Head of Trade Floor Operations

We are a leading global asset management firm with over 3,000 employees across 20 offices in 15 countries; we help millions of investors around the world pursue their financial goals.

We hire critical thinkers. People who thrive in a collaborative culture like ours where we solve real problems while building the future of finance.

You

• Are excited to be part of a vibrant engineering community that values diversity, hard work, and continuous learning.

• Love solving complex real-world business problems.

• Recognize that cross-functional collaboration is a core component of success for the team.

• Believe there are multiple ways to solve most technical problems and are willing to debate the trade-offs.

• Have become a stronger engineer by making mistakes and learning from them.

• Are a doer, someone who wants to grow their career and gain experience across technologies and business functions.

We

• Continuously invest in a high-performance and inclusive culture, in which a diversity of backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints are celebrated and valued.

• Encourage career mobility, so you can benefit from learning different functions and technologies, and we gain the benefits of your experience across teams.

• Run technology pro bono programs that help the non-profit community and give our engineering community opportunities to volunteer and participate.

• Offer education reimbursements and ongoing training in technology, communication, and diversity & inclusion.

• Embrace knowledge sharing through lunch-and-learns, demos, and technical forums.

• Consider our people to be our greatest asset—we will help you learn what PIMCO Technology has to offer so you can participate in activities that benefit your career while delivering impactful technology solutions.

Position Summary

The Technology group provides everything from cutting-edge trade floor technology to day-to-day efficiency tools.  Portfolio Managers, Account Managers, Analytics, Compliance and the entire organization are heavily dependent on technology to make the best investment and trading decisions for our clients.

The asset management industry is undergoing significant shifts due to digitalization, cost compression, automation and an evolving landscape of partners and technology providers.

PIMCO is looking for a candidate to lead our enterprise architecture and technology strategy function to develop the next generation of our technology architecture. This includes leading the technology team responsible for Transaction Processing, Position Keeping, Cash/Collateral Management, Performance Calculation and Income Projection.

Our ideal candidate will have end-to-end functional knowledge of an asset manager, from attracting new clients, aligning their needs to investments and the ongoing activities of managing their portfolio. Your average day will include leveraging your understanding of high-level end-to-end business cases as well as a roadmap to make improvements.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior members across the organization to understand large-scale opportunities and develop our enterprise architecture.

• Build an outcome-driven plan on how to take advantage of opportunities in partnership with business counterparts.

• Follow ideas through to implementation whilst partnering with engineering leads - delving into data models, workflows and application architecture.

• Assess the need, design and drive technology transformation across the function spanning from trade capture to books and records and accounting.

• Manage existing technology department and support day to day business function and technology transformation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in a thought leadership role with an asset manager, hedge fund, or securities services firm.

• BS in computer science, engineering, or a similar field is optional. MSc/PhD is a plus.

• Strong understanding of end-to-end functions of a full-service asset manager OR deep expertise in one Middle Office/Operations/Investment Accounting, including:

  • Lifecycle event and transaction processing

  • Tax lot and position management

  • Cash, margin, collateral management

  • Performance/PnL

• Highly commercial with an understanding of the need to deliver incremental value while iterating towards strategic goals.

• Experience designing and successfully implementing enterprise-grade technology systems.

• Experience building and leading a team of engineers.

• The role is likely not coding day-to-day and requires depth in functional expertise. There is a preference for individuals who have retained a passion for technology and development and have expertise or exposure to the latest in data engineering, data management solutions, or software development.

• Desire to get into the trenches and drive solutions to problems (i.e., no ivory towers). Mindset to enable and servant leadership.

• Ability to collaborate across technology and business groups.

PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.
Salary Range: $ 204,000.00 - $ 305,000.00

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PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.

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