI/CD processes, Scrum and JIRA
Good communication and stakeholder management skills
Deep understanding of ETD (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 ensure seamless data flow and reconciliation
Expertise in cloud-native development principles and practices, designing and building highly resilient, scalable, and observable services/systems in a cloud environment
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively interact with internal technology teams, external vendors, and clearinghouse representatives
Extensive experience with post-trade processing systems and technologies
Demonstrated knowledge of client core business functions
Demonstrated leadership, project management, and development skills
Relationship and consensus building skills
Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred
Familiarity with AI tools and use AI tools for day to day tasks to ensure performant and faster development

Responsibilities

Serve as a Senior Technology position role in the Futures Brokerage space in New Jersey, USA
Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications
Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects
Collaborate with BA/PMs, Operation and Product managers within the Futures Brokerage space
Work closely with business & operations to create product rollout plans, gather business & functional requirements
Gain knowledge of end-to-end flows of Future Clearing and Brokerage space and identify the best approach to migrate clients/flows
Develop an iterative approach for rollout, validate use cases, work with vendors, and chair weekly project team meetings with stakeholders
Build relationships with the Production Development group in London and New Jersey and work with Development leads in Pune to deliver project milestones
Work effectively with senior business and technology stakeholders
Lead integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products, and enhance processes
Analyze complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards to define and develop solutions to high-level problems
Provide expertise in advanced knowledge of applications programming and plan assignments involving large budgets, cross-functional projects, or multiple projects
Develop application methodologies and standards for program analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
Utilize advanced knowledge of supported main system flows and comprehensive knowledge of multiple areas to achieve technology goals
Consult with end users to identify system function specifications and incorporate them into overall system design
Allocate work and act as an advisor/coach for developers, analysts, and new team members
Influence and negotiate with senior leaders and communicate with external parties
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency
Deliver development projects end to end
Quickly grasp/master new requirements and related knowledge
Manage tight deadlines or unexpected requirement changes
Ability to learn/understand technical implications of system design
Be a team player in solid/matrix reporting organizations
Be willing to ask questions, challenge the process, and seek out answers
Ability to work independently, multitask, take ownership, and drive strategy
Help other developers and QA leads to formulate a test plan
Work with operations in EMEA, APC, and NAM
Own the migration project plans and current status
Conduct release retrospect meetings to continuously improve the process
Bridge the gap between development and business leads
Liaise with Quality Assurance Testers to ensure functionality meets expectations
Contribute ideas on technology and process to ensure the team is productive and successful
Own the documentation Wiki page for the project
Work with Global team (NY, London, Singapore) and be open to 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 packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave)
paid holidays
discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards