Head of Prime Technology

Citi

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$250,000–$500,000 / yr
Posted
30 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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Similar $210k
This role $375k
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TL;DR · Head of Prime Technology

As the Global Head of Prime Technology, you will serve as a senior technology leader for the Prime Finance franchise within the Equities Technology team. You will partner with business leadership to define and execute a multi-year transformation roadmap aimed at modernizing financing, margin systems, securities lending, collateral management, and lifecycle processing. Your role involves leading a large, globally distributed organization of technologists to build a cohesive, scalable global platform that integrates execution, clearing, and cross-product margining. You will champion modern engineering practices including cloud-enabled architectures, API-driven platforms, automation, and data-centric design while reducing technical debt across a complex legacy estate. The role addresses the critical challenge of delivering high-performance, resilient, and automated front-to-back systems to support global market connectivity and ensure regulatory compliance within the capital markets domain.

What you'll do

  • Define and execute the global Prime Finance technology strategy and multi-year transformation roadmap.
  • Translate business growth objectives into clear technology priorities and investment decisions.
  • Lead the end-to-end modernization of financing, margin systems, securities lending, and collateral management platforms.
  • Ensure the stability, performance, and resiliency of mission-critical technology platforms in high-volume environments.
  • Champion modern engineering practices including cloud-enabled architectures, API-driven platforms, and automation.
  • Reduce technical debt across a complex legacy estate while improving quality and observability.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a large, globally distributed organization of technologists.
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory, supervisory, and internal policy requirements.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required; Master's degree preferred.
  • Significant experience in Financial Services technology, specifically supporting Equities, Prime Finance, or complex capital markets businesses.
  • Deep understanding of Prime Finance concepts including margining, financing, securities lending, collateral, and lifecycle processing.
  • Proven track record delivering large-scale technology transformations involving architecture definition, build, deployment, and platform management.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate at the executive level and influence business and technology stakeholders.
  • Strong people leadership experience including managing global teams, developing senior talent, and budget ownership.
  • Strong awareness of regulatory, risk, and control requirements for global markets and prime services technology.

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