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Associate Director – Global Equities Production Services Delivery

Associate Director – Global Equities Production Services Delivery

CompanyRoyal Bank of Canada
LocationToronto, ON, Canada
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in a complex, global capital markets organizations.
  • Experience with large technology infrastructure programs (ex. Data Center Migrations), coordinating across Application Development teams and Technology Infrastructure partners.
  • Excellent analytical skills – proven experience conducting data analysis/discovery/aggregation as a foundation to providing meaningful analysis and management reporting to facilitate business decisions at a senior management/executive level.
  • Excellent proficiency with MS Office Programs (Power Point, SharePoint, Excel) and Tableau.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to influence and lead technical discussions.
  • Solid working understanding of Linux.
  • Detailed and broad knowledge of the CM business particularly within Sales & Trading, algorithmic electronic trading, etc.
  • Proven ability to lead and deliver results under pressure.
  • Well versed in networking protocols and topologies
  • Translate business requirement into IT solutions
  • Solid project management skills

Responsibilities

  • Liaise with QTS and Technology Infrastructure to address business needs, drive key initiatives, and sound environment management.
  • Drive execution of infrastructure initiatives and provide regular program updates to stakeholders.
  • Direct continuous improvement of services and processes to improve operating environment.
  • Identify and evaluate technical solutions to address tactical or strategic needs.
  • Work to improve DR strategy and improve resiliency.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with technology teams and business partners.
  • Proactive management and governance of our technology investment through a systematic metrics bases approach to drive improved scalability, performance, and efficiency.
  • Partner closely with development teams from early in the development lifecycle to ensure connectivity and shared objectives to build more resilient and supportable platforms.
  • Proactively identify and implement procedures to manage operational risk and control deficiencies, escalating any risks in a timely manner.
  • Takes initiative in other infrastructure programs within QTS, such as server virtualization, cost efficiencies, vendor management and other ad hoc items.

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.