Director 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.

Tampa area candidates only or someone willing to relocate.

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.

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

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

DETAILED DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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.