Technical Lead for MOBO, IT

Position Description

We are looking for a Technical Lead in London to join our Global Middle/Back Office Technology team. As part of the team, you’ll work very closely with Business, Operations, Compliance and various other teams for new projects and other MTB changes. In this role, you will be leading the regulatory reporting function in EMEA. On top of regular new business request assessment, you will also be leading the strategic Mifid Transaction Reporting Reengineering project. You would need to analyse the current Mifid Transaction Reporting platform and come up with a new one that’s inline with the corporate architecture and fit for purpose. You would need to work closely with Business, Operations, Compliance and other IT teams (e.g. Front Office IT, Finance IT) teams to make this happen. This is a greenfield project with lots of opportunities to show your capabilities. Successful candidate should have i) good understanding in data model ii) hands-on regulatory reporting experience and iii) good project management experience.

Key Areas of Responsibilities

1. Lead the Mifid Transaction Reporting Reengineering project. Ensure the design is sound, fit-for-purpose and align with global corporate architectural standard
2. Regularly update stakeholders on project progress. Manage expectation and requirement changes.
3. Get up to date with EMEA Business plans and understand the impact to regulatory reporting
4. Regularly sync up with global technology teams and ensure the project/design etc. is in line with global corporate architectural standard
5. Update global technology teams on EMEA regulatory changes and system impact
6. Mentor junior members in team, provide training and show by example
7. Collaborate with other project managers and plan the required regulatory reporting changes accordingly
8. Act as L3 support escalation point locally for EMEA regulatory report issues

Requirements

1. Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent degree
2. Minimum 8 years of experience in Capital Markets regulatory reporting, post trade or trading
3. Experience in reporting platforms (e.g. Qlik, SmartBI, Crystal Report) is crucial
4. Strong communication skill, able to translate complex technical issue and explain business impact to non-technical stakeholders
5. Strong desire to learn Cash Equities business workflow and front to back system architecture
6. Good soft skill, able to manage different stakeholders
7. Strong expertise in SQL, Python, Linux, Scripting
8. Good team player. Capable of working under a fast pace and dynamic environment