Platform Manager - Global Capital Markets

Citizens Financial Group • Johnston, RI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Platform Manager, you will be instrumental in bringing innovative ideas to fruition. Your role will be central to the successful integration of disruptive technologies within the organization. You will be responsible for providing groundbreaking integration support across multiple Technology and/or Company Platforms, providing consultation by using business and technical knowledge to support business strategies and deliver business outcomes. You will work with Business Architects, Data Architects and Technology Platform owners to ensure strategic alignment to Platform Blueprint roadmaps and enterprise standards. Additionally, you will be responsible for all aspects for oversight of the platform.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in technology leadership roles, with a focus on production management or platform operations in Capital Markets
• 8+ years of experience with Capital Markets equity, equity derivatives and fixed income products and their relevant trading processes, from client onboarding to trade capture, middle and back-office processing, accounting, risk and compliance.
• Ability to manage global teams and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to manage successful deployments, ongoing operation and strategy of Capital Markets portfolio of applications.
• Broad range of leadership skills that include a demonstrated pattern of successful delivery, relationship management of stakeholders, and leading a highly engaged and value driven pod/product team.
• Ability to manage the successful deployment, ongoing operation and strategy of an identified portfolio of applications.
• Hands-on experience with end-to-end software development of complex multi-tiered systems in an agile environment
• Experience with multiple IT disciplines with a confirmed understanding of relevant architectural concepts
• Experience using system and process analysis
• Strong communication skills; ability to facilitate technical conversations with non-technical stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the financial services industry; understanding of the role of FINRA regulated institutional broker dealers, and how they operate within a larger bank holding company, experience within consumer and custodial banks; experience handling sensitive financial data
• Strong business analysis, solutions crafting, interaction management and presentation skills
• Experience in cybersecurity
• Understanding of multiple programming languages, including at least one front end framework (Angular/React/Vue), such as Python3, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Ruby, Golang, C, C++, etc.
• UI/UX experience, including relevant web/application branding techniques
• Ability to communicate across all levels in the organization
• Experience with different SaaS solutions within the capital markets space; ie..Fidessa, TOMS, Dealcloud, Kynex, RiskSmart.

Responsibilities

• Owning the technology and platform alignment of journeys/experiences from multiple pods to include one or more neighborhoods.
• Managing all resources (FTE or Contractor) to support the platform – Analysts, Configuration Experts, Engineers, Testers, Managers etc.
• Working closely with the Vendor Product Council/Team (for SaaS & COTS) to carry feature demand and requirements for consideration and also bring back future release plans – features and platform upgrades.
• Working closely with the Capability Product Owner (in-house) to ensure the capability roadmap is being supported via planning and delivery routines.
• Manage platform budgets for one or more neighborhoods.

Benefits

• We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more.
• Note, Citizens’ paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of very local and state jurisdiction in the United States.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees