Asset Backed Finance Technology Lead

At Barings, we are as invested in our associates as we are in our clients. We recognize those who work diligently for us and reward them for personal and professional integrity, communication skills, distinct competencies and expertise in specific strategies, ability to collaborate as a team member and true dedication to the interests of our clients.

Department
: GTD – Investment Process Technology

Location
:
Charlotte, NC

Barings is a leading global financial services firm dedicated to meeting the evolving investment and capital needs of our clients and customers. Through active asset management and direct origination, we provide innovative solutions and access to differentiated opportunities across public and private capital markets. A subsidiary of Mass Mutual, Barings maintains a strong global presence with business and investment professionals located across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

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Barings' Global Investment Process Technology team is seeking an experienced professional to lead the Asset Based Financing (ABF) Technology area. The role involves collaborating with business units such as Investment Teams, Operations, and Fund Services to support daily operations and build a technology strategy that aligns with business plans, managing the book of work, encompassing both Business-As-Usual items and strategic buildouts, and ensuring proper prioritization, stakeholder engagement, and scale.

• Technology Strategy:
  Develop and execute a technology strategy that aligns with the firm's business plans and supports growth and operational efficiency.
• Partnership and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Build deep relationships with business units to understand their needs and leverage technology effectively. Collaborate with other technology functions to ensure cohesive and integrated solutions.
• Team Leadership:
  Lead, mentor, and build a high-quality, business-savvy technology team adept at full-stack development. Foster a culture of high work ethics, interpersonal skills, collaboration, and excellence in software development. Review code and institute best software development practices, including leveraging and building Dev Ops, GIT, and best practices for documentation and peer/design reviews.
• Agile Practices:
  Implement and promote agile development practices to ensure timely and efficient delivery of technology solutions.
• Modern Tech Stack:
  Stay progressive and on the cutting edge of technology, with familiarity in cloud-native computing and modern tech stacks.
• Aladdin Platform Alignment:
  Ensure alignment with the firmwide strategy to leverage the Aladdin platform effectively. Maintain strong communication and partnership with the Aladdin Product Team to utilize the latest features.
• Production Operations:
  Ensure the technical operations of systems and platforms are robust. Drive proper change management, audit processes, and no-blame postmortems with root cause analysis for incidents.

• Experience:
  
  8+ years of related institutional buy‑side technology experience with a proven track record of success that includes understanding of public and private markets and asset servicing.
• Asset Management Expertise:
  High familiarity with the Asset Management business is required, with Asset Based Financing being a plus.
• Hands‑On Development:
  Motivated to be hands‑on with a track record of large‑scale system development. Proficiency in coding with Python or C# is mandatory.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Familiarity with design patterns, object‑oriented programming practices, and databases (SQL and No
  
  SQL).
• Leadership:
  Demonstrated ability to lead, build, and mentor high‑performing technology teams.
• Agile Practices:
  Strong understanding and implementation of agile development practices.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Business Acumen:
  Deep understanding of the firm's overall business and investment capabilities. Ability to articulate and communicate effectively with various stakeholders.
• Detail‑Oriented:
  Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Innovation:
  Ab…