Team head – Trading software development

Avaloq
GB - Edinburgh
January 11, 2025
Financial

Team head - Trading software development - Edinburgh Company DescriptionA bit about us Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 160 clients in 35 countries.
We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks.
Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
The Avaloq Banking Suite is one of the largest PL/SQL applications in the world.
It is safe to say that your co-workers are among, if not the most knowledgeable Oracle specialists in the world.
Development takes place in our integrated development environment - a customized Eclipse platform, which is tightly integrated with a build automation and delivery system, allowing a standardized and automated process to be followedWe are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management.
Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world's leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers.
Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.
Your teamThe securities trading team is a dynamic team of software engineers and business analysts spread across several development centres.
We follow an agile process, working closely with the Product Owner and related teams to develop product features and provide support to our extensive global customer base.
We work with customers and partners to develop and deliver innovative solutions to meet market demands.
The team is part of many exciting and challenging projects relating to cutting-edge Swiss, European and Asian banking initiatives.
We are the experts in Avaloq for securities trading, exchange traded derivatives trading, mutual and hedge fund trading and transaction reporting business.
You will:
Be the line manager for the securities trading teamReport to the domain head for investment transactionsWork closely together with the product Owner for securities tradingFacilitate team meetings to meet the requirements of the customer and the Avaloq organization.
Ensure that the team can perform in our agile setup and remove impediments.
Hire new colleagues and/or integrate external resources if necessary.
Participate in the design of business solutions in PL/SQL, Avaloq Script and/or Java (deployed on Openshift or Kubernetes).
Participate and lead client and prospects workshops explaining Avaloq features and understanding client needs.
Participate in implementation workshops.
Actively manage client relationship by communicating regularly and providing business consulting services to Avaloq customersPrepare reports and project documents concerning new client requirements, ongoing activities, and project status.
Analyse business requirements and evaluate possible scenarios and recommend best business and IT solutions.
QualificationsStrong proven track record of the full development life cycle over the technical components/modules of core banking system (ideally Avaloq) implementations.
Experience in the financial industry, ideally in securities trading or transaction reporting business.
Experience as a line manager and in managing third party supplier and/or external providers.
Fantastic analytical, problem solving and conceptual skillsExcellent client-orientation and strong communication skills both verbally and in writing with a service-oriented attitudePassion for learning and always improving yourself.
It would be a bonus if you have:
Experience within securities trading, securities trading interfaces (FIX, Swift), Transactional Reporting (Mifid, EMIR.
)Existing Avaloq knowhowExperience on Java applications on Openshift or Kubernetes Knowledge and experience in PL/SQL University degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Mathematics or equivalentGerman or French language skills Additional InformationWe realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.
In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.
We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.
Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.

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