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[NE-Financial-Services-IT-Jobs] Digest Number 1100

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Digest #1100

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Thu Oct 23, 2014 12:18 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.

Position Title - WR737331062014

Mobile Productivity Lead - Asset Mgt. - Marlboro, MA - Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

Relo Assistance Possible - No Sponsorship

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm -
Great Company - Lots of Upside - Excellent Compensation Package - Bonus -
Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.

Position Summary:

Mobility is a major disruptive force and competitive advantage for those
that get it right. My client's investors and business professionals are
increasingly mobile, visiting clients, conducting company research, or
simply working outside of the office. They aspire to empower them as more
productive and impactful for the benefit of their clients by empowering them
to efficiently work anytime and anywhere.

This hands-on individual will help shape and drive their mobility strategy
and deliver vital capabilities in a collaborative manner within IT and
directly with their investment and business professionals.

Responsibilities:

* BYOD strategy and UX standards

* Enablement of application teams to rapidly and safely design,
deploy and manage mobile-enabled business workflows

* Firm open source "starter kit" for new application development
and UX consistency beyond the UI

* Robust video conferencing and audio telephony capabilities

* "App Store" acceptance process and standards

* Strategy for fully supported and partially supported
devices/services

* Influence SAAS standards and app integration architectures

* Online/Offline/Slow Connection support

* Mobile device management

* Asset management and registration

* Security and patch deployment processes

* Device wiping of firm content only

* Secure, frictionless access

* Mobile VPN-less access to support cloud-hosted solutions

* SSO, SAML, Proxy

* Ownership and development of custom applications and services

* Contribute to Work-At-Home and Business Continuity Planning

* Help to establish and maintain appropriate mobility policies
within IT and into business units, legal, HR, etc.

Required Skills and Competencies:

* Hands-on development and support experience in the mobile
application, administration and infrastructure space

* Thought leadership and collaborative skills

* Vendor engagement and management

* Expertise to handle the responsibilities above

Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org
<mailto:replywrightassociates@verizon.net> - WEB Site -
<http://www.wrightassociates.org/> www.wrightassociates.org

Thu Oct 23, 2014 1:13 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.

Position Title - WR141024102014

Lead Systems Analyst - Hedge Funds (Analyst & Developer) - Java - Oracle -
SQL - CFA - Boston, MA - Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

Relo Assistance Possible

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm -
Great Company - Lots of Upside - Excellent Compensation Package - Bonus -
Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.

Position Summary:

The Hedge Management and Investment Products & Strategies business teams
work with external clients, Portfolio Managers and a range of business
partners across the organization in designing products to meet
client-specific investment requirements. Three separate Product Management
teams focused on Fixed Income, Equity and Asset Allocation business areas
leverage deep industry and product-specific knowledge that requires
extensive technology support across multiple technology teams. These
business units requires a true technology partner to become an expert both
on their business and on the multiple technology solutions supporting them,
and that will be key to providing technology solutions that improve the
quality, speed, and efficiency of their highly complex decision-making
processes.

We are seeking candidates for a Lead Systems Analyst position who will work
closely with business and technology teams in defining, implementing and
supporting complex technology solutions to multiple business problems.

Responsibilities:

* Build and maintain strong client relationships across multiple
business teams

* Engage investment professionals at all levels to proactively
identify opportunities for new/improved systems to assist in the multi-asset
class investment process

* Actively participate in the analysis of requirements, detailed
functional design, test, deployment, and support of new technology solutions
implemented

* Coordinate with teams across the IT department in technical
design, solution identification & evaluation, and final candidate selection

* Provide guidance to the development team on solution design,
priority and delivery method

* Provide ongoing issue tracking, error resolution and status
reporting

* Stay abreast of the "state of the art" as it relates to
technology trends and business processes, both within the firm and
throughout the industry

Required Skills and Competencies:

* Technology leader with a record of success in a large-scale,
high-growth, high-transaction rate, complex environment. Ideally, the
individual will come from a global financial services organization, with a
strong preference for asset management and/or Capital Markets

* 7+ years of trading or investment environment experience with a
minimum of 3 years proven experience leading technology initiatives
supporting Equity, Fixed Income, Commodities, or Derivatives asset classes

* Demonstrated experience in business analysis for medium to large
initiatives including knowledge of software requirements gathering
processes, and rapid technology solution development

* Proven hands on project management skills with full cycle
(iterative and incremental) development experience and a proven track record
in managing various components of a large-scale system across multiple teams

* Proven software development experience and in-depth understanding
of the full software development life cycle

* Demonstrated client focus and relationship management skills

* Strong strategic thinker with a track record of innovation and
transformation to support business growth

* Experience working in an interdependent, team-oriented
environment in which effectively managing resources and relationships
outside of one's direct control is critical to success

* Guided by the highest levels of integrity, ethical and
professional standards

* Commitment to excellence and continuous improvement

* Team player who works collectively toward common goals and
objectives

* Ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively

* Excellent written and verbal communications skills

* Hands-on knowledge of SQL and relational database technology

* Bachelor's degree is required

* CFA charter, or work towards one is strongly preferred

Keys to this Role

1. We are seeking a strong development background (i.e. Java/Oracle) as well
as Analyst skills. The ideal Candidate will have been a developer in the
past, has stayed technical and now has been a Systems Analyst over the past
2 to 3 years.

2. Domain knowledge: Solid experience in the front office (ideally hedge
funds but we will also look at fixed income, equities or derivatives). We
will also look at certain back office functions such as derivative and hedge
fund Operations.

3. Demonstrated leadership experience.

4. Technical: SQL (ideally PL/SQL).

5. Excellent communication skills are required as this individual will be
interfacing directly with the business.

Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org
<mailto:replywrightassociates@verizon.net> - WEB Site -
<http://www.wrightassociates.org/> www.wrightassociates.org

The New England Networking Group is Moderated by:

Gary L. Wright - President/Principal - Wright Associates

Wright Associates specializes in High Technology Recruiting Services for the New England Market Place.

Phone:    508-761-6354
Email:    mailto:GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org
Website: www.WrightAssociates.org

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