CRIMS Developer

NS Partners; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading asset management firm in Toronto is seeking an experienced CRIMS Developer to join their Trading & Compliance Systems Team. The role involves collaboration with Traders and Portfolio Managers, addressing trade workflows, compliance testing, and creating/customizing CRIMS solutions. Candidates should have over 8 years of technology experience and at least 3 years on the Charles River platform. The position offers a hybrid working model with a salary ranging from CAD 140,000 to 180,000 plus performance bonuses.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

Hybrid work model

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technology.
• 3+ years of Charles River platform experience with version 20R1 or higher.
• 3+ years of knowledge in trading lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Work with Traders/Portfolio Managers on issues related to Manager Workbench.
• Assist with compliance testing and set up requests.
• Create and modify CRIMS workflow rules and instrument defaults.

Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Knowledge of SQL

Experience with C#.NET

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college

Tools

Charles River platform

Azure Architecture

Job description

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd.

Toronto, ON

Interested in joining one of Canada’s top performing asset managers? We are looking for a CRIMS Developer for an existing vacancy in our Trading & Compliance Systems Team. Our Trading & Compliance systems handles many thousands of orders per day in more than 70 countries around the world. We are excited to expand to Toronto to better support our growing 24‑hour business. We place high value on maintaining an entrepreneurial spirit and creating a culture where each of us has opportunities to succeed. We are looking for a senior developer with technical development experience and solid business knowledge of asset management functions, portfolio management, multi‑asset trading in Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, credit default securities, etc. within the Charles River Investment Management Solution (CRIMS). Our offices currently operate on a hybrid model with a combination of in‑office and remote working days throughout the week.

What You Will Do

• Work with Traders/Portfolio Managers on addressing Manager Workbench setup, enhancements, and issues in response to functionalities like modelling, rebalancing, etc.
• Work with Traders/Portfolio Managers on addressing Blotter and trade workflow setup, enhancements, and issues.
• Work with Portfolio Compliance to assist with pre‑ and post‑trade compliance testing, AS OF compliance setup and enhancement requests.
• Create, modify different types of CRIMS workflow rules, instrument defaults, user setup, privileging, import/export translations.
• Helping with CRIMS Batch Imports, Data validation, Security set up, Workflow rules, Custom solutions, Queries, Result sets.
• Create custom trade files for custodians, third parties and valuation groups leveraging CRIMS
• Co‑ordinate with various Information Systems teams including onshore staff, Charles River Development and raise support tickets.
• Perform issue resolution, root cause analysis, and assist in efficient resolution of all production processes.
• Help with unit and systems integration testing of CRIMS version and patch upgrades.
• Provide high‑touch on‑call support to critical issues and production releases.
• Take ownership and initiative ensuring accuracy and quality in all deliverables.
• Write and help improve technical documentation for all systems processes.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
• 8+ years of experience in technology.
• 3+ years of Charles River platform experience is required with version 20R1 or higher.
• 3+ years of knowledge in trading and trade booking lifecycle.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, along with solid technical background are essential as is the ability to multi‑task in a high‑paced work environment.
• Ability to work with remote teams spread across different geographies and time zones.
• Extensive knowledge of SQL.
• Experience with development in the C#.NET tech stack
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in Charles River front‑office support interacting with traders, portfolio managers, back‑office, and trade operations personnel daily to help troubleshoot issues throughout the entire life cycle of orders.
  • Understanding and use of design patterns in programming
  • Understanding of SOLID principles of object‑oriented design
  • Have a mentorship mindset, to coach and guide fellow team members
  • Work well in both collaborative and individual contributor scenarios.
  • Hands‑on knowledge of Azure architecture and development is preferred.

Salary range for this position is $140,000–$180,000. The salary range provided reflects the base salary range for this position as required by legislation. In addition, there is an annual performance bonus which contributes to the total compensation for this position. Further questions may be directed to the HR team during the interview process.

About Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group

At CC&L Financial Group, we understand the value of opportunity – for our clients and our team. Independent and employee‑owned, we partner with investment professionals to grow successful asset management businesses, giving them the space to innovate and truly make an impact.

With more than 40 years of history and offices across Canada and in the US, the UK and India, CC&L Financial Group and our multi‑boutique family of affiliate firms collectively manage over $179 billion in client assets, providing a diverse range of traditional and alternative investment products and solutions to institutional, high‑net‑worth and retail clients.

For a closer look at how you can build your career with us, we invite you to explore cclgroup.com.

CC&L Financial Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or expression, disability, or age.

To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter as one PDF. Your application will be reviewed by a member of the hiring team – AI is not used in the screening, assessment or selection of applications at this time.

No telephone calls or recruitment agencies will be accepted.