Head of Equity Derivatives Front Office Technology
Royal Bank of Canada Posted on 2022-11-18
| Salary | Not mentioned |
|---|---|
| Location | New York, NY 10281 (Battery Park area) |
| Type | Full-time |
Job Description
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Job Title
Head of Equity Derivatives Front Office Technology
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
The Equity Derivatives Technology team is undergoing a large-scale renovation exercise, creating a brand-new risk, pricing and valuation reporting stack from the ground up. This will enable us to simplify our technology real-estate, manage operational risk more effectively, and grow our business into a world-class franchise. In this role you will be responsible for leading a talented team of business-facing technologists to build a flexible, scalable platform that can be used across a wide number of products primarily within the Equity domain and beyond.
What will you do?
- There will be a particular focus on moving critical spreadsheets maintained by the trading desk and RAD team onto strategic industrialized solutions.
- Development management – ensure that development activities are run to the highest standards, utilizing modern DevOps & Agile practices.
- Architecture strategy – review and opine on the overall architecture of the system, ensuring that it is supportable, robust, scalable, etc.
- Technology leadership – lead a team of hungry technologists, helping them with their personal and professional goals.
- Collaborative IT and business partnership – work closely with our stakeholders to ensure that we are completely aligned.
- Contribute to ongoing administrative program activities – as required, such as risk/compliance issues, audit items, upgrades, etc.
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have
- There will be a particular focus on moving critical spreadsheets maintained by the trading desk and RAD team onto strategic industrialized solutions.
- Development management – ensure that development activities are run to the highest standards, utilizing modern DevOps & Agile practices.
- Architecture strategy – review and opine on the overall architecture of the system, ensuring that it is supportable, robust, scalable, etc.
- Technology leadership – lead a team of hungry technologists, helping them with their personal and professional goals.
- Collaborative IT and business partnership – work closely with our stakeholders to ensure that we are completely aligned.
- Contribute to ongoing administrative program activities – as required, such as risk/compliance issues, audit items, upgrades, etc.
What’s in it for you?
- We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- A world-class training program in financial services
- Flexible work/life balance options
- Opportunities to do challenging work
The good-faith expected salary range for the above position is $180K – $250K depending on factors including but not limited to the candidate’s experience, skills, registration status; market conditions; and business needs. This salary range does not include other elements of total compensation, including a discretionary bonus and benefits such as a 401(k) program with company-matching contributions; health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; and paid time-off plan.
RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:
- Drives RBC’s high-performance culture
- Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals
- Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value
Job Summary
Address:
New York, New York, United States of America
City:
USA-NY-NEW YORK
Country:
United States of America
Work hours/week:
40
Employment Type:
Full time
Platform:
Capital Markets
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2022-11-17-08:00
Application Deadline:
2022-12-19-08:00
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Company description:
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 86,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada’s biggest bank, and one of the largest in the world based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 34 other countries. We are proud to have been named a Best Workplace and Top 100 Employer in Canada, and to appear in the Ten Most Admired Corporate Cultures’ Hall of Fame. If you want be part of an organization that wants to bring out the best in you, explore what we have to offer. Learn more about current career opportunities at: https://jobs.rbc.com/, Salary data presented on Indeed is compiled from information provided by job seekers and may not necessarily reflect actual salary and/or compensation for the position. To learn more about RBC’s compensation and Total Rewards Program visit – http://www.rbc.com/careers/rewards.html.
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