Application Development Group Manager

Overview of Citi:

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.

Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.

Overview of the Role:

Applications Development Technology Senior Lead Analyst is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities:

• This is a Senior Technology position role in Futures Brokerage space in New Jersey, USA
• Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications
• Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects
• The candidate will be responsible for collaborating with BA/PMs, Operation and Product managers within Futures Brokerage space.
• The candidate will work closely business & operations to create product rollout plans, gather business & functional requirements, 
• Get knowledge of end to end flows of Future Clearing and Brokerage space and identify the best approach to migrate clients/flows, come up with iterative approach of rollout, validate use cases, work with vendor and chair weekly project team meetings with stakeholders.
•  The lead will be responsible for building relationship with Production Development group in London and New Jersey and work with Development leads in Pune and deliver  project milestones. Ability to work with senior business and technology stakeholders will be a key to success for this role.
• Lead integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products, and enhance processes
• Analyze complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards to define and develop solutions to high level problems
• Provide expertise in area of advanced knowledge of applications programming and plan assignments involving large budgets, cross functional project, or multiple projects
• Develop application methodologies and standards for program analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Utilize advanced knowledge of supported main system flows and comprehensive knowledge of multiple areas to achieve technology goals
• Consult with end users to identify system function specifications and incorporate into overall system design
• Allocate work, and act as an advisor/coach developers, analysts, and new team members
• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders and communicate with external parties
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
   

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of application development and leadership experience in the financial services domain with hands on experience in Full Stack Java + Oracle
• Experience on solving performance issues of the flow ( including  DB , ingestions, exposure) 
• Good understanding of CI/CD processes , Scrum and JIRA
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills
• Deep understanding of ETD(Exchange Traded Derivatives) clearing workflows, including trade lifecycle management, brokerage, cash, and collateral workflows.
• Proven experience integrating clearing systems with books and records platforms to ensure seamless data flow and reconciliation.
• Expertise in cloud-native development principles and practices, designing and building highly resilient, scalable, and observable services/systems in a cloud environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively interact with internal technology teams, external vendors, and clearinghouse representatives.
• Extensive experience with post-trade processing systems and technologies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of client core business functions
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, and development skills
• Relationship and consensus building skills
• Familiarity with AI tools and use AI tools for day to day tasks to ensure performant and faster development.

 
Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

• Deliver development project end to end
• Quickly grasp/master new requirements and related knowledge
• Manage tight deadlines or unexpected requirement changes 
• Ability to learn/understand technical implications of system design
• Team player in solid/matrix reporting organizations
• Willingness to ask questions, challenge the process and seek out answers
• Ability to work independently, multitask, take ownership and drive strategy
• Help other developers,  and QA leads to formulate a test plan
• Work with operations in EMEA, APC and NAM 
• Own the migration project plans and current status
• Conduct release retrospect meetings to continuously improve the process
• Bridge the gap between development and business leads
• Liaise with Quality Assurance Testers to ensure functionality meets expectations
• Contribute ideas on technology and process to ensure the team is productive and successful
• Own the documentation Wiki page for the project 
• Work with Global team (NY, London, Singapore) and open to attend evening calls as needed

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Jersey City New Jersey United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$176,720.00 - $265,080.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. 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 citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

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

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Nov 06, 2026

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