Application Development Manager

Algorithmic & Electronic Trading Applications Development Senior Group ManagerThe Algorithmic & Electronic Trading Applications Development Senior Group Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing strategic results through the leadership and management of multiple teams or departments. This role is tasked with establishing and implementing new or significantly revised electronic trading and algorithmic application systems and programs, in close coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective is to drive advanced applications systems analysis, design, and programming activities within the high-performance electronic trading domain. The role carries co-equal ownership of three domains — Fixed Income execution algo, full trading-desk tooling, and RFQ workflow — including their technology stack, roadmap, and engineering teams. The incumbent serves as the primary technology partner to Fixed Income trading desks at varying stages of electronic evolution, ensuring Citi maintains and extends its position as a leading Fixed Income franchise.Responsibilities:Own the design, architecture, and delivery of Fixed Income execution algorithms, collaborating directly with trading desk end-users to enhance execution quality and delivery velocity.Trader tools build-out – Lead the design and build of full-featured, front-to-back trading applications — order/execution management (OMS/EMS), pricing and quoting interfaces, position and risk views, and real-time desk workflow tooling used by traders.Own the end-to-end RFQ workflow — auto-quoting, request routing, pricing integration, dealer-to-client / dealer-to-dealer venue connectivity, and straight-through processing.Lead and develop multiple engineering teams, including performance management, hiring, and, ensuring adherence to best practices and Citi policy.Manage stakeholder relationships across regions, presenting regular project and team reviews to senior management and business leaders.Collaborate with globally distributed eTrading teams to build and leverage shared solutions, maximizing platform reuse.Oversee budgeting, planning, policy formation, disaster recovery, and change management with appropriate controls and regulatory compliance.Assess and manage risk in all business decisions, ensuring transparency, ethical conduct, and compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.Qualifications:15+ years of relevant experience in financial services, with a significant and proven track record in electronic trading or algorithmic trading applications development.8-10+ years of managerial experience, leading large-scale and critical technology teams, preferably in a global context.Extensive experience with complex financial products and trading mechanisms.Advanced working knowledge of the electronic trading industry, market microstructure, and competitors' products and services.Advanced knowledge of the strategic direction of the function within the relevant part of the business, specifically electronic and algorithmic trading.Proficient computer skills with a focus on advanced technical tools, development environments, and data analysis platforms used in trading, in addition to Microsoft Office applications.Demonstrated exceptional leadership, management, and talent development skills, with a proven ability to lead and motivate highly skilled technical teams.Deep understanding of low-latency, high-performance computing, distributed systems, and multi-threading techniques applied to trading.Expertise in relevant programming languages (e.g., Low Latency Java)Education:Bachelor's degree/University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent experience.Master's degree preferred.