About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About the Role

Tracing our roots to 1928, Wellington Management Company, LLP is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms. With over US$1 trillion in assets under management as of 31 December 2023, we serve as a trusted adviser to institutional clients and mutual fund sponsors in 65 countries. Our innovative investment solutions are built on the strength of proprietary, independent research and span nearly all segments of the global capital markets, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative strategies. As a private partnership whose sole business is investment management, our long-term views and interests are aligned with those of our clients.

At Wellington Management our appetite for technology is insatiable. We recognize that the world is full of fascinating questions that will impact the future of companies, economies, financial markets, and entire industries. We are committed to attracting a talented and diverse workforce, and to fostering an open, collaborative culture of inclusivity because we believe multiple perspectives lead to more informed investment and business decisions. We want you to help us find answers to these questions by building and evolving our innovative, industry leading, technology platform. This is why we are seeking qualified candidates to join our evolving and expanding technology team. Together, you will not only dream up solutions to today’s investment challenges, but you will build them to see real-life results.

We are committed to attracting a talented and diverse workforce, and to fostering an open, collaborative culture of inclusivity because we believe multiple perspectives lead to more informed investment and business decisions.

JOB OVERVIEW

We are currently seeking a strong Principal, Derivative Technology to play a key role, deliver solutions to our business partners, solve complex problems, and strive to advance and sustain world-class technology platforms. At Wellington you will continually learn, develop, and expand your professional skills. As part of an inclusive culture, you will meet smart, progressive individuals who will challenge you to solve problems, anticipate our clients’ needs, and enhance our proprietary systems and platforms. This is a great opportunity for a technology leader experienced in the financial services industry to join a strong, collaborative team in a role focusing on delivering cutting-edge, industrial strength solutions to our derivatives investment professionals.  Besides strong hands-on technical skills, this position also requires the ability to lead and grow a team of technology experts with business acumen in financial services. This individual must be a self-starter with a clear vision, and ability to execute on a variety of engagements across our organization. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect the firm’s derivatives technology platform to optimize software structure and modularization
• Build in data transparency and observability capabilities with coherent design patterns for integration with third party vendor tools
• Lead, and grow, a team of technologists who will continuously develop their knowledge on financial derivatives industry regarding its data flows and system integrations
• Manage and coordinate project-based efforts across teams consisting of investment professionals, developers, analysts, QAs, and other stakeholders
• Coach and supervise a team of engineers, QAs and DevOps analysts, both onshore and offshore through the software development life cycle
• Champion the needs of the business partners; act as their fiduciary
• Develop a deep understanding of internal systems and related workflows around entire investment process to help with solution design as well as handling support issues
• Ensure quality of product by enforcing high standards in testing and building guardrails and validations
• Assist with project management activities
• Provide h