APAC Equities Cash Trading and Middle Office Technology Director

Citi Equities is looking for a senior technologist to lead its APAC trading and middle office technology organization to support business growth and deliver on key transformation programs.  This is a director level role located in Hong Kong. The function will support sales, trading, and middle office workflows across all key products traded within equities: cash, programs, listed derivatives, delta one (single stock and index swaps), ETFs, convertible bonds, and FX.  The person in this role will partner closely with the regional business, product, and control teams to execute on short term as well as strategic technology deliveries.  The role resides within a global technology organization and requires close alignment with global initiatives while maintaining regional focus. Key responsibilities of the person in this role will include: Delivering on a multi-year technology transformation roadmap in alignment with the budget constraints and in line with the business value proposition. Close partnership with the business to maximize the value of the platform while driving the consolidation of multiple systems. Oversight of legacy and vendor trading platforms in the region.  Management of book of work for these platforms through the period of transition to a new system. Management of a global team of developers and analysts. Oversight of system architecture, design of key modules, SDLC, and adherence to technology standards. Close collaboration with production support and quality assurance teams to ensure successful delivery and operation of the system. Partnership with Quality Assurance teams to achieve high degree of tests automation. Technology budget management and meeting budget targets. Formulating and revising a multi-year delivery strategy Consolidation of technology products and rationalization of vendor relationships. Hiring new talent. Partnership with other technology teams including Client Connectivity, Execution Services, Back Office, and Risk. Close partnership with regulatory, compliance, and audit. The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience: Past record of successful delivery of sales or trading order management systems on a global scale. Strong Engineering background and command of modern architectures and frameworks (GUI, middleware, server, document & relational databases) Strong command of modern Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) best practices. Solid understanding of Equities products and services (cash, program trading, listed derivatives, swaps, convertible bonds) Good understanding of APAC trading regulation. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience with budget and vendor management. ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family Group: Technology ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family: Applications Development ------------------------------------------------------ Time Type: Full time ------------------------------------------------------ Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.   If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi . View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.