Associate Director, Technology

Overview

The Technology Manager is generally autonomous in their oversight and active management for Technology projects and most often reports directly to a Director or Senior Director.

• Directly manage team(s) focused on delivering high quality project results within major technology disciplines: strategy, software development, operations, engineering, development services, information security, and compliance.
• Focus on team leadership, delivery of business value, risk mitigation, cost optimization and return on investment.
• Deliver results based upon FINRA annual goals, department goals and management requests.
• Direct and coordinate the organization’s financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency for projects.
• Ensure technology best practices are being implemented and improved within team(s).
• Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solutions and solve problems.
• Support the evaluation of new technologies, techniques, and tools.
• Report status and issues to senior Technology management team.
• Work directly with outside vendors to negotiate services and product agreements.
• Serve as a backup to more senior level management as needed.
• Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with peers both within and outside of Technology and maintain them over time.
• Establish and maintain external relationships with strategic product/service vendors and industry forums (government & private councils, standards bodies, product forums, etc.).
• Contribute to the establishment, evolution and continued compliance with standard practices and processes within the disciplines.
• Assist with adherence to technology policies and comply with all security controls.
• Ensure all work products meet/exceed FINRA standards and risks are effectively managed.
• Participate in periodic Disaster Recovery (DR), Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing and reporting.
• Identify and hire resources/skills needed within the organization.
• Coordinate the assignment of subordinate staff and manage staff performance and training.
• Demonstrate FINRA’s values in all interactions.
• Collaborate, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline with at least five (5) years of related experience, or equivalent training and/or work experience;
  Master’s degree and past Financial Services industry experience preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years managing technical programs and/or processes including staff management of at least four (4) resources and a budget of at least one million dollars ($1 million) annually.
• Knowledge of business, technology and management principles involved in strategic planning, organizational change management, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources.
• Experience must include direct project experience in one of the following areas: strategy, software development, operations, engineering, development services, information security, and/or compliance.
• Extensive knowledge of industry-leading technology best practices including familiarity with technology methodologies such as ISO-9000, ITIL, Agile and iterative.
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships and leverage those relationships to improve the quality of work products.
• Ability to identify, evaluate and recommend processes, tools, technologies and/or products to meet business and budgetary requirements.
• Strong organizational skills, able to handle competing priorities, and able to maintain focus and quickly learn new skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Hybrid work environment with defined in-person presence requirements. Occasional travel and extended hours may be required.

FINRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected category, including race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex, or any other status or classification protected by state or local law.