About This Role
<div><div><p><b><span>Job Description</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in analysis, problem solving and communication to Citi’s </span><span>Markets Product Support Team, specializing in Cash Equities workflows.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Our Team: Production Management</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>Working as part of our Production Management team, you will help deliver a world class client service and experience, by applying engineering, innovation, learning and risk management across our systems and user environments, to ensure that our platforms and services </span><span>operate</span><span> for our clients, whenever they need them. We interact with a diverse range of people each day, collaborating to solve problems as well as to </span><span>anticipate</span><span> and remove them before they occur.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>By joining Citi, you will become part of a global organization whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>The Application Support </span><span>Technical Lead</span><span> is accountable for management of </span><span>a </span><span>complex</span><span> and critical </span><span>application stack used by the Cash </span><span>Equities business</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>The Technical Lead will be based on the Hong Kong trading floor and is accountable for leadership in; stakeholder management of local trading desks heads, incident management, root cause analysis/problem management and continuous improvement (for example resiliency, automation, tools/monitoring).</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>The Lead will </span><span>deputize</span><span> for the Cash Equities Production management APAC Head, and therefore be </span><span>required</span><span> to lead on the execution of the overall departmental strategy and </span><span>objectives</span><span>, as well as represent Cash Equities APAC on senior governance forums.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>The Lead</span><span> </span><span>r</span><span>equires</span><span> a comprehensive understanding of multiple areas within a function and how they interact </span><span>to</span><span> achieve the </span><span>objectives</span><span> of the function. Applies in-depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions. Strong commercial awareness is a necessity. </span><span>Generally accountable</span><span> for delivery of a full range of services to one or more businesses/ geographic regions. Excellent communication skills </span><span>required</span><span> </span><span>to</span><span> negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Some external communication may be</span><span> </span><span>necessary. </span><span>Accountable for an area's end results.</span><span> Exercises control over resources, policy formulation and planning. Primarily affects a sub-function. Involved in short- to medium-term planning of actions and resources for own area. </span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>What </span><span>you’ll</span><span> do:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Improve the service level the team provides to our end users, which includes maximizing </span><span>operational efficiencies, strengthening incident management, problem management and knowledge sharing practices.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Guide development teams on application stability and supportability improvements.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Formulate and implement a framework for managing </span><span>capacity</span><span>, </span><span>throughput</span><span> and latency.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Define and implemented application on-boarding guidelines and standards.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Work with various team members on coaching them on how to maximize their potential, work </span><span>better in a highly integrated team environment and focus on bringing out their strengths.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Drives continued cost reductions and efficiencies across the portfolios supported </span><span>by means of</span><span> </span><span>Root Cause Analysis reviews, Knowledge management, Performance tuning, and user training</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Participates in business review meetings, relating technology tools strategies to business </span><span>requirements.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Assures adherence to all support process and tool standards and </span><span>works</span><span> with Management to </span><span>create new and/or enhance processes to ensure consistency and quality in “best practices” across the overall support program</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Influences and negotiates with senior leaders (across functions); may communicate with </span><span>external parties</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>V</span><span>endor relationship management including oversight for all offshore managed </span><span>services</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, </span><span>demonstrating</span><span> </span><span>consideration</span><span> for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its </span><span>clients</span><span> and assets, by </span><span>driving compliance with applicable laws, </span><span>rules</span><span> and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying </span><span>sound ethical judgment </span><span>regarding</span><span> personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, </span><span>managing</span><span> and reporting control issues with transparency</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>What </span><span>we’ll</span><span> need from you</span><span>:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of how apps support integrates within the overall technology function to achieve </span><span>objectives</span><span>; requires a good understanding of the industry.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>15</span><span>+ years relevant experience</span><span> supporting Global Markets</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Need to be specific around technologies/business</span><span>es to support</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Strong technical </span><span>understanding </span><span>of Linux/Java based systems</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Previous</span><span> experience on supporting </span><span>FIX protocol</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Conceptual understanding of IT infrastructure, particularly network connectivity fundamentals</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Senior to advanced level experience in an Apps Support role with </span><span>commensurate</span><span> experience in </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>People management.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Experience of senior stakeholder management</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Project management with demonstrable results in improving IT services</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Capacity Planning/Forecasting exposure a plus</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Effectively share information with other support team members and with other technology teams</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Ability to plan and organize workload</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Consistently </span><span>demonstrates</span><span> clear and concise written and verbal communication skills</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Ability to communicate appropriately to relevant stakeholders</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Prior experience in managing Electronic Execution Platform is mandatory</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Education:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>• Bachelor’s/University degree, </span><span>master's</span><span> degree preferred</span></span><span> </span></p></div></div><p style="text-align:inherit"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="WHR0">------------------------------------------------------</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2><b>Job Family Group: </b></h2>Technology<p style="text-align:inherit"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="WHR0">------------------------------------------------------</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2><b>Job Family:</b></h2>Applications Support<p style="text-align:inherit"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="WHR0">------------------------------------------------------</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2><b>Time Type:</b></h2>Full time<p style="text-align:inherit"><span><span class="WHP0">------------------------------------------------------</span></span></p><h2><b>Most Relevant Skills </b></h2>Please see the requirements listed above.<p>------------------------------------------------------</p><h2><b>Other Relevant Skills </b></h2>For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.<p>------------------------------------------------------</p><p style="text-align:left"><i><span>Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.</span></i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"><i><span> </span></i></p><p style="text-align:left"><i><span>If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review </span></i><i><a href="https://www.citigroup.com/citi/accessibility/application-accessibility.htm" target="_blank">Accessibility at Citi</a><span>.</span></i><br /><br /><i><span>View Citi’s </span><a href="https://www.citigroup.com/global/eeo-aa-policy" target="_blank">EEO Policy Statement</a><span> and the </span><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf" target="_blank">Know Your Rights</a><span> poster.</span></i></p>