Executive Director, FICC eTrading Development

CIBC

Confirmed live yesterday High trust
Closes tomorrow Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$200,000–$290,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
6 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 28, 2026 (soon)

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This role $245k
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This role pays more than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $205,200–$273,987 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $245k versus about $240k for comparable roles.

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About CIBC

CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) is a leading North American financial institution offering personal, business, public sector, and institutional banking, investment banking, and wealth management services. Industry: Banking & Financial Services

CIBC currently has 5 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $160,000–$185,000 across 5 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Executive Director, FICC eTrading Development

The Executive Director, FICC eTrading Development leads the design, development, and maintenance of high-performance electronic US Treasury and Rates trading systems. Working within the fixed income markets domain, this role focuses on delivering reliable, scalable, and low-latency solutions to support trading and risk management objectives. Key responsibilities include providing technical leadership, overseeing end-to-end solution delivery, and collaborating with traders, business analysts, and infrastructure teams to ensure regulatory compliance and system reliability. The position requires deep expertise in Java, including multi-threading and concurrency, alongside proficiency in the Spring Framework, SQL, and distributed systems. Candidates must also possess experience with FIX protocols, MQ, JMS, RESTful/SOAP web services, and CI/CD tools like Jenkins or Git to manage complex order routing, execution, and trade booking flows.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and maintain high-performance electronic US Treasury and Rates trading systems.
  • Provide technical direction and mentorship to the development team on software design and coding standards.
  • Oversee the end-to-end delivery of scalable, low-latency eTrading solutions aligned with business objectives.
  • Drive code excellence through regular code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration.
  • Collaborate with traders and business analysts to gather requirements and translate business needs into technical specifications.
  • Lead the resolution of high-impact production issues and perform root cause analysis to implement long-term fixes.
  • Ensure all technical solutions comply with internal risk management policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Contribute to project planning, estimation, and resource allocation to ensure timely delivery of initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Demonstrate strong proficiency in Java, including multi-threading, collections, and concurrency.
  • Experience developing, maintaining, or supporting electronic foreign exchange (E-FI) trading platforms.
  • Solid understanding of Rates products, trading lifecycle, and market conventions.
  • Proficiency with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and related technologies.
  • Familiarity with FIX protocol, MQ, JMS, or similar messaging solutions.
  • Experience with RESTful and/or SOAP web services.
  • Strong SQL skills with experience in relational databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL solutions.
  • Experience with JUnit, Mockito, or similar testing tools; familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, TeamCity, or Git.

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