Head of IT Development

Job Description

• Define and drive development roadmap aligned with business and product strategy
• Clear alignment between technology initiatives and business priorities; well-communicated and actionable roadmap
• Lead delivery of web, mobile, trading, and integration systems
• Consistent, timely, and high-quality delivery of projects and enhancements
• Ensure scalable, maintainable, and high-performance system architecture
• Robust and future-ready architecture with minimal technical debt and rework
• Oversee stability and performance of trading platforms including fixed income systems
• High system reliability, strong performance, and minimal disruption to trading activities
• Establish coding standards, SDLC practices, and CI/CD implementation
• Efficient development cycles, improved code quality, and streamlined deployment processes
• Oversee testing strategies, environment management, and release governance
• High-quality releases with minimal defects and well-controlled deployments
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and manage external vendors/partners
• High stakeholder satisfaction and effective vendor performance
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and internal IT policies
• Adherence to compliance standards and audit readiness

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Advanced degree is an advantage
• Minimum 12–15 years of experience in IT development, with at least 5–7 years in a leadership or managerial role overseeing development teams

At least 5 years of experience in the capital markets or financial services industry, preferably within brokerage, asset management, or trading environments

• Proven hands-on and leadership experience in trading systems development, including exposure to equity and/or fixed income platforms
• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in enterprise application development, covering web, mobile, and system integration

Demonstrated experience managing large-scale, complex, and mission-critical systems, including high-availability and low-latency environments

• Experience leading end-to-end project delivery (from design to deployment) across multiple concurrent initiatives
• Prior experience managing cross-functional teams (developers, QA, DevOps) and external vendors

Specific Knowledge

• Capital markets and trading system ecosystems (including fixed income)
• Application development (web and mobile)
• System integration and back-office processes
• SDLC methodologies (Agile, DevOps practices)
• IT governance, risk, and compliance
• High-availability systems and performance optimization
• Information security principles