Crédit Agricole SA
Capital Markets IT Americas Head
Crédit Agricole SA, New York, New York, United States, 10261
Capital Market IT (CMI) oversees the information systems for Global Markets Division (and affiliated partner support functions) covering all capital markets domains (from pre-trade to post trade through risk management and regulatory reporting). CMI covers all IT activities, ensuring applicative support to end-users, maintenance and evolution of the information system including ambitious and innovative transformation programs to accompany business growth. Capital Market IT teams are distributed across the world, currently in Paris, London, Hong Kong, Singapore and New York.
Capital Market IT is looking to reinforce its presence in the Americas, consolidating and reinforcing its Run and Build teams with ambitions to support Americas business growth.
As such, CACIB Americas IT is hiring its Head of Americas Capital Market IT in New York who will be responsible for putting in place a resilient and sustainable setup to support Capital Market information system for the Americas with CMI global support.
Local reporting to:
Head of GIT – CIO Americas
Functional reporting to:
Global Head of Capital Markets IT. The Head of CMI Americas will be a permanent member of CMI board.
Management and Reporting:
Direct and indirect of 17 to 20 internal and external staff; Functional supervision and management of Near shore proxy Capital Market IT team, including Capital Market IT Americas Head deputy in Montreal.
Key Internal contacts:
Worldwide IT organization; Any business line and support functions involved in projects, more specifically GMD, Capital Market operations, Finance, Risk and Compliance
Key External contacts:
Any external provider involved in Build and Run such as Genpact, Cap Gemini, FIS, Mysis, as well as the Head Office.
Salary Range:
$235k-$285k
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Key Responsibilities:
Manage and lead Capital Market IT Americas teams ensuring the right balance between business needs and skills
Put in place and maintain the proper Run and Build setup
Build and adjust sourcing capacity given business and IT requirements and constraints
Contribute to proper onboarding of the staff
Develop and accompany talents in their mission
Foster an environment of trust and empowerment
Focus teams on delivery based on business value and core IT capacities
Promote strong proximity with the business
Promote a culture of continuous improvement
Identify cost rationalization through simplifications, improvement or efficiencies.
Be a gatekeeper of IT strategy in line with CMI Master Plan
Be a communication vector of this strategy to the business and locally to GIT and make sure alignment between projects and target plan
Ensure alignment with local and regulatory policies and procedures
Be point of contact of Auditors and Regulators for Capital Market Information system.
Ensure all U.S. Regulatory (FINRA, Federal Reserve, DFS) requirements are met.
Ensure compliance with IT Control plan
Ensure the respect of policies and procedures of the organization
Supplementary Information Key Responsibilities(Cont):
Guarantee a high-quality production service and a proactive follow-up of incidents and remediation actions
Ensure best practices for production follow-up, monitoring and tracking are respected as well as a very proactive follow-up of incidents (applicative or infrastructure) and related action plans
Ensure integrity of all systems - including out of hours support (24/7), where required.
Ensure an accurate, exhaustive and transparent reporting
Ensure management of obsolescence and vulnerabilities on the scope of applications covered locally
Ensure coordination with external parties (Vendors, US financial market infrastructure)
Ensure local and global enhancements and projects deliveries
Maintain and improve service quality.
Coordinate with teams onshore/nearshore, third parties or Head Office for operations and projects.
Gain knowledge on the application functional and technical components.
Gain advanced knowledge of the functional architecture of Capital Market Information Systems.
Be a trusted partner for the business and support functions
Be identified by the business as a key partner on business initiatives and IT advisory and strategy
Ensure all projects and activities are executed within GIT/CMI quality and reporting standards
Provide transparency on project/production statuses to business partners and warn on any potential milestone postponement
Manage local budget of CMI and allocate the appropriate execution capacity
Geographical area America, United States Of America
City Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent
Level of minimal experience 11 years and more
Experience Experience Essential:
12 – 15 years of relevant experience
Proven successful experience in a Capital Market IT environment as a manager in both Run and Build setup
Knowledge of Capital Market activities (namely e-trading, pricing, booking)
Experience in an Onshore/Offshore model
Experience in an international environment
Required skills
Strong IT skills with appetite for functional subjects and business processes
Good understanding of Information systems underlined IT infrastructure
Leadership
Team player
Strong written and verbal communication
Good organizational skills with attention to details
Ability to analyze and summarize information
Ability to work autonomously
Comfortable in working with multiple teams across locations with excellent inter-personal skills.
Organization, delegation, ability to provide technical guidance.
Ability to take efficient decisions / Result-oriented mindset
Project management
ITIL Foundation
Business continuity /Disaster Recovery management
Vulnerabilities management and remediations
French language skills is a plus
Technical skills required Approved Person Registration Essential:
FINRA Series 99 – Operations Professional Exam (Obtention required 6 months after joining the role)
Approved Person Registration Desirable:
FINRA Series 27 – Financials and Operations principal
General information Entity About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)
Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022).
8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world.
Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade.
The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients.
