Head of Trade Floor Operations, Investment Accounting and Performance Technology

PIMCO • Newport Beach, NY

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About The Position

The Technology group provides everything from cutting-edge trade floor technology to day-to-day efficiency tools. Portfolio Managers, Account Managers, Analytics, Compliance and the entire organization are heavily dependent on technology to make the best investment and trading decisions for our clients. The asset management industry is undergoing significant shifts due to digitalization, cost compression, automation and an evolving landscape of partners and technology providers. PIMCO is looking for a candidate to lead our enterprise architecture and technology strategy function to develop the next generation of our technology architecture. This includes leading the technology team responsible for Transaction Processing, Position Keeping, Cash/Collateral Management, Performance Calculation and Income Projection. Our ideal candidate will have end-to-end functional knowledge of an asset manager, from attracting new clients, aligning their needs to investments and the ongoing activities of managing their portfolio. Your average day will include leveraging your understanding of high-level end-to-end business cases as well as a roadmap to make improvements.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a thought leadership role with an asset manager, hedge fund, or securities services firm.
• BS in computer science, engineering, or a similar field is optional.
• MSc/PhD is a plus.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end functions of a full-service asset manager OR deep expertise in one Middle Office/Operations/Investment Accounting, including: Lifecycle event and transaction processing Tax lot and position management Cash, margin, collateral management Performance/PnL
• Highly commercial with an understanding of the need to deliver incremental value while iterating towards strategic goals.
• Experience designing and successfully implementing enterprise-grade technology systems.
• Experience building and leading a team of engineers.
• The role is likely not coding day-to-day and requires depth in functional expertise.
• There is a preference for individuals who have retained a passion for technology and development and have expertise or exposure to the latest in data engineering, data management solutions, or software development.
• Desire to get into the trenches and drive solutions to problems (i.e., no ivory towers).
• Mindset to enable and servant leadership.
• Ability to collaborate across technology and business groups.

Nice To Haves

• BS in computer science, engineering, or a similar field is optional.
• MSc/PhD is a plus.
• There is a preference for individuals who have retained a passion for technology and development and have expertise or exposure to the latest in data engineering, data management solutions, or software development.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior members across the organization to understand large-scale opportunities and develop our enterprise architecture.
• Build an outcome-driven plan on how to take advantage of opportunities in partnership with business counterparts.
• Follow ideas through to implementation whilst partnering with engineering leads - delving into data models, workflows and application architecture.
• Assess the need, design and drive technology transformation across the function spanning from trade capture to books and records and accounting.
• Manage existing technology department and support day to day business function and technology transformation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees