IT Manager

Apex Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

In-office work

Job summary

Apex Group is seeking an experienced IT leader to shape and execute our technology strategy across global operations. You will direct IT governance, infrastructure, and security, while guiding a high-performing team to deliver enterprise-scale projects and API integrations.

The role emphasizes budget stewardship, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
• 8 to 10+ years’ of proven experience in managing IT infrastructure and services.
• Working knowledge of C#, VB.NET, MS SQL, VB.NET, ASP.NET, and JavaScript.
• Proficient in computer applications and interface, and IT security.
• Leadership and Project Management skills.
• Financial Services knowledge in mutual funds would be an asset.
• Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience implementing and maintaining APIs would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an IT strategy aligned with the organization’s goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with senior management to identify IT needs and priorities.
• Create and manage the IT budget, ensuring cost-effective use of resources.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends to recommend innovative solutions.
• Lead and manage the IT team, including hiring, training, and performance evaluation.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities, ensuring proper workload distribution.
• Foster a positive work environment and promote teamwork and collaboration.
• Provide guidance and support to team members, encouraging their professional growth.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of the organization’s IT infrastructure.
• Manage network and system administration, ensuring high availability and security.
• Monitor and optimize infrastructure performance, including servers, storage, and network devices.
• Plan for capacity and scalability to meet current and future business needs.
• Evaluate, select, and implement software applications that meet business requirements.
• Coordinate with vendors for software procurement, licensing, and maintenance.
• Ensure software compliance and manage version control and upgrades.
• Troubleshoot application issues and provide technical support to end-users.
• Develop and enforce IT security policies, procedures, and standards.
• Implement measures to safeguard IT assets and data.
• Conduct regular security audits, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing.
• Plan and execute disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
• Plan, execute, and monitor IT projects, ensuring timely delivery and within budget.
• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, and manage resources.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure alignment.
• Mitigate project risks and resolve issues to ensure successful outcomes.
• Evaluate and select vendors and service providers, ensuring quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Negotiate contracts and SLAs.
• Monitor vendor performance and adherence to SLAs.
• Manage relationships with vendors and resolve issues.
• Provide technical support to end-users, troubleshooting hardware, software, and network issues.
• Develop and deliver training programs to enhance user skills and knowledge.
• Maintain a knowledge base and documentation for IT systems and processes.
• Foster a customer-centric approach to IT support, ensuring prompt resolution of user problems.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Establish and enforce IT governance frameworks, policies, and procedures.
• Conduct internal audits and implement controls to mitigate IT-related risks.
• Stay updated on legal and regulatory changes affecting IT operations.
• Collaborate with business units and stakeholders to understand their IT needs and challenges.
• Communicate IT initiatives, projects, and changes to relevant stakeholders.
• Provide regular updates on IT activities, performance, and upcoming initiatives to senior management.
• Foster effective communication channels to gather feedback and address concerns.

Skills

IT leadership

IT strategy

C# / VB.NET

SQL / DB

APIs

Finance domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology / computer science

Tools

APIs

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide. Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you.

The Role & Key Responsibilities:

• IT Strategy and Planning:
• Develop and implement an IT strategy aligned with the organization’s goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with senior management to identify IT needs and priorities.
• Create and manage the IT budget, ensuring cost-effective use of resources.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends to recommend innovative solutions.
• Team Management:
• Lead and manage the IT team, including hiring, training, and performance evaluation.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities, ensuring proper workload distribution.
• Foster a positive work environment and promote teamwork and collaboration.
• Provide guidance and support to team members, encouraging their professional growth.
• Infrastructure Management:
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of the organization’s IT infrastructure.
• Manage network and system administration, ensuring high availability and security.
• Monitor and optimize infrastructure performance, including servers, storage, and network devices.
• Plan for capacity and scalability to meet current and future business needs.
• Application and Software Management:
• Evaluate, select, and implement software applications that meet business requirements.
• Coordinate with vendors and stakeholders for software procurement, licensing, and maintenance.
• Ensure software compliance and manage version control and upgrades.
• Troubleshoot application issues and provide technical support to end-users.
• IT Security and Risk Management:
• Develop and enforce IT security policies, procedures, and standards.
• Implement measures to safeguard the organization’s IT assets and data.
• Conduct regular security audits, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing.
• Plan and execute disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
• IT Project Management:
• Plan, execute, and monitor IT projects, ensuring timely delivery and within budget.
• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, and manage project resources.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure project alignment with business needs.
• Mitigate project risks and resolve issues to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Vendor and Contract Management:
• Evaluate and select vendors and service providers, ensuring quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Negotiate contracts, service level agreements (SLAs), and maintenance agreements.
• Monitor vendor performance and adherence to SLAs.
• Manage relationships with vendors and resolve any contractual or operational issues.
• User Support and Training:
• Provide technical support to end-users, troubleshooting hardware, software, and network issues.
• Develop and deliver training programs to enhance user skills and knowledge.
• Maintain a knowledge base and documentation for IT systems and processes.
• Foster a customer‑centric approach to IT support, ensuring prompt and effective resolution of user problems.
• IT Governance and Compliance:
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Establish and enforce IT governance frameworks, policies, and procedures.
• Conduct internal audits and implement controls to mitigate IT‑related risks.
• Stay updated on legal and regulatory changes affecting IT operations.
• Stakeholder Communication:
• Collaborate with business units and stakeholders to understand their IT needs and challenges.
• Communicate IT initiatives, projects, and changes to relevant stakeholders.
• Provide regular updates on IT activities, performance, and upcoming initiatives to senior management.
• Foster effective communication channels to gather feedback and address concerns.

Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
• 8 to 10+ years’ of proven experience in managing IT infrastructure and services.
• Working knowledge of C#, VB.NET, MS SQL, VB.NET, ASP.NET, and JavaScript.
• Proficient in computer applications and interface, and IT security.
• Leadership and Project Management skills.
• Financial Services including mutual funds knowledge would be an asset.
• Multi-tasking and time‑management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Highly organized and detail‑oriented.
• Excellent Communication, analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience implementing and maintaining APIs would be an asset.

Flexible working hours.

We pride ourselves in our commitment to fostering a connected and inclusive culture, all our opportunities at Apex have five (5) days in office requirement.

Salary ranges from CAD $110,000.00 – CAD $120,000.00 plus additional discretionary yearly bonus based on corporate and individual's performance. Compensation within this range is dependent on individual's skills, experience and qualifications.

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single‑source solution and unified cross asset‑class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross‑jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long‑standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We’re a people‑powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies. Prepare to accelerate. We’re a people‑powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service‑led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

Positive change starts with you. We’re a people‑powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service‑led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey. Find out more about us