Dir-Technologies IND

About Our Company Ameriprise India LLP has been providing client based financial solutions to help clients plan and achieve their financial objectives for 20 years. We are part of Ameriprise Financial Inc., a US financial planning company headquartered in Minneapolis with a global presence and diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. The firm’s focus areas include Asset Management and Advice, Retirement Planning and Insurance Protection. Be part of an inclusive, collaborative culture that rewards you for your contributions, and work with other talented individuals who share your passion for doing great work. You’ll also have plenty of opportunities to make your mark at the office and a difference in your community. So, if you're talented, driven and want to work for a strong, ethical company that cares, take the next step and create a career at Ameriprise India LLP.

This is a hands-on senior technology leadership role supporting the development and implementation of advanced analytics across Investment technology stacks, engaging directly with global stakeholders across Investments, Trading, Investment Operations, Products, Vendors, and wider technology teams. The role requires strong hands-on engineering craft in Java and Python, alongside strategic leadership. This includes leveraging Generative AI, Big Data, Machine Learning, and other cutting-edge Distributed Technology Stack with Full-stack Development practices. Provide strategic ideas and thought leadership with practical AI fluency — a clear, evidence-based view of what works, what doesn't, and how to apply it. Applies solid financial industry business knowledge to support decision and strategy solutions in key business areas. Demonstrates strong technical/problem solving skills. Manages multiple projects collaboratively. Mentor the team members and lay out their collective path for growth.

Strategic Technology Leadership: Define and drive technology strategy aligned with Investments business goals. Identify opportunities for value creation through cloud-native architecture, data enablement, and full-stack engineering solutions. Hands-On Engineering Leadership: Remain hands-on in Java and Python. Set the engineering bar across code quality, architecture, resilience, and cost efficiency. Contribute directly to design and implementation of critical components alongside leading the team. Cloud & Data Enablement: Lead initiatives that leverage AWS services (e.g., S3, Glue, Athena, Lambda, ECS) to build scalable, secure, and cost-effective platforms for investment analytics, reporting, and modeling. Practical AI Fluency & Application: Bring a pragmatic, evidence-based view on AI/GenAI adoption. Identify, prototype, and productionise GenAI use cases in investment workflows, with a clear approach to guardrails, evaluation, cost, and latency trade-offs. Domain-Driven Engineering: Translate complex investment domain problems into actionable engineering solutions. Collaborate with business stakeholders to define problem statements and deliver high-impact technology outcomes. Solution Architecture & Modeling: Oversee the design and implementation of decision logic systems that support investment decision-making and portfolio management. Delivery Excellence: Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of engineering solutions. Manage prioritization across multiple initiatives in a matrixed environment, balancing strategic and tactical needs. Senior Stakeholder Engagement: Operate credibly with senior technology and business leaders. Able to be brought into detailed working sessions with other senior tech leaders on strategy, architecture, and delivery, and influence decisions through clear, business-aligned communication.

Development & Culture: Build and nurture a high-performing global engineering team. Promote a culture of