Head of Technology Delivery - London, United Kingdom - VirtueTech Recruitment Group

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    Head of Technology Delivery | Trading House – Structured Products experience needed | Up to £200,000 + Bonus + Package | Hybrid working LDN

    Head of Technology Delivery is required for a small trading house, who are a spin-off of a larger firm. As Head of Technology Delivery you will be responsible for the delivery of technology and it's success aligned with business & organisational goals. The trading house are a cross asset, OTC Derivatives & Structured products trading house.

    • Detailed knowledge of structured products gained within a Financial Institution.
    • Good Understanding of Cross Asset Derivatives (Equity, Commodity, FX, Rates, Credit)
    • Knowledge of vendor systems used within the Structured Product Trade Lifecycle

    Your role will be to work very closely with the Business Heads and other senior stakeholders, to define the requirements of the technology delivery, ensuring that standards and processes are common across all teams, therefore owning the delivery of technology and service to the business.

    As Head of Technology Delivery, the size and makeup of the Technology team will be agreed with the Business owner to ensure a level of service that meets the expectations, prioritising and delivering against agreed deliverables– as such, it is vital that you have excellent exposure to trading desks and ideally OTC / Structured Products.

    • This role is a permanent role paying up to £200,000 + bonus + benefits
    • Hybrid working, 3 days in the office, the closest stations are Moorgate & Liverpool Street

    As Head of Technology Delivery, you will work closely with senior stakeholders, both on the business (Heads of Trading) as well as transparency to the C-suite (CEO, COO) to prioritise delivery and service from the technology team. Aligning the core technology strategy, representing the technology footprint. Making sure that internally the right-size technology team and footprint is maintained, including internal headcount and vendor management, aligning this with Business Owners for a cost-effective Technology service & team.

    As well as overseeing the technical direction of the department. Research into new concepts, technologies, third party products etc... Ensuring delivered systems are secure, reliable and scale to meet the demands of the rapidly growing business. Giving regular status updates back to the business and C-suite.

    Experience needed for the Head of Technology Delivery:

    • Detailed knowledge of structured products gained within a Financial Institution.
    • Good Understanding of Cross Asset Derivatives (Equity, Commodity, FX, Rates, Credit)
    • Knowledge of vendor systems used within the Structured Product Trade Lifecycle
    • Vendor management experience – including delivery of large, vendor centric projects.
    • Product Development Experience in an Agile environment.
    • Stakeholder management and business analysis.
    • Architecting secure, reliable and scalable infrastructure and software.

    If you are interested in this position then please reply with your latest CV or send it direct to