Associate Director | Front Office Trade Desk Applications
Core
Lead the modernization and delivery of mission-critical front-office trading platforms (TDOE) supporting equity and options trading workflows for traders and financial professionals.
Role type
Associate Director, Front Office Trade Desk Applications
Builds
Scalable, resilient, API-enabled, event-driven trading ecosystems and trader-facing applications
Domain
Financial Services / Wealth Management / Trading Technology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Strategic technology leadership, Order Management Systems (OMS) expertise, Order lifecycle management, Microservices and API architecture, Modernization of legacy systems, Cross-functional team leadership, Business analysis and requirements translation, Regulated financial services compliance
Preferred skills
10+ years leading trading platform engineering, Deep knowledge of advisor-directed and block trading workflows, Experience with market connectivity and execution venues, People management and organizational development
Technologies
Microservices, APIs, Event-driven architectures, Distributed systems, Messaging technologies
Responsibilities
Own the TDOE platform strategy and delivery; Partner with traders and operations to define requirements; Lead modernization of legacy capabilities; Ensure platform reliability and regulatory integrity; Build and mentor high-performing engineering and business teams; Communicate platform status to executive leadership
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership