Development Manager - Bernstein. VP or Director

Responsibilities

Development Manager. VP or Director. Bernstein - GBTO/BSG/EXS/UKI

Bernstein is widely recognized as a premier global equity research and brokerage firm, with a trading platform that spans the US, Europe, and Asia. Our research and trading capabilities are sought out by leading investment managers around the world, and we have a long history of our research receiving #1 rankings for overall quality and industry knowledge.

Bernstein Societe Generale Group is the Joint Venture established between Societe Generale and Alliance Bernstein to provide high quality independent research in equity and cash equity execution services. Bernstein Autonomous LLP is the UK Operating Company and employing entity for the JV.

About the Team

The Technology team for BA LLP provides systems development and support for the firm’s research, sales, and trading activities. Our mission is to provide cost-effective solutions that enable the business to expand into new markets, provide top-quality investment research, and deliver quality trade-execution services to institutional investors.

Summary of Key Purposes of the Role

The Development Manager will be responsible for applications used by Sales and Research to distribute research and provide insights to clients through various in-house and 3rd party applications. The applications include CRM, websites, Aggregators, Email distribution. The role will oversee the development, integration and optimization of vendor and proprietary applications. The Development Manager will lead a distributed team of developers and collaborate with Product Management, Client Strategy and Front office stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions including AI driven workflow automation.

Responsibilities

·         Oversee development and maintenance of a suite of Sales applications with a mix of home grown and vendor applications including CRM, .NET applications and integrations.

·         Lead and coordinate work effectively with global development team in partnership with Product, Client Strategy, Front office, support and vendor teams

·         Manage application lifecycle from requirements through deployment and support.

·         Hands on technical application development and integration experience with Microsoft .NET, Azure, Web Applications, CRM, Rest API and database technologies, following DevSecOps and Agile practices.

·         Lead and mentor a global team including employees and offshore resources.

·         Learn and implement best practices within the team, in-line with bank-wide global standards including Information Security, Compliance and Risk management policies.

·         Support critical business processes and applications in production.

·         Drive AI-based workflow automation initiatives leveraging Azure and other emerging technologies.

Profile required

·         Energetic, self-directed and self-motivated, able to build and sustain long-term relationships with business and colleagues.

·         Ability to solve problems with a keen eye for details; a strong desire to learn and contribute solutions.

·         Able to apply knowledge and experience to propose creative, value driven viable solutions.

·         Self-directed, independent and comfortable in fast paced matrix environments.

·         Can manage multiple tasks and use judgment to prioritize and escalate to achieve desired outcomes.

·         Strong verbal and written communication skills.

·         Bachelors or Masters degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) field.

·         Knowledge of Equity Research and Capital Markets.

·         Experience with workflow automation tools such as Power Automate