Senior Director Level Architect – Head of FI Risk Strategy – C#, C++ MS, .Net – London /NY – c. £350 – £400,000. recruitment
Global Director Level mandate within a bulge bracket bank: It’s a hybrid and calls on the skills of someone that is a deeply technical Strategy Architect / Development Manager (Team Leader), capable of building a state of the art next generation of FI Risk systems globally. This position sits within the front office FI business unit to ensure this individual has the best chance of delivery. This post has direct line management responsibility for half a dozen very capable / senior developers that also sit within a business unit. The team take responsibility for Modelling, Trade Analytics and Risk Management across all major FI products globally including: Rates, FX, Credit, EM and Commodities.
Microsoft Technology stack: C#/F# (for modelling), C,C++ (Analytics / Libraries) COM, Windows .Net
Client: FI Sales Trading staff (Exotic and vanilla), FI IT management, external clients, Risk Management staff and research + back office personnel too.
Since this is a Hybrid role they are looking for someone that has a encyclopaedic understanding of technology (The Microsoft technology stack in particular) and an understanding of how to architect build and deploy a globally distributed Risk systems for a major (top tier) bank. Plus you need to be able to inspire, motivate and influence very smart IT and business folk.
Responsibilities: Design, build, roll out and drive through a new software architecture and stagey for this unit globally. This position is based in London (possibly NY?).
You will be involved all of the following: building core analytics, building extending the pricing and risk management infrastructure, designing new state of the art tools for model development and implementation. This is considered to be a high performance computing environment. One of the major initiatives of this post will be the delivery of a strategic Risk Programme for the whole of FI Risk It globally.
To be considered for this opportunity you will need a subset of the following....
• Top academics; from A level results to a 2.1 ( above) degree and probably a Masters or PhD qualification in a numerate discipline: CompSci, Physics, applied Math or Engineering etc.
• Deep understanding of Microsoft technology, as a developer, architect with at least some management TL responsibility. C# .Net and C++ COM Windows etc.
• Experience of designing, building and deploying globally distributed systems within a high tech computing environment, across multiple time zones etc.
• Ideally some finance knowledge within a Front Office FI IT or Quant unit. Any knowledge of complex derivative product would be useful too.
• An easy manner. You will need to influence and control some very smart people from front office pnl producers to IT, Risk and control staff.
If you are interested in this opportunity then please either call Mike Sherwin on 07795394276 (b4 9pm only pls.) or send your CV to Mike@joveinternational.com