Vice President - Information Technology, Trade Operations and Compliance Practice

Our client is a large reputable Financial Services firm with over $100B AUM headquartered in Los Angeles. They foster a healthy work life balance with great internal progression and excellent benefits. They are seeking for a Driven Vice President - Information Technology, Trade Operations and Compliance Practice who will be joining their IT Team in Downtown Los Angeles [DTLA].

They offer exceptional Benefits including 401K matching, Generous PTO | Holidays, Growth | Succession Planning opportunity. Starting Monday September 13th, they will be returning to Hybrid model with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote/WFH.

Responsibilities:

The IT Department performs implementation and development of technology solutions across all businesses. Based in Los Angeles [DTLA], the Vice President will serve as a technology lead to build, implement and support technology solutions to Front Office business units like Portfolio Management, Trading, Portfolio Compliance, and Trade Operations departments.

Responsibilities Include:

• Manage project delivery schedule, scope, and cost.
• Gather requirements from users, analyze and provide solutions to business challenges.
• Document business, functional, and technical requirements.
• Participate in developing new technical solutions to the business challenges.
• Modify and maintain existing business solutions and processes.
• Support production users’ issues and processes.
• Work with third party business applications like Black Mountain Everest, Bloomberg, CDO Suite etc.
• Perform software testing including unit and system level testing.
• Contribute to technical and business architecture or follow existing architectural standards.
• Communicate project status, issues and manage stakeholders' expectations.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Information Technology. MBA/CFA and/or formal education in Finance focusing on Investment Management or Financial Engineering a plus.
• 8-10 years of IT Solution delivery. 
• Experience with large scale technology implementations, custom development, and data and system integrations.
• Knowledge of the Financial Services Industry, specifically the Alternative Asset Management is necessary.
• Experience with asset classes such as High Yield, Convertible bonds, and Bank Loans is necessary.
• Experience with asset classes like Futures and Interest Rate Swaps is a plus.
• Experience in supporting FX Hedging technology is a plus.
• Support experience of Black Mountain Everest application is preferred. Will consider experience in other Trade Order Managements systems such as Charles River Development, Bloomberg AIM, Eze Castle etc.
• Knowledge of Project Management tools, tactics, and methodologies; Six Sigma and PMP certification a plus.
• Experience with MS Office and advanced knowledge of Excel is a plus.
• Experience in MS SQL development is necessary.
• Experience in programming languages such as C# & ASP.NET, WPF is preferred.
  
• Demonstration of Alternative Asset mgmt. industry experience through experience and/or persuasion of CFA Level 1 is a plus

Personal Attributes

• Relationship Building; works effectively with strong, diverse teams of people with multiple perspectives, talents, and backgrounds. He or she is known for doing what is best irrespective of politics and is comfortable with consensus building (at multiple levels) and soliciting constructive feedback; ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of participants including upper management, clients, other departments, and 3rd party providers.
• Communication; strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills; ability to present complex material.
• Independence & Collaboration; experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment; must be able to drive work effectively with limited supervision (at times) while representing department and executive management interests and concerns.
• Work Ethic; focus on continual development, performance, accountability, and self-motivation.
• Flexibility & Organization; adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities; proven ability to multi-task and efficiently manage time across competing activities/resources; able to effectively prioritize, execute tasks, and thrive in a high-pressure fast paced environment.
• Intellectual Curiosity; energized by learning new things and engaging across a wide range of issues; must have strong problem-solving skills; adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.
• Driving Results; sets aggressive timelines and objectives to drive results, conveys a sense of urgency, and drives issues to closure; is a self-starter committed to achieving results and has a strong sense of ownership and follow-through.
• Judgment: makes recommendations and decisions that balance a variety of factors (e.g., cost, risk, short-term vs. long-term impact) and are supported by a sound fact base to achieve an optimal outcome. Goes back to core values and key objectives when making decisions/recommendations.