Head of Markets Finance Desk Technology, Director

Citi

Confirmed live today High trust
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$170,000–$300,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Oct 30, 2026

Market check

Salary context

Competitive pay

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $233k
This role $235k
$154k $316k
below market most similar roles pay here above market

This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $194,122–$271,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $235k versus about $233k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About Citi

Citi is one of the world’s most trusted financial institutions, proudly serving millions of customers across the United States.

Citi currently has 273 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $125,760–$188,640 across 256 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Citi

At a glance

TL;DR · Head of Markets Finance Desk Technology, Director

The Head of Markets Finance Desk Technology, Director leads the Markets Finance Technology team in formulating and driving the technology strategy for modernizing key financing platforms. This senior management role involves defining and executing the AI Engineering strategy to improve software quality and delivery speed. The leader will manage global development teams to build and renovate systems covering booking, settlements, inventory management, collateral optimization, liquidity, and risk management. Key responsibilities include owning architecture for distributed systems, overseeing CI/CD automation, and performing code reviews. Required expertise includes Java-based distributed systems, event-driven architectures, caching technologies like GemFire and Ignite, and cloud-native architectures. The role specifically addresses technical problems within Fixed Income Financing products, including Repos, inventory, and collateral management from execution through settlement.

What you'll do

  • Formulate and drive the technology strategy for modernizing core Markets Financing platforms.
  • Define and execute the AI Engineering strategy to improve development productivity and software quality.
  • Lead and mentor a global team of software engineers while providing technical guidance and code reviews.
  • Own the architecture and design of scalable, distributed enterprise applications.
  • Manage complex technology projects from conception to delivery while ensuring alignment with business requirements.
  • Oversee CI/CD automation and identify system bottlenecks to enhance performance and scalability.
  • Identify and mitigate risks related to systems, processes, and regulatory compliance.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience in a similar role.
  • Proven track record of managing global development teams in a fast-paced business environment.
  • Deep understanding of Java-based distributed systems, event-driven architectures, caching technologies, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Highly credible hands-on engineer (Java) capable of performing deep-dive codebase analysis and providing constructive feedback.
  • Demonstrated experience in building, replacing, and renovating scalable cloud-native platforms and legacy systems.
  • Experience working in Fixed Income Financing products, specifically Repos, inventory, and collateral management (preferred).
  • Strong working knowledge of the Fixed Income products lifecycle from execution to settlement (preferred).
  • Proven ability to lead, mentor, and inspire software engineers while fostering a culture of engineering excellence.

More like this

Similar roles

Head of Markets Data & Risk Technology, Managing Director

State Street

Boston, MA 24 days ago $170,000–$282,500
Cloud Computing Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Data Architecture Platform Engineering Distributed Systems Cybersecurity Data Governance Real-time Analytics Technical Debt Reduction Regulatory Reporting Metadata Management
10+ yrs exp

Head of Payments Sanctions and Credit Risk Technology, Director

Citi

Jersey City, NJ +2 11 days ago $170,000–$300,000
Java Spring Boot Spring Cloud Microservices Kafka Docker Kubernetes REST JavaScript Angular Oracle DB2 MongoDB Unix Junit Mockito Cucumber Apache Tomcat OpenShift TDD CI/CD JIRA Scrum ISO 20022 Generative AI
10+ yrs exp Hybrid

Director, Finance Operations Risk Tech

Morgan Stanley

New York, NY 12 days ago
Python Java Cloud-native Micro-services DevSecOps SDLC API Linux Unix Agile Data Visualization Workflow Automation System Integration Object-oriented programming Functional programming Data Structures Scripting
2+ yrs exp Hybrid

Director, Head of Core Banking Technology Platforms

PayPal

Remote (Chicago, IL) +1 2 days ago $198,000–$294,250
Cloud-native Event-driven Architecture APIs Payment Gateways ACH FedACH Fedwire FedNow Distributed Systems Hybrid-cloud Public-cloud Ledger Design Double-entry Accounting Data Lineage Cybersecurity Model Governance
10+ yrs exp Remote