Equities Cash Trading and Middle Office Technology Director

Job Overview

Citi Equities Technology organization is looking for a senior technologist to lead the delivery of the strategic consolidated High Touch OMS and Middle Office platform. This is a director level role located in the NY Metro Area.

The target platform will support both order management and trade generation workflows across cash and swap products globally.

• Deliver on a multi-year technology transformation roadmap in alignment with the budget constraints and in line with the business value proposition.
• Close partnership with the business to maximize the value of the platform while driving the consolidation of multiple systems.
• Oversight of legacy trading and middle office platforms and management of the book of work through the transition to a new system.
• Management of a global team of developers.
• Oversight of system architecture, design of key modules, SDLC, and adherence to technology standards.
• Close collaboration with production support and quality assurance teams to ensure successful delivery and operation of the system.
• Partnership with Quality Assurance teams to achieve a high degree of test automation.
• Technology budget management and meeting budget targets.
• Consolidation of technology products and rationalization of vendor relationships.
• Hiring new talent.
• Partnership with other technology teams including Client Connectivity, Execution Services, and Risk.
• Close partnership with regulatory, compliance, and audit.
• Compute and estate management including hygiene, security, and vulnerability items.

• Past record of successful delivery of sales or trading order management systems on a global scale.
• Command of the latest AI productivity tools.
• Strong Engineering background and 15+ years of experience and command of modern architectures and frameworks (GUI, middleware, server, document & relational databases)
• Strong command of modern Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) best practices.
• Solid understanding of Equities products and services (cash, program trading, listed derivatives, swaps, convertible bonds)
• Strong knowledge of FIX protocol.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with budget and vendor management.

• Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

Technology

Applications Development

Full time

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

$ - $

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards for eligible employees. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit  Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Mar 04, 2026

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