Technical Lead for Trading (Securities Lending) – Senior Vice President

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Job Overview

Equities Technology at Citi is undertaking a bold, multi‑year transformation to build a best‑in‑class global platform across execution, prime, clearing and cross‑product margining. We are re‑engineering our technology estate to achieve world‑leading performance and resiliency, enabling new capabilities in advanced execution, global market connectivity, and modernised post‑trade, clearing and margin processes. Our ambition is to deliver a seamlessly integrated, highly automated platform that drives outstanding client outcomes and accelerates growth across our global franchise. As part of the team, you’ll collaborate closely with high‑calibre engineers and deeply engaged business and product partners - working together to define and deliver the next generation of Equities technology at Citi.

Overview

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide 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. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

What We do / The Team

The Equity Finance Technology team are seeking a technical lead position as a highly skilled engineer for the Trading platform, located in New York. This role requires strong expertise in Java, messaging frameworks, caching and low latency systems to build business solutions through agile delivery. The successful candidate will be required to lead a team of developers locally to execute on an aggressive business agenda. 

Responsibilities:

• Develop platform vision and strategy to support Prime Growth, working closely with the global technology leads.
• Deliver on an aggressive agenda whilst providing technical oversight of a team of developers locally
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Ensure change is managed with appropriate controls, documentation, and approvals including implementation of new and revised regulatory reporting requirements
• Solve the highest-impact, highest-profile problems with significant business impact through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
• Utilise advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
• Contribute to technical direction and strategic decisions as a technical expert in all development and implementation phases, providing in-depth and sophisticated analyses to define problems and develop innovative solutions
• Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
• Serve as adviser or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary
• 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 judgement regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Key Skills and Experience required

• 10+ years of relevant experience in Applications Development and previous leadership of developers
• Awareness of building event based systems with low latency trading requirements
• Experience in Equity Finance / Securities Lending
• Comprehensive experience with all phases of Software Development Life Cycle, including Agile delivery
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure managing multiple activities and changing priorities
• Proven interpersonal, management and prioritization skills
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to manage stakeholder expectations
• Flexibility to work with a global team, across geographies and time zones

Technical Skills

• Technical skills in Java, Kafka, Distributed Caching, SQL, Git
• Experience in performing QA, TDD and BDD practices
• Experience with building containerised solutions that horizontally scale
• Exposure to AI solutions to accelerate development
• Proven ability to work in high pressure environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically

Any Beneficial / Nice to have skills and experience:

• React and full stack development
• Knowledge of Prime Services is a plus

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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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:

New York New York 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:

Apr 13, 2026

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