The Development Manager will be responsible for overseeing and implementing compliance measures, policies, and procedures in alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practices. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both compliance and technology. This is a unique opportunity to join one of the leading hedge funds in the world, we offer a fast-paced environment with exposure to world-class financial technologies and global markets.
Join our team and play a crucial role in ensuring regulatory compliance and maintaining the integrity of our hedge fund operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a global team of 5-10 development resources responsible for delivering a mixture of proprietary and commercial software solutions.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, development teams and business analysts to identify requirements, prioritize tasks and manage expectations.
- Be a key driver in leveraging Agile/SCRUM ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives to continuously improve software delivery.
- Lead and support regulatory examinations, audits, and inquiries, including the preparation of responses and remediation plans.
Qualifications/Skills Required:
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in compliance within the financial services industry, preferably with a focus on hedge funds or another asset management firm.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
- 5-10 years of experience in software development with a focus on compliance/regulatory reporting.
- Knowledge of .Net technologies (open to Java or other high level programming languages) and distributed systems architecture.
- Some exposure to short selling, restricted and grey lists, REG-M, 13F, eComm monitoring or other similar compliance related controls.
- Knowledge of enterprise databases including but not limited to: MS SQL Server, Sybase, PostgreSQL
- Experience building low latency, high throughput systems.
- Knowledge of CI\CD pipelines and DevOps best practices.
- Understanding and experience with dependency injection, unit testing and mock libraries.
- Knowledge of cloud technologies, specifically AWS.
- Experience working in Agile/SCRUM software development organizations.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements and develop practical solutions.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Proven leadership abilities, with experience leading cross-functional teams and managing projects to successful completion.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and effectively prioritize competing demands.
- Exposure to RPA tool such as Xceptor a plus
Technical Development Manager