Middle Office Technology Leader

Focus Capital Markets; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus Capital Markets is seeking a hands-on lead technologist to architect and build middle office systems for post-execution activities across trade capture, analytics, reconciliation, settlements, and hedge fund accounting. You will lead a team of 5-10 engineers and influence both product direction and technical strategy.

The role requires 10+ years on the buy-side with strong C#, Python, Java skills and deep knowledge of post-trade platforms, Kafka-based architectures, and financial

Qualifications

• 10+ years buy-side technology experience.
• Hands-on development with C#, Python, Java.
• Knowledge of hedge fund post-execution tech.
• Architecture and design experience with Kafka.
• Prior management and leadership experience.
• Strong interest in emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design of greenfield middle office systems.
• Direct a team of 5-10 engineers and guide delivery.
• Develop and enhance trade capture, intraday analytics, settlements, and accounting tools.
• Identify pain points and translate them into scalable tech solutions.
• Collaborate with business and operations to improve financial workflows.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

C# / Python / Java

Post-trade tech

Kafka architecture

Financial systems knowledge

Quant finance

Education

Bachelor's in Mathematics/Physics/CS/Computational Finance

Tools

Kafka

Job description

Focus Capital is supporting its asset manager and its private hedge fund, which operates across multiple asset classes and strategies. We are looking for a hands-on lead technologist expertise to build and improve all applications and tools that facilitate the post-execution including trade capture, intraday trading analytics, reconciliation, performance engines, settlements, and hedge fund accounting systems.

In this role, you will serve as the focal point and hands-on architectural lead to develop greenfield middle office systems while leading a team of 5-10 engineers. You will be able to ideate new capabilities, as well as identify and understand pain points within the technical and financial operations of the team.

In this role, you would be working for the number 1 trading firm in the country, with significant upside potential as well as a major emphasis on quality-of-life and work/life balanc e.

• 10+ years of buy side technology experience with demonstrated leadership.
• Prior hands-on development experience with a variety of languages including C#, Python, Java
• Vast knowledge of technology platforms utilized internally by hedge funds including trade lifecycle and post-execution technology.
• Architecture and design level experience using Kafka
• Prior management and leadership experience
• Awareness of emerging and next gen technologies and an interest in how they can be implemented into financial operations.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Quantitative finance experience.
• Bachelors in mathematics, physics, computer science, computational finance or a related field of study.