CTO / Head of Technology

Overview

In this role you lead a global technology team focused on building cutting-edge applications for cross-asset trading and risk management. You will drive performance improvements and database modernization while mentoring a large group of developers and technologists. The position combines hands-on coding with strategic leadership to scale the tech function in a growing financial services business. You’ll work closely with Quant Analysts to align technology with firm-wide risk and trading objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a global team of 20 Developers and 20 technologists
• Oversee all aspects of technology delivery, architecture and product development
• Drive realtime performance improvements and modernisation of databases
• Provide dotted-line leadership to Quant Analysts and collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Shaping and delivering cutting-edge applications and services for cross-asset trading and risk management
• Balance hands-on coding with strategic leadership to support growth (team expansion by ~10)
• Mentor and develop engineering talent and engineering practices

Key requirements

• BSc (ideally MSc) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Finance or other technical discipline
• Mentoring or management experience
• Strong software analysis, design and development skills
• Strong understanding of trading or risk software
• Experience in financial services
• Knowledge of pricing and options theory (basic)
• Strong coding ability with recent hands-on experience in C++ or C#
• Knowledge of relational databases and SQL
• Experience in finance and capital markets

• leadership
• mentorship
• strong communication
• C++
• C#
• SQL

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