TCW is looking to revolutionize its investment technology by accelerating Quantitative Development and empowering Quant Dev and Researchers with cutting-edge Risk & Research technology.
Requirements
- Deep familiarity with software delivery practices (Agile methodologies, DevOps, CI/CD)
- Prior experience managing globally distributed contractor or MSP teams
- Strong understanding of business continuity planning and architecture review processes.
- Strong understanding of financial data and risk/analytics platforms is highly desirable
- Minimum of seven years of experience in platform engineering, or technical program management, preferably within risk management, research, or financial services.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; a master's degree is preferred.
- Ability to mentor and develop junior team members.
Responsibilities
- Governance & Planning: Represent Risk & Research Technology on the Change Control Board, lead business continuity and disaster recovery planning, and ensure architecture reviews occur to ensure secure, scalable, and high-performing systems.
- Operations & Delivery: Lead day-to-day planning and delivery of tech initiatives across core systems, translating roadmap initiatives into actionable tasks for contractor teams, coordinating sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives, tracking deliverables, resolving blockers, and escalating risks appropriately.
- Agile Leadership & Product Management: Serve as Scrum Master to promote Agile collaboration and collaborate with the R2 core tech lead to prioritize features that deliver clear business value.
- Consultant & Vendor Oversight: Solid-line supervisor for all R2 Core contractors, enforcing accountability and maintaining velocity across nearshore, offshore, and on-site contractors, supporting consultant hiring, onboarding, knowledge continuity, and ensuring accurate time reporting.
- Mentorship & Team Development: Provide respectful, integrity-driven mentorship to junior staff, fostering knowledge sharing, skill growth, and accountability.
- Lead pivotal projects, including cloud transition, research sandbox creation, operational resilience enhancement, and portfolio platform integration.
- Manage a globally distributed contractor workforce, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of Core Platform capabilities, partnering closely with quant, and enterprise technology teams.
Other
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; a master's degree is preferred.
- Minimum of seven years of experience in platform engineering, or technical program management, preferably within risk management, research, or financial services.
- Cultivates strong, collaborative relationships by fostering open communication, active listening, and mutual respect.
- Leadership in identifying and delivering measurable business value through efficient execution, continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability.
- Conscientiousness, with a focus on quality and stakeholder satisfaction.
