The Applications Development Group Manager is a senior management level
position responsible for leading and managing a development team to
strategically orchestrate the successful delivery and implementation of new
and enhanced application systems and programs. Working in close coordination
with cross-functional technology teams, this role is instrumental in advancing
technical capabilities, championing engineering best practices, and fostering
positive cultural evolution within the organization. The overall objective of
this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming
activities.
Responsibilities
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Lead the design and development of wealth-lending platforms (Margin Lending,
Collateral Management), remaining actively hands-on in coding core APIs,
distributed services, and orchestration components.
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Architect horizontally scalable, cloud-native APIs and microservices that
support high-throughput lending workflows, real-time credit decisioning,
margin evaluation, and lifecycle servicing.
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Lead architectural design and implementation of modular, highly scalable,
event-driven data models, ensuring data integrity and performance for
high-volume transactions.
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Drive the architectural vision for data-driven systems, ensuring they meet
volume and scale requirements for the collateral management business domain.
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Establish and enforce data governance frameworks, design and implement
comprehensive data quality controls across the system.
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Apply strong analytical and strategic thinking to decompose complex lending,
collateral, margin, and regulatory requirements into clean domain models and
extensible service boundaries.
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Establish engineering standards across system design, API contracts,
resiliency patterns, observability, performance optimization, and secure
coding practices.
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Guide the team through hands-on code reviews, architecture reviews, and
technical mentoring, elevating distributed systems design and scalable
service engineering practices.
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Ensure services are built for fault tolerance, idempotency, concurrency
control, and horizontal elasticity across modern cloud environments.
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Partner closely with business, risk, and operations stakeholders to
translate evolving lending strategies into scalable, compliant, and
high-performance technology solutions.
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Lead the end-to end execution, proactively managing cross-functional
dependencies and mitigating risks, while ensuring timely and high-quality
implementation across multiple regions.
Qualifications:
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14+ years of relevant experience in designing and delivering large-scale,
data-intensive, extensible, and scalable enterprise applications, including
real-time and batch processing systems
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Deep expertise in database technologies (relational, NoSQL, graph), and data
streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka, Flink) to support high-volume, low-latency
data processing
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Proven leadership in architecting and implementing robust microservices
platforms and event-driven architecture using Domain-Driven Design
principles.
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Expertise in modern DevOps practices, including strategic adoption and
optimization of containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes) and
advanced CI/CD pipelines."
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Deep understanding and application of financial services industry best
practices, regulatory requirements, and security standards relevant to
wealth management and lending
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Drive the strategic adoption and integration of advanced analytical
capabilities, including AI and ML, to deliver innovative solutions and
significant business value
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Proven track record of building, managing, and leading high-performing,
geographically distributed technology teams
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Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
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Ability to define and articulate a clear technical strategy that aligns with
business objectives and drives innovation across the platform.
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Proven ability to define, prioritize, and manage technology roadmaps,
balancing innovation, technical debt, and business priorities.
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Good domain knowledge in Credit Risk, Margin Lending, Collateral Monitoring
and Risk Reporting
Education:
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Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
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Master’s degree preferred