We are looking for an exceptional software engineering leader to head the development of our next-generation Custody Asset Servicing client platform within Citi's Investor Services business. This is a rare opportunity to lead technology behind a global client platform that powers the client facing systems for corporate actions and securities services for some of the world's largest institutional clients.
You will drive a portfolio of high-visibility, strategic initiatives - from retiring legacy systems under regulatory commitments, to onboarding marquee clients, to accelerating a global platform migration. We want a leader who is as comfortable setting technical direction and mentoring engineers as they are presenting to senior management and negotiating with business stakeholders.
Critically, we are building an AI-native engineering organization. You will champion the adoption of GenAI coding agents across the software development lifecycle - code generation, automated testing, code review, and documentation - and inspire your teams to work in fundamentally more productive ways. If you are energized by building high-performing teams, delivering at scale in a regulated environment, and shaping how modern engineering is done, we want to talk to you.
Responsibilities:
Build & Inspire High-Performing Teams
- Lead, mentor, and grow multiple multidisciplinary teams - Java backend engineers, web frontend developers, DevOps/SRE, and database specialists.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.
- Own the full people-leadership agenda: hiring top talent, performance management, skill development, career growth, and healthy team dynamics.
Champion an AI-Native Engineering Culture
- Set the vision and lead the adoption of GenAI coding agents to accelerate development, testing, code review, and documentation.
- Continuously evaluate emerging AI tooling, establish responsible-use best practices, and measure productivity impact.
- Motivate engineers to embrace AI-augmented workflows and reimagine how software is built.
Define & Drive Technical Strategy
- Establish a clear technical vision and roadmap built on cloud-native architecture - Kubernetes, containerization, and modern CI/CD.
- Champion engineering best practices across software development, automated testing, and cloud-native deployment.
- Integrate deep applications-development expertise with the broader technology function to achieve firm-wide goals.
Deliver Strategic, High-Stakes Initiatives
- You will own the successful delivery of a portfolio of critical, business-defining programs.
- Drive accelerated client migration and user adoption, including training enablement and hands-on support.
- Accelerate the integration with core custody asset servicing systems, managing complex cross-global dependencies with minimal downtime.
Oversee Execution, Infrastructure & Delivery
- Manage the full lifecycle of multiple concurrent projects, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
- Oversee a robust, scalable Kubernetes-based infrastructure ensuring high availability, performance, and security for a global platform.
- Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment.
- Prepare and present comprehensive project reviews to senior management, highlighting progress, risks, and mitigation strategies.
Manage Risk & Ensure Regulatory Compliance
- Maintain a strong focus on regulatory compliance within the Financial Services Custody domain.
- Appropriately assess risk in business decisions, safeguarding Citigroup, its clients, and its 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.
- Proactively identify and mitigate technical and delivery risks early in the lifecycle.
Collaborate & Influence Across the Enterprise
- Partner closely with Operations and Product stakeholders - co-location is essential for real-time problem-solving, dependency management, and time-sensitive delivery on a global platform.
- Influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions and communicate with external parties as needed.
- Lead local staff forums and act as a connective leader across geographically dispersed teams.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of software development experience, with significant time in Financial Services.
- Deep, hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA, React and related frameworks.
- Extensive experience with Kubernetes, Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong knowledge of Linux, Oracle/Mongodb database development, and cloud platforms.
- Proven track record building and managing modern web portals (front-end and back-end).
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple teams / global technology teams and delivering large-scale, complex programs.
- Familiarity with GenAI concepts and coding agents and their application to the software development lifecycle.
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