Application owner

We are looking for the application owner of a trading platform that will have to ensure maintenance and further development, as well as safe and economical operation in accordance with the corresponding requirements and agreements.
He will configure, monitor, and maintain the trading platform and he will be responsible for managing financial budgets associated with both projects and day-to-day operations.

Responsibility

-Decision on the application's release planning

-Participation in defining requirements and concluding SLAs

-Managing relationships with external software vendors

-Managing of the trading platform maintenance in terms of collecting enhancements requests and bug

-Coordinate and participate in the whole software development cycle (from the requirements gathering till the user acceptance test)

-Management of IT development activities within the bank to meet business demands, both for

-Trading platform evolution

-Enhancements of the integrations with other bank applications (back office systems, accounting systems, DWH…)

-Management of errors, bugs, malfunctions (collection in the ticketing system, supplier involvement, fix planning, test, delivery)

-Preparation of documentation and presentation for stakeholders and business users

-Maintenance of the benefit (economic efficiency) of an IT application

-Support of the business process owner in IT matters

-Compliance with the IT security and data protection requirements

-Planning and support projects involving the trading platform

-Verification of the contracting parties' compliance with the SLA (service level agreement)

Your profile

-University degree in finance/ banking or IT degree with experience or integrative training in finance/ banking

-At least 2 years' experience in a financial institution or consultancy/audit firm operating in financial institutions.

-Excellent project management skills

-In-depth knowledge of trading and back office processes in the financial markets

-In-depth knowledge of complex financial instruments (CFD, ETF, ETD, rolling spot, …) is a plus

-Possess a deep understanding of the software development cycle

-Be able to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical staff, as well as external vendors

-Ability to work in a team, to communicate and to resolve conflict-

-Analytical thinking, quick comprehension and structured approach

-Strong problem-solving skills with the help of creative, innovative solutions

-Flexibility on working hours and execution of activities on public holidays

-Fluent in English, German is a plus