LPL Financial
Overview
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VP, Development Manager - Trading
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LPL Financial . Working independently, the VP of Development Manager oversees software engineering talent across multiple development teams. The individual will be well-versed in financial, trading, and advisory technologies. As a trusted technology partner, you will work cross-functionally with teams to ensure that the development teams deliver quality that is well-defined and understood by the teams. The VP of Software Engineering leads the development of cloud services and platform solutions needed to host business-critical applications that differentiate LPL in the market. This is a techno-functional, in some cases hands-on, technical lead role in the trading organization, where you will design, architect, and develop cloud-native and on-premises services to support LPL’s overall cloud strategy and migration to AWS.
Responsibilities
Lead research/design/architecture/development of enterprise services on ALZ, including EC2, S3, ECS, EKS, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway. Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including architecture, data, product, and business partners, and develop strategies to scale, make platforms resilient, and modernize them. Code / Implement guardrails to enable self-service and frictionless delivery, allowing teams to build and own end-to-end applications and services in the cloud. Formulating workable solutions to complex challenges; logically deliberating on courses of action by examining and challenging assumptions, discerning hidden value, objectively evaluating evidence, and assessing conclusions. Measure success by say/do, velocity, defect remediation, and clear value to the trading platforms. Provide technical leadership to teammates through technical design and implementation of best practices, adhering to LPL’s modernization practices, Cloud practices, SDLC, and release management processes. Ability to influence cross-functional teams to adopt best practices or make process changes to drive more value for Advisors. A servant leader who applies leadership principles and fosters a culture of inclusivity and diversity. Maintain, troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance Trading Platform applications. Ensure that service level agreements and contingency activities related to system/application availability are covered.
Requirements
5+ years of experience in technology leadership roles that span across Technology development, Engineering best practices, product development, and delivery leadership roles, preferably within a financial service or related FinTech firm. 3+ years of designing/deploying infrastructure utilizing standard AWS services (EC2, S3, ECS, EKS, ELB, RDS, EFS, EBS, Route53, API Gateway). 5+ years of designing and delivering Pub Sub like EMS & MQ, Streaming like Kafka, and programming languages like C#, Java, or Python. 7+ years of experience in event-driven, high-availability, and low-latency platform building with the trading platforms. 7+ years of related experience in capital markets with a strong understanding of the financial, trading, and advisory platforms. Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to evaluate business opportunities and evaluate results against established objectives.
Pay Range
$155,288-$258,813/year Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!
Company Overview
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace, LPL supports over 29,000 financial advisors and the wealth-management practices of 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $1.9 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 7 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
Interviews and Application
Join LPL Financial: Where Your Potential Meets Opportunity. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE. Information on Interviews: LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.
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Join to apply for the
VP, Development Manager - Trading
role at
LPL Financial . Working independently, the VP of Development Manager oversees software engineering talent across multiple development teams. The individual will be well-versed in financial, trading, and advisory technologies. As a trusted technology partner, you will work cross-functionally with teams to ensure that the development teams deliver quality that is well-defined and understood by the teams. The VP of Software Engineering leads the development of cloud services and platform solutions needed to host business-critical applications that differentiate LPL in the market. This is a techno-functional, in some cases hands-on, technical lead role in the trading organization, where you will design, architect, and develop cloud-native and on-premises services to support LPL’s overall cloud strategy and migration to AWS.
Responsibilities
Lead research/design/architecture/development of enterprise services on ALZ, including EC2, S3, ECS, EKS, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway. Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including architecture, data, product, and business partners, and develop strategies to scale, make platforms resilient, and modernize them. Code / Implement guardrails to enable self-service and frictionless delivery, allowing teams to build and own end-to-end applications and services in the cloud. Formulating workable solutions to complex challenges; logically deliberating on courses of action by examining and challenging assumptions, discerning hidden value, objectively evaluating evidence, and assessing conclusions. Measure success by say/do, velocity, defect remediation, and clear value to the trading platforms. Provide technical leadership to teammates through technical design and implementation of best practices, adhering to LPL’s modernization practices, Cloud practices, SDLC, and release management processes. Ability to influence cross-functional teams to adopt best practices or make process changes to drive more value for Advisors. A servant leader who applies leadership principles and fosters a culture of inclusivity and diversity. Maintain, troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance Trading Platform applications. Ensure that service level agreements and contingency activities related to system/application availability are covered.
Requirements
5+ years of experience in technology leadership roles that span across Technology development, Engineering best practices, product development, and delivery leadership roles, preferably within a financial service or related FinTech firm. 3+ years of designing/deploying infrastructure utilizing standard AWS services (EC2, S3, ECS, EKS, ELB, RDS, EFS, EBS, Route53, API Gateway). 5+ years of designing and delivering Pub Sub like EMS & MQ, Streaming like Kafka, and programming languages like C#, Java, or Python. 7+ years of experience in event-driven, high-availability, and low-latency platform building with the trading platforms. 7+ years of related experience in capital markets with a strong understanding of the financial, trading, and advisory platforms. Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to evaluate business opportunities and evaluate results against established objectives.
Pay Range
$155,288-$258,813/year Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!
Company Overview
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace, LPL supports over 29,000 financial advisors and the wealth-management practices of 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $1.9 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 7 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
Interviews and Application
Join LPL Financial: Where Your Potential Meets Opportunity. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE. Information on Interviews: LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.
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