FX Options Risk Tech Lead - SVP

Citi; London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a senior FX Options Risk Tech Lead who will guide the transition to a new strategic risk platform. In this high-stakes role, you will manage multiple teams, shaping the future of FX risk functionalities while leveraging your expertise in software development and FX risk management.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Discretional annual performance-related bonus

Private medical care and life insurance

Pension plan

Paid parental leave

Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and mentor teams.
• Strong hands-on software development experience using Java.
• Solid understanding of FX Risk, particularly FX Options.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical migration of FX Options valuation systems.
• Manage multiple teams to achieve project goals.
• Integrate knowledge of applications development with overall technology functions.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Software Development

FX Risk Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree/University degree

Tools

Java

SQL/NoSQL databases

Linux/JVM

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'The FX Options Risk Tech Lead will lead the technical aspects of migrating from the legacy FX Options valuation system to the new strategic risk platform. This involves collaborating with technology and business stakeholders to define requirements, design solutions, and oversee implementation. A key focus will be minimizing functional duplication between FX Cash and FX Options, maximizing the leverage of shared components, and reducing operational costs. The Tech Lead will also establish a strategic roadmap for FX Options intra-day risk capabilities. This role requires a deep understanding of FX Options pricing, risk management principles, and the ability to translate business needs into technical specifications.

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple teams of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
• Provide strategic influence and exercise control over resources, budget management and planning while monitoring end results
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards
• Integrate in-depth knowledge of applications development with overall technology function to achieve established goals
• Provide evaluative judgement based on analysis of facts in complicated, unique, and dynamic situations including drawing from internal and external sources
• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions, as well as communicate with external parties as necessary
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Technical Leadership: Proven ability to lead and mentor a team of engineers, providing technical direction, and fostering a collaborative environment.
• Experience in setting technical vision and strategy for complex projects.
• Software Development Expertise: Strong hands-on experience in software development using Java, with a deep understanding of object-oriented design principles and design patterns.
• FX Risk Knowledge: A solid understanding of FX Risk (ideally FX Options Risk), including risk and pnl calculations, both intra-day and official
• Core Java, Design and implement efficient data structures and algorithms, Experience with any SQL/No SQL databases (Oracle, MySql, Postgres, Mongo, Cassandra, etc), Good understanding of how Linux / JVM works
• Passion to write code using TDD and be ready for L3 support
• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
  
  

What We’ll Provide You

This is a unique role that will put you in the position to be part of a new venture and actively drive change. Every day there will be new challenges that will help you develop new skills that can drive your career.

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
  
  

Visit ourGlobal Benefitspage to learn more.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi.

View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Banking, Financial Services, and Investment Banking

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