Consultant - Director of Technology

JOB TITLE:  

Hedge Fund/Family Office Consultant – Director of Technology  

Join our experienced roster of consultants that support Hedge Funds and Family Offices. Arootah is a personal and professional development leader in the Investment and Financial Services industry. Our mission is to provide top business advisory services to our hedge fund client base. We focus our Business Consulting on the multi-faceted needs of Hedge Funds and Family Offices. Arootah was founded by Rich Bello, the Co-Founder and COO of the industry-leading $10 billion hedge fund, Blue Ridge Capital. Rich brings more than 30 years of experience, including leadership positions at Morgan Stanley, Tiger Management, and Ernst & Young.  

Visit us at https://arootah.com/hedge-fund-advisory/ for more information. 

WHO WE NEED: 

Arootah is searching for experienced Directors of Technology to consult to our highly prestigious client base.  As a consultant, you will work with our Hedge Fund and Family Office clients to provide expert advice. Having previously served in this leadership role, you have specific, hands-on experience strategically supporting the efforts of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in building, maintaining, and overseeing the full technology (hardware and software) infrastructure and operations of a leading Hedge Fund or Family Office.  

• Best practice reviews.  
• Developing realistic and effective action plans. 
• Breaking apart goals into actionable steps.  
• Advising on vendor selection and oversight.   
• Creating and implementing policies, procedures, and control measures.  
• Evaluating each client’s advancement toward goal actualization through key performance indicators (KPIs) and scoring matrices.  
• Special projects or other areas of need.   

• Assist and support the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in managing all aspects of the day-to-day management and oversight of the full tech stack across the organization: software (full stack, mobile/web apps, AR/VR, metaverse), hardware (IT, IoT, connected devices), cybersecurity, operations (internal, external), policies, etc. 
• Lead and manage the design, development, and deployment of new applications, systems software, and/or enhancements to existing applications.  
• Ensure application optimization and transformation to enable corporate partners continued business growth and expansion.  
• Supervise and implement a proactive cybersecurity, disaster recovery and business continuity planning mindset across the firm to maintain industry-leading uptime on critical technology infrastructure through successful monitoring, testing processes, and system redundancy. 
• Provide resource management and communication across multiple product and engagement teams that rely on and are impacted by technology. Support and influence user adoption and user understanding, such as through training and demos.  
• Optimize and supervise IT infrastructure to ensure integrity, security, and optimal performance of an office-based and remote, distributed, and growing team of employees and contractors to the standards of leading financial service organizations. 
• Oversee and provide technical direction, management support and daily guidance to IT staff, ensuring adherence to technology policies, security controls, regulatory requirements, and company policies.   
• Working with the CTO, establish and monitor KPIs to continuously track, measure, and drive productivity.  
• Generate new ideas and creative solutions to complex business problems; support the development of technology roadmaps that align with business current and future needs. 
• Advise CTO and senior leadership on issues affecting the operations and/or strategic direction of the Technology team.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. 
• MBA or other relevant graduate degree is a plus. 
• 6+ years of proven experience as a Director of Technology at a hedge fund, investment management firm or family office.  
• Strong technical knowledge and expertise in all facets of IT, including Application Teams, Information Security, Business Process Management, Program and Portfolio Management, IT Partner and Supplier Management, IT Architecture Management, Digital Platforms, and IT Infrastructure and Operations.   
• Strong experience with Investment Technology vendors for both hosted and on-prem platforms. This could include derivatives platforms (e.g. Calypso, Murex), investment accounting platforms (e.g. Eagle, ePam), OMS vendors (e.g. Aladdin, CRD) and others (e.g. Bloomberg, FactSet). 
• Expertise in budget & resource planning/monitoring to ensure budget optimization.   
• Strong understanding of the business processes in the regulated environment of investment management and financial services firms. 
• Ability to collaborate and succeed in a fast-paced environment while maintaining focus on on-time delivery, customer satisfaction (both internal and external) and team morale. 

Become part of a well-funded disruptor in the finance and technology space.  

The ability to work remotely. 

Flexible hours and the ability to choose your assignments. 

The hourly consulting rate of pay is expected to be a minimum of $250 and a maximum of $400, per hour. The hourly rate will be determined by several factors which may include, but are not limited to, the length of the individual engagement, level of difficulty, level of specialization required, professional designations, skills, and years of experience.