By working every day in the interest of society, we are a Group committed to diversity and inclusion and place people at the heart of all our transformations. All our job offers are open to persons with disabilities.
For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ca_cib
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credit-agricole-cib/
By working every day in the interest of society, we are a group committed to diversity and inclusion. All our positions are open to people with disabilities.
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Capital Market IT is looking to reinforce its presence in the Americas, consolidating and reinforcing its Run and Build teams with ambitions to support Americas business growth.
As such, CACIB Americas IT is hiring its Head of Americas Capital Market IT in New York who will be responsible for putting in place a resilient and sustainable setup to support Capital Market information system for the Americas with CMI global support.
Local reporting to:
Head of GIT – CIO Americas
Functional reporting to:
Global Head of Capital Markets IT. The Head of CMI Americas will be a permanent member of CMI board.
Management and Reporting:
Direct and indirect of 17 to 20 internal and external staff; Functional supervision and management of Near shore proxy Capital Market IT team, including Capital Market IT Americas Head deputy in Montreal.
Key Internal contacts:
Worldwide IT organization; Any business line and support functions involved in projects, more specifically GMD, Capital Market operations, Finance, Risk and Compliance
Key External contacts:
Any external provider involved in Build and Run such as Genpact, Cap Gemini, FIS, Mysis, as well as the Head Office.
Salary Range:
$235k-$285k
#LI-DNI
Key Responsibilities:
Manage and lead Capital Market IT Americas teams ensuring the right balance between business needs and skills
Put in place and maintain the proper Run and Build setup
Build and adjust sourcing capacity given business and IT requirements and constraints
Contribute to proper onboarding of the staff
Develop and accompany talents in their mission
Foster an environment of trust and empowerment
Focus teams on delivery based on business value and core IT capacities
Promote strong proximity with the business
Promote a culture of continuous improvement
Identify cost rationalization through simplifications, improvement or efficiencies.
Be a gatekeeper of IT strategy in line with CMI Master Plan
Be a communication vector of this strategy to the business and locally to GIT and make sure alignment between projects and target plan
Ensure alignment with local and regulatory policies and procedures
Be point of contact of Auditors and Regulators for Capital Market Information system.
Ensure all U.S. Regulatory (FINRA, Federal Reserve, DFS) requirements are met.
Ensure compliance with IT Control plan
Ensure the respect of policies and procedures of the organization
Supplementary Information Key Responsibilities(Cont):
Guarantee a high-quality production service and a proactive follow-up of incidents and remediation actions
Ensure best practices for production follow-up, monitoring and tracking are respected as well as a very proactive follow-up of incidents (applicative or infrastructure) and related action plans
Ensure integrity of all systems - including out of hours support (24/7), where required.
Ensure an accurate, exhaustive and transparent reporting
Ensure management of obsolescence and vulnerabilities on the scope of applications covered locally
Ensure coordination with external parties (Vendors, US financial market infrastructure)
Ensure local and global enhancements and projects deliveries
Maintain and improve service quality.
Coordinate with teams onshore/nearshore, third parties or Head Office for operations and projects.
Gain knowledge on the application functional and technical components.
Gain advanced knowledge of the functional architecture of Capital Market Information Systems.
Be a trusted partner for the business and support functions
Be identified by the business as a key partner on business initiatives and IT advisory and strategy
Ensure all projects and activities are executed within GIT/CMI quality and reporting standards
Provide transparency on project/production statuses to business partners and warn on any potential milestone postponement
Manage local budget of CMI and allocate the appropriate execution capacity
Geographical area America, United States Of America
City Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent
Level of minimal experience 11 years and more
Experience Experience Essential:
12 – 15 years of relevant experience
Proven successful experience in a Capital Market IT environment as a manager in both Run and Build setup
Knowledge of Capital Market activities (namely e-trading, pricing, booking)
Experience in an Onshore/Offshore model
Experience in an international environment
Required skills
Strong IT skills with appetite for functional subjects and business processes
Good understanding of Information systems underlined IT infrastructure
Leadership
Team player
Strong written and verbal communication
Good organizational skills with attention to details
Ability to analyze and summarize information
Ability to work autonomously
Comfortable in working with multiple teams across locations with excellent inter-personal skills.
Organization, delegation, ability to provide technical guidance.
Ability to take efficient decisions / Result-oriented mindset
Project management
ITIL Foundation
Business continuity /Disaster Recovery management
Vulnerabilities management and remediations
French language skills is a plus
Technical skills required Approved Person Registration Essential:
FINRA Series 99 – Operations Professional Exam (Obtention required 6 months after joining the role)
Approved Person Registration Desirable:
FINRA Series 27 – Financials and Operations principal
General information Entity About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)
Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022).
8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world.
Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade.
The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients.
By working every day in the interest of society, we are a Group committed to diversity and inclusion and place people at the heart of all our transformations. All our job offers are open to persons with disabilities.
For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ca_cib
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credit-agricole-cib/
By working every day in the interest of society, we are a group committed to diversity and inclusion. All our positions are open to people with disabilities.
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