JAVA Engineering Lead Trade Payables Finance Systems Solutions

JAVA Engineering Lead for Trade Payables Finance Systems Solutions Job Req :

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, Tampa, Florida, United States

Hybrid

Jun. 05, 2026

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) group is built on the power of our network. Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), provides integrated cash management and trade finance services to multinational corporations, financial institutions and public sector organizations across the globe. With a full range of digital and mobile enabled platforms, tools and analytics, TTS continues to lead the way in delivering innovative and tailored solutions to its clients.

TTS offers the industry’s most comprehensive suite of treasury and trade solutions including cash management, payments, receivables, liquidity management and investment services, working capital solutions, commercial card programs, trade finance and services.

• TTS counts 80% of Global Fortune 500, over 1,100 public sector entities and thousands of financial institutions amongst its diverse client base
• Doing business in 160 countries and jurisdictions, and transacting in over 140 currencies, TTS processes some USD 4.0 trillion of client payments everyday
• Collaborates with clients to deliver next-generation financial solutions using TTS Innovation Labs.

Trade Payables Finance Systems Solutions Engineering Lead is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and solution activities.

• Establish and lead a Business Solution Analyst unit focused on building Business Systems for Trade Finance / Supply Chain Finance business
• Partner with Product, Operations and Engineering teams across Citi TTS to create a collaborative environment towards defining vision/goals/strategy and delivering on the vision
• Directly impacts the business through contribution to technical direction and strategic decisions for IT Project Leadership. Drive strategic discussion with business and technical stakeholders to smart trade-off decisions that balance efforts, delivery timelines, features, and technical constraints.
• Design, research, develop, analyze and recommend new solutions to keep the business systems competitive and responsive to market needs
• Foster a culture of innovation and solution excellence across the development organization: industry standard practices, adoption of emerging technology solutions and open standards, creating a culture of collaboration and efficiency
• Improve the cross-product architecture across the group by driving more modern development methods including Continuous Integration-Continuous Delivery and Dev Ops
• Manage the regulatory agenda in line with broader business objectives and working with other key IT and business stakeholders to ensure consistent delivery and prioritization of such initiatives.
• Manages and oversees the end-to-end delivery such as project reporting, project planning, issue / risk identification and tracking, scope management, estimation, client management, relationship management
• Provides expertise in projects managed and demonstrates an advanced level of understanding of the principles of IT project leadership.
• Coach, mentor and motivate teams of analysts to excel in their contribution and career growth
• Establish, promote and communicate business solution/design Patterns, business system integration standards and scalable solutions.
• Establish metrics and track on Design Quality, Business value delivery and User adoption
• Influences and negotiates with senior leaders (across functions); may communicate with external parties.
• Appropriately assess risk when…