Managing Director - Head of Multi-Asset Agency Solution Technology and Prime Trading Technology

RBC•New York, NY

5d•$300,000 - $400,000

About The Position

Royal Bank of Canada seeks an experienced technology leader to oversee the global engineering function for its Multi-Asset Agency Solutions platform. The role directs a team of 30+ engineers and QA professionals responsible for mission-critical trading technologies supporting equities, futures, rates, and FX algorithmic trading engines, smart order routing, order management systems, and flow internalization infrastructure. It combines technical expertise with strategic leadership, connecting engineering teams with senior business stakeholders and driving innovation across the trading technology stack. The Managing Director will provide strategic and day-to-day leadership across the multi-asset trading platform, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability. The position also leads the architecture and buildout of a new low-latency electronic trading platform for prime brokerage clients, with responsibility for technology choices, infrastructure design, API standardization, and meeting demanding performance and reliability expectations. The role hires, mentors, and develops engineering talent, establishes technical standards, advises senior business leaders, and works with risk, compliance, and operations teams to meet regulatory and operational requirements.

Requirements

10+ years of hands-on software development experience, with demonstrated mastery in Java or C++ in Linux environments.
Proficiency with kdb and the ability to optimize high-frequency, data-intensive systems.
Progression from individual contributor to technical leadership, with the ability to architect large-scale distributed trading systems and mentor senior engineers.
Experience designing or optimizing trading technologies such as algorithmic trading engines, execution systems, or market data infrastructure at a major financial institution.
Knowledge of North American and European trading markets, including market structure, connectivity, and trading conventions across major exchanges and venues.
Familiarity with regulatory regimes including MiFID II, market abuse regulations, and data protection requirements, and experience navigating compliance frameworks in highly regulated environments.
Strong understanding of risk management principles, position monitoring, and control systems as they apply to multi-asset trading.
Experience supporting North American and European trading operations and familiarity with their regulatory expectations and operational requirements.
Ability to combine technical depth with business acumen, including understanding market microstructure, execution quality metrics, and how technology decisions affect trading performance and profitability.
Experience managing and scaling engineering teams of significant size.
Experience with real-time systems, low-latency optimization, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership for technical aspects of the multi-asset trading platform.
Ensure robust performance, scalability, and reliability of systems handling billions in daily trading volume.
Oversee the architecture and optimization of core trading engines across asset classes.
Manage smart order routing and order management systems.
Lead initiatives involving flow internalization and market microstructure innovation.
Direct platform engineering, system performance tuning, and infrastructure modernization.
Lead the architecture and buildout of a new low-latency electronic trading technology platform for prime brokerage clients.
Drive decisions about technology selection, infrastructure design, and API standardization.
Hire, mentor, and develop engineering talent; set technical standards and best practices; and foster operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Advise senior business leaders, translate business requirements into technical roadmaps, and align technology investments with business objectives.
Partner with risk, compliance, and operations teams to ensure systems meet regulatory requirements and operational standards.