Application Development Group Manager, Senior Vice President

Citi; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 176,720 - 265,080; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and holidays

Job summary

Citi is looking for an Applications Development Technology Senior Lead Analyst in Jersey City, New Jersey. This senior role focuses on leading application systems analysis and program implementation within the Futures Brokerage space.

The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in application development, leadership skills, and hands-on experience with Full Stack Java & Oracle. This position also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical coverage and a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of application development and leadership experience in financial services.
• Hands on experience in Full Stack Java & Oracle.
• Deep understanding of ETD clearing workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.
• Provide technical oversight across systems and applications.
• Collaborate with various teams to create product rollout plans.

Skills

Full Stack Java

Oracle

CI/CD processes

Scrum

JIRA

ETD workflows

Cloud-native development

Stakeholder management

Communication

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Applications Development Technology Senior Lead Analyst

Applications Development Technology Senior Lead Analyst is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities

• This is a Senior Technology position role in Futures Brokerage space in New Jersey, USA.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications.
• Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects.
• Collaborate with BA/PMs, operations and product managers within Futures Brokerage space.
• Work closely with business & operations to create product rollout plans, gather business & functional requirements.
• Get knowledge of end to end flows of Future Clearing and Brokerage space and identify the best approach to migrate clients/flows, develop iterative rollout approach, validate use cases, work with vendor and chair weekly project team meetings with stakeholders.
• Build relationships with Production Development group in London and New Jersey and work with Development leads in Pune to deliver project milestones.
• Lead integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products, and enhance processes.
• Analyze complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards to define and develop solutions to high level problems.
• Provide expertise in application programming and plan assignments involving large budgets, cross‑functional projects, or multiple projects.
• Develop application methodologies and standards for program analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
• Utilize advanced knowledge of supported main system flows and comprehensive knowledge of multiple areas to achieve technology goals.
• Consult with end users to identify system function specifications and incorporate into overall system design.
• Allocate work and act as an advisor/coach to developers, analysts, and new team members.
• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders and communicate with external parties.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating 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, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of application development and leadership experience in the financial services domain with hands on experience in Full Stack Java & Oracle.
• Experience solving performance issues of the flow (including DB ingestion, exposure).
• Good understanding of CI/CD processes, Scrum and JIRA.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Deep understanding of ETD (Exchange Traded Derivatives) clearing workflows, including trade lifecycle management, brokerage, cash, and collateral workflows.
• Proven experience integrating clearing systems with books and records platforms to ensure seamless data flow and reconciliation.
• Expertise in cloud‑native development principles and practices, designing and building highly resilient, scalable, and observable services/systems in a cloud environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with ability to interact with internal technology teams, external vendors, and clearinghouse representatives.
• Extensive experience with post‑trade processing systems and technologies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of client core business functions.
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, and development skills.
• Relationship and consensus building skills.
• Familiarity with AI tools and use of AI tools for day‑to‑day tasks to ensure performant and faster development.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Additional Responsibilities

• Deliver development project end to end.
• Quickly grasp/master new requirements and related knowledge.
• Manage tight deadlines or unexpected requirement changes.
• Ability to learn/understand technical implications of system design.
• Team player in solid/matrix reporting organizations.
• Willingness to ask questions, challenge the process and seek out answers.
• Ability to work independently, multitask, take ownership and drive strategy.
• Help other developers, and QA leads to formulate a test plan.
• Work with operations in EMEA, APC and NAM.
• Own the migration project plans and current status.
• Conduct release retrospect meetings to continuously improve the process.
• Bridge the gap between development and business leads.
• Liaise with Quality Assurance Testers to ensure functionality meets expectations.
• Contribute ideas on technology and process to ensure the team is productive and successful.
• Own the documentation Wiki page for the project.
• Work with Global team (NY, London, Singapore) and open to attend evening calls as needed.

Location

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.

Salary and Benefits

Full‑time salary range: $176,720.00 - $265,080.00. Citi offers competitive employee benefits including medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; wellness programs; paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays. For additional information, visit citibenefits.com.

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