Brown Brothers Harriman

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POSITION SUMMARY

The Group/Technical Manager of Trade Management Systems is the overall technology leader of the group. He/she acts as the single point of contact for Trade Management-related technology activities across BBH Systems. He/she is responsible and accountable for all technical aspects of the Trade Management applications including the management/coordination of development activities and daily applications operations. This position works closely with business/product experts, architects, vendors, and application developers to conceptualize, develop, and deliver projects and solutions. This role involves strong and active participation in project and resource planning, implementation, and production support activities.

The Group/Technical Manager of Trade Management Systems is responsible for formulating the overall technology strategy and roadmap for the group and is responsible and executing against that plan. The individual collaborates with Systems leadership to influence, shape, and determine the technology strategy for Trade Management. The Group Manager of Trade Management Systems provides oversight and leadership of this organization by ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of all aspects of Software Development.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Leadership/ Management

• Participating and effectively representing the Trade Management organization in change meetings and other oversight committees.
• Managing a team of employees and consultants including application administrators, developers, and system analysts.
• Building an outstanding global technology team including the development, recruitment, and retention of technology leadership with effective succession plans.
• Managing & leading direct reports and rest of the team by establishing timely and challenging performance standards, providing ongoing feedback, and conducting periodic performance appraisals.
• Participating in the career development of staff, acting as a positive role model and mentor
• Keeping up to date on the current trends in asset management and servicing solutions through informal and formal industry networks, roundtables, and committees.

2. Design and Implementation

• Ultimately responsible for the development of technical roadmaps for each of the applications within the Trade Management group.
• Foster and drive innovation, overseeing the prioritization of new business concepts/ideas.
• Coordination and prioritization of development activities with overall product rollout plans/activities.
• Leverage QM and the defined change management best practices early during new build processes.
• Works with developers, product managers, and customer application experts to define solutions, products and modules with required features and functionality.
• Works with the Architecture, Infrastructure, Quality Management, and other development teams to successfully deliver new solutions, products, and modules in line with firm and industry best practices and standards.
• Supports the systems and business teams for estimates, analysis, design, development, performance, scalability, and benchmark test guidance and providing subject matter expertise in technology and design.

3. Client Service

• Responsible for measuring and improving the systems - business cross team relationships.
• Working with the business to ensure that systems response to the business requirements is appropriate, facilitation of business advocacy within systems.

4. Financial Control

• Annual budget preparation with systems and business counterparts
• Ongoing budget and workforce management and planning.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES - Education level and/or relevant experience(s)

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering or Computer Science or related work experience required.
• Have 15+ years of hands-on engineering experience, preferably designing & delivering a highly scalable application, and/or support vendor platforms to service the business needs.
• Have expertise in mainframe technologies (COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, MQ).
• Ability to evaluate project scope, complexity, and regulatory requirements to determine whether Agile or Waterfall is the most appropriate methodology. Lead Agile sprints where iterative development is needed and apply Waterfall for structured, compliance-heavy initiatives.
• Strong managerial experience and transformational leadership.
• Have knowledge of Trade Management or financial/client products and workflows and knowledge of financial messaging standards (SWIFT, ISO15022, ISO20022).
• Have hands-on Agile transformation experience and understands Agile frameworks with its ceremonies and practices.
• Must have strong technical knowledge, wide ranging application architectural, development and database technologies, tools, security authentication, authorization, and infrastructures.
• Broad technical background spanning multiple areas among mainframe and distributed systems, data production and visualization, data engineering and architecture.
• Experience in building and launching complex platforms at scale.
• Familiarity with cloud modernization strategies for mainframe applications, a nice to have
• Ability to think critically and objectively; excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make quick decisions based on business demands.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence to manage development workflows and documentation effectively.
• Thorough, great organizational and managerial skills.
• Ability to work in high energy and visible environments.

Salary Range

$175,000 - $235,000

BBH’s compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being.

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another.

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

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