Crédit Agricole CIB

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

Candidate criteria

Minimal education level

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 Desirable:

• Experience in an Onshore/Offshore model
• Experience in an international environment

Required skills

Skills/Knowledge Essential:

• Strong IT skills with appetite for functional subjects and business processes
• Good understanding of Information systems underlined IT infrastructure
• Soft skills:
  • 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

Skills/Knowledge Desirable:

• 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