- Company Name
- Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group (CC&L)
- Job Title
- Manager, Software Development, Trading & Compliance Systems
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Manager, Software Development – Trading & Compliance Systems
**Role Summary:**
Lead and manage a development team that builds, tests, and maintains software critical to trading, execution, risk management, and regulatory reporting across global markets. Drive quality, performance, security, and alignment with business and IT strategy while mentoring staff and fostering continuous improvement.
**Expectations:**
- Guide technical direction and ensure adherence to coding, security, and performance standards.
- Deliver high‑quality, timely releases that satisfy business stakeholders.
- Cultivate a collaborative, innovative team culture.
- Stay current on trading technology trends and emerging tools.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Manage day‑to‑day activities of the Trading & Compliance IS team: task planning, assignment, review, mentoring, and performance coaching.
- Partner with portfolio managers, traders, and back‑office users to solve business problems and optimize processes.
- Define and enforce software development methodology, standards, and best practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
- Translate business requirements into scope, deliverable specifications, and functional features.
- Oversee testing, documentation, deployment, and maintenance following change and release management protocols.
- Monitor, diagnose, and resolve system incidents; perform root‑cause analysis.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies in development cycles.
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve quality, security, and performance.
- Provide technical leadership, resolve complex challenges, and ensure code quality and performance optimization.
- Promote a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement throughout the team and broader IT organization.
**Required Skills:**
- Minimum 8 years software development experience, 3+ years managing development teams.
- Expertise in C#, .NET, Angular/TypeScript, PowerShell, SQL, Web Services, and RESTful APIs; Microsoft Azure experience desirable.
- Proven experience developing trading and compliance solutions (order management, trade execution, risk management, regulatory reporting).
- Strong knowledge of Charles River Investment Management Solution (CRIMS) preferred.
- Proficiency in agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and tools such as Jira, Confluence, Git.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership abilities.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
- Self‑motivated, results‑oriented, customer‑focused mindset.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
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