VP, Engineering Lead – Investment Operations

Company Overview

A leading global alternative investment manager with a diverse portfolio across credit, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure asset classes is seeking a VP, Engineering Lead for their Investment Operations. This role will focus on designing and deploying solutions to support the firm’s significant growth and investment operations.

• Set technical vision and roadmap for Investment Operations covering all aspects of the investment lifecycle.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers.
• Oversee the end-to-end development of engineering solutions for the business.
• Participate in solution ideation, architecture, design, development, and delivery.
• Work with senior engineering and business leaders to define product roadmap and strategy.
• Implement industry best practices for engineering and product management.
• Manage vendor relationships, selection process, and contract negotiations.
• Lead technological innovations and drive initiatives with senior business partners.
• Ensure a culture of excellence, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability.

• Bachelor’s in computer science or engineering.
• 10+ years of hands‑on software development experience and 4+ years managing a team.
• 5+ years of Private Markets experience in Asset Management.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, Typescript, JavaScript, SQL.
• Experience in building full-stack modern scalable applications.
• Experience with SQL and No
  
  SQL technologies.
• Knowledge of modern UI/UX best practices.
• Experience with modern software development stack and streaming platforms.
• Experience with application packaging, containerization, and deployment.
• Proven engineering leader with strong technical and functional capabilities.
• Experience managing stakeholders and leading project prioritization discussions.
• Strong management skills and ability to work with remote teams.
• Excellent communication and client service skills.

Salary: $250,000 – $270,000