Director of Technology: Liquidity Risk Engineering

Posted:
9/12/2024, 5:47:05 AM

Location(s):
New York, New York, United States ⋅ New York, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Work Location:

United States of America

Hours:

40

Pay Details:

$140,000 - $240,000 USD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. The included salary range for this role takes into account multiple factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, licensure and certifications, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs. As TD puts career development at the forefront of our colleague experience, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Job Description:

Preferred Qualifications:

The Liquidity Risk Technology group at TD Securities is seeking a business facing technical leader at the Director level, to build the next generation of risk computation platforms. The core mission of the applications we build is to help the firm quantify, understand, and reduce our external total exposure in case of adverse market conditions. We operate within a modern and complex area of finance, operating with sophisticated computational models, supporting billions of calculations daily and leveraging Big Data storage for analytics and data distribution.

Responsibilities:

Working closely with our business partners across trading, finance and risk management the successful candidate will own the following responsibilities:

  • Architect our risk applications in line with microservices patterns, distributed caching, and stream processing with a view to scale to hundreds of billions of computations daily
  • Manage a team of 5+ Developers working primarily in Java
  • Develop an organization supporting the growth plans for the Front-Office as well as aligning with Risk Management and Finance risk, control and regulatory reporting requirements
  • Develop and execute on a large-scale Data strategy for the group (including ingestion, reporting and dashboarding)
  • Develop tooling and processes to enhance the efficiency of the team

The successful candidate should also demonstrate a strong affinity with the following:

  • Work collaboratively with technical and non-technical teams at TD to solve business and technology challenges
  • Provide technical leadership to the group and beyond, adopt a scalability and stability-first approach to design and implementation
  • Adopt a client-centric approach in support of our business growth models
  • Leverage industry standard DevOps practices and tooling for CI/CD, TDD and build tools

Development Opportunities

This challenging role provides the candidate with the following career growth opportunities:

  • Contribute to the technical direction the future versions of our risk platform
  • Develop a deep understanding of securities pricing and risk across different asset classes
  • Work in a dynamic environment with direct engagement to global stakeholders

Technical Skills

  • 10+ years of technical leadership experience with direct people management responsibilities
  • Demonstrable architecture experience, with a focus on the design of large-scale distributed risk engines (liquidity risk, market risk or counterparty credit risk)
  • Demonstrable experience managing teams developing components in Java
  • Experience of NoSQL databases, Hadoop, distributed caching (Redis preferable), Big Data streaming technologies (Flink, Kafka Streams, Spring Cloud Stream), experience with RDBMS packages, demonstrable fluency in SQL, messaging (Kafka)
  • Experience of Azure (preferable) or AWS, Google Cloud
  • Experience of git, CI/CD toolset (Maven, Gradle), Jenkins, working within an Agile environment
  • Knowledge of the following would be a plus: Scala, Angular, React, Excel integration, ELK, TypeScript

Non-Technical Skills

  • Experience in working within a global team
  • Strong communication skills
  • Demonstrable experience working in a fast-paced environment, and supportive of flexible goals aligned with business priorities
  • Demonstrable track record in delivering for the stakeholders within a Capital Markets setting
  • Knowledge of derivatives pricing and capital markets is a strong plus

The Director - Tech Solutions TDS Management builds and maintains strong business relationship with assigned clients / internal partners and provides direction and guidance on optimal technology solutions/services to meet business needs. The position generally manages a varied team of IT professionals and bridges the gap between the business and technology, and leverages resources across functional or specialized technology areas to ensure end to end delivery of agreed upon solutions or services within planned forecasts / cost estimates. Role generally supports a significant Business area, Product Group, Enterprise Platform, Service or Capability within a Segment CIO or Functional area.

Depth & Scope:

  • Role generally supports a significant business area, product group, Enterprise Platform, Service or Capability under a Segment CIO or technology functional area.
  • Sets work direction at an operational level, works autonomously in the management of the unit and collaborates with other business or technology leaders to establish and execute on common goals with a medium to longer term business perspective
  • Expert knowledge of the business and bank technology standards (e.g., infrastructure, architecture, processes, applications) from a strategic perspective and managing/ directing teams and projects
  • Sound knowledge of external competition, emerging, industry and/or market trends in relation to own business
  • Integrator role that oversees various technology functions / resources to deliver business technical solutions or shared service
  • Oversees a sizable and varied team of technology professionals (e.g., up to 50+ consisting of Application Developers, Solutions Designers, Business Systems Analysts, Specialists, and/or Project Managers) in the end to end delivery of complex projects, system enhancements / applications and/or application or service management
  • Directs/manages large-scale applications/ projects across multiple product lines/ businesses, involving significant scope and complexity
  • Understands strategic direction (including financials) and champions alliances to benefit the Bank and/or department; advocates for operational improvements to enhance the divisions value to the organization
  • Role typically reports to an Executive role


Education & Experience:

  • Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate.
  • Graduate degree, preferred.
  • 10+ years related experience.
  • Expert knowledge of the business and bank technology standards (e.g., infrastructure, architecture, processes, applications) from a strategic perspective and managing/ directing teams and projects.
  • Sound knowledge of external competition, emerging, industry and/or market trends in relation to own business.
  • Understands strategic direction (including financials) and champions' alliances to benefit the Bank and/or department; advocates for operational improvements to enhance the divisions value to the organization.

Physical Requirements:

Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%

  • Domestic Travel: Occasional
  • International Travel: Never
  • Performing sedentary work: Continuous
  • Performing multiple tasks: Continuous
  • Operating standard office equipment: Continuous
  • Responding quickly to sounds: Occasional
  • Sitting: Continuous
  • Standing: Occasional
  • Walking: Occasional
  • Moving safely in confined spaces: Occasional
  • Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.): Occasional
  • Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.): Never
  • Squatting: Occasional
  • Bending: Occasional
  • Kneeling: Never
  • Crawling: Never
  • Climbing: Never
  • Reaching overhead: Never
  • Reaching forward: Occasional
  • Pushing: Never
  • Pulling: Never
  • Twisting: Never
  • Concentrating for long periods of time: Continuous
  • Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations: Continuous
  • Reading, writing and comprehending instructions: Continuous
  • Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing: Continuous

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.

Who We Are:
TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues. 

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package


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Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to complete the application process, email the TD Bank US Workplace Accommodations Program at [email protected]. Include your full name, best way to reach you, and the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.