Finance IT Lead

Lazard•New York, NY

19h•$220,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Lazard is seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking individual to join their Finance Technology team. This role will be responsible for leading the development, optimization, and modernization of both legacy and contemporary systems, building robust data-driven applications, and leveraging AI to enhance business-as-usual (BAU) processes and workflows. The ideal candidate will bring expertise across the software development lifecycle, with a strong focus on backend and frontend development, database operations, and the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
10+ years of experience leading technology transformation initiatives.
Strong proficiency in SQL, including advanced querying, database design, and optimization.
Proven full-stack development experience using Python and Angular or React.
Experience leading the modernization, migration, refactoring, or replacement of legacy business-critical systems.
Strong working knowledge of general ledger concepts, financial reporting processes, and finance-data controls.
Strong understanding of AUM-related data, reporting, and operational requirements within an asset-management or financial-services environment.
Strong collaboration and teamwork skills in cross-functional environments.
Prior experience within asset management or related financial services organizations.

Responsibilities

Refactor and modernize legacy systems to improve maintainability, performance, and reliability.
Evaluate aging applications and implement migration strategies to modern frameworks and infrastructure.
Apply AI technologies to enhance application functionality, automate workflows, and improve BAU processes.
Develop AI-driven solutions for use cases such as portfolio reconciliation, predictive analytics, and anomaly detection.
Develop and maintain a strategic roadmap for financial technology and management reporting initiatives.
Collaborate with senior management and key stakeholders to identify and prioritize business needs.
Design, develop, and optimize database schemas and complex SQL queries supporting core financial applications.
Manage databases to ensure high standards of data quality, security, and performance.
Implement and maintain ETL pipelines to efficiently process large datasets.
Develop and maintain backend systems using Python, creating robust, reusable, and scalable solutions.
Utilize frameworks and libraries such as Flask, Django, Pandas, and NumPy for application development, data analysis, and processing.
Automate critical business workflows through the integration of Python-based tools with existing systems.
Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support efficient and reliable software delivery.
Establish and enforce DevOps best practices, including automated testing, code quality controls, release management, infrastructure automation, and monitoring.
Partner with development teams to ensure high standards of software quality, security, scalability, and operational excellence throughout the software development lifecycle.
Translate technical concepts into clear, non-technical language for stakeholders across the organization.