Director, IT Applications - Trading, Financial Services

FULL-TIME | DIRECT HIRE POSITION | TAMPA BAY AREA

We are engaged in a search for a Director, Technology for a large financial Tampa Bay company.   This is a hybrid position requiring working on-site in St. Petersburg 10-12 days a month.   The candidate must reside or be willing to move to Tampa Bay. 

This is a newly created position focused on trading platforms and will work closely with SLT and stakeholders on current and future state of applications across the enterprise. The Director will manage a team in the future once established in the role.   The candidate must have experience in Financial Trading Software and Platforms. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and lead in the development and implementation of the trading platform strategy by utilizing expertise to bring creative ideas and insights to support the strategy process
• Develop tactical plans for optimizing resources and assets being managed within a significant area or department; evaluate the capabilities of staff within the department to identify gaps and prioritize development activities; Coach and mentor others to support the development of talent
• Work closely with stakeholders to implement the strategy and business plan
• Develop and propose annual business plans for a given area or department
• Recommend financial and headcount budgets
• Implement the organization's formal development frameworks within the area of responsibility

U.S. Citizens or Green Card holders only, please. We are unable to accept 3rd party candidates, transfer a visa or provide sponsorship, at this time.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree or related experience.
• Career path in development and/or architecture with a strong focus on financial services trading platforms.
• 8-15 years overall experience with 5 years of development management experience and ideally earlier in career working as a developer, architect, lead, or project manager.
• Solid understanding of the financial services trading lifecycle - order generation to execution for various security products and how to integrate trading components seamlessly into the trade lifecycle.
• Experience in strategic planning, organizational development (hiring, headcount mgt, performance), policies, compliance, security
• Well-rounded background with Vendor Management, Project Management, Enterprise Implementation, and Application Development

Why is This a Great Opportunity

DETAILED DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Brand new role with a low attrition IT Team.   Stable company with a track record of financial success that provides excellent benefits and opportunity to its team members. 

We are an emerging recruitment organization working with well-known clients based in the USA. Our services offer a wide range of functions related to recruitment. Our young yet experienced team strives to offer the best services to our clients. 

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