Technology Director

Citi's Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) for Citi Commercial Bank provides tailored high quality financial solutions for Citi's corporate and commercial bank clients. It offers specialized expertise in Treasury, Cash Management and Trade leveraging a vast network across 30+ countries. CitiDirect® Commercial Banking brings together Citi’s global products and services into a single digital platform, providing clients with a 360° consolidated view of their Citi banking relationship across Cash, Loans, Trade, FX, Servicing and Onboarding/ ‘Know Your Client’ (KYC).

To achieve this ambitious objective, we are undergoing a significant transformation guided by a three-pronged strategy:

• Agile Transformation: Fostering a dynamic and responsive development environment.

• Domain-Driven Design (DDD): Architecting solutions around core business domains for enhanced scalability and clarity.

• Microservices Architecture & Cloud Migration: Transitioning to a modern, cloud-native infrastructure for unparalleled flexibility and resilience.

We are seeking a visionary Technical Director to head Services Digital Platforms Information Reporting & Search  to lead this critical transformation. This highly visible role will define and drive the architectural vision, strategy, and roadmap for our digital securities information reporting and search platforms. You will manage multiple high-performing engineering teams, fostering strong partnerships across business units and technology stakeholders to deliver state-of-the-art solutions that empower our corporate clients. A deep understanding of the financial industry, competitive landscape, and commercial objectives is essential to succeed.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Architectural Vision: Define and champion the long-term architectural vision and roadmap for Digital Reporting Platforms, aligning with the overall TTS technology strategy.

• Platform Modernization: Lead the successful migration of legacy systems to a modern, cloud-native, microservices-based architecture.

• Design & Development Oversight: Drive the design, development, and implementation of robust, scalable, and high-quality reporting, analytics, and search solutions.

• Technical Excellence: Instill best practices in software development, architectural patterns, and engineering processes across teams, ensuring high standards of quality, security, and performance.

• Innovation: Research and integrate emerging technologies, including Generative AI and NLP, to enhance platform capabilities and user experience.

Team Leadership & Management

• Build & Grow Teams: Lead, mentor, and develop multiple diverse engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Performance Management: Oversee all aspects of personnel management, including hiring, performance evaluations, compensation, and career development.

• Resource Optimization: Structure teams and allocate resources efficiently to maximize impact and align with strategic business objectives.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Strategic Communication: Prepare and present regular project and team reviews to senior management and business leaders, communicating technical strategy and progress effectively.

• Partnership: Collaborate extensively with product owners, business stakeholders, and other technology leaders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Client Focus: Work closely with end-users to understand their needs and continuously enhance the quality and relevance of deliverables.

Operational Excellence & Governance

• Budget & Planning: Manage the financial planning, budgeting, and resource allocation for the platform area, contributing to future strategic direction.

• Risk & Compliance: Ensure adherence to Citi's policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, driving accountability and transparently managing control issues.

• Operational Resilience: Oversee disaster recovery planning, testing, and approval processes for new applications to ensure continuous service availability.

• Process Improvement: