Lead Technology Research and Innovation Engineer

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities?

Join our DTCC family, and you'll grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you'll be supported and surrounded by other professionals as you learn new skills, advance your career, and see the impact of your efforts every day.

Pay and Benefits:

Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
Retirement benefits
Paid Time Off and other leave of absence
Flexible/Hybrid Work Arrangements

The Impact you will have in this role:

The successful candidate will drive and support a wide breadth of activities in support of Technology Research and Innovations ' (TRI) objectives. As a result of the team's focus on elevating DTCC's innovative profile internally and externally, the ideal candidate has a strong technical background with a business understanding, excellent communication skills, ability to synthesize sophisticated technical topics, keen interest to learn new technologies and investigate how it fits into DTCC, adept at building relationships and collaborating across team members, and can effectively prioritize and efficiently implement to thrive in a quick paced environment.

The work environment will be fast-paced with aggressive targets and timelines, involving lean team structures and a performance driven approach with very clear and visible definitions of success and failure. Given the nature of this domain, the role will provide excellent learning opportunities on some of the latest technologies reinventing the business and technological landscapes. The ability to swiftly ramp up on new technologies and turn those takeaways into fast-paced delivery will be key to being successful in this role.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

The candidate will drive the analysis in support of the delivery of innovative technology projects, including research and process innovation, for the TRI group. There is a strong individual-contributor aspect to this role requiring keen analytical skills, project management, stakeholder management, subject matter expertise and the ability to independently conduct exercises related to research, analysis, and process optimization.

The candidate will closely partner with functions across the enterprise to ensure alignment and successful delivery, including Operational and Technology Risk, IT Architecture, Business Architecture, Service Architecture, Application Development, infrastructure teams, Architecture Review Board (ARB) and others. As such, strong collaboration and relationship building skills are a must, and a strong understanding and experience of existing DTCC processes related to project lifecycle and compliance will be a strong plus.

Technical Business Analyst responsibilities:

• Lead, coordinate, or participate in assignments related to research, intelligence gathering, market studies new technology analysis and process optimization
• Stay consistently abreast of emerging technology and business landscape, keeping a keen eye on new opportunities and disruptions
• Support requirements gathering, drafting of functional/non-functional specifications, workflows, etc.; participate in reviews of business requirements, technical requirements, etc.
• Recommend and provide input on the choice of appropriate technology stacks, review and assess architecture and software design, work with appropriate internal groups described above to ensure compliance to standards, provide technical inputs, aid troubleshooting efforts, etc.
• Conduct fast-paced vendor assessments including technology due diligence, tech evaluations, assessment of vendor-offered services, tools, and platforms, attend presentations and demos, etc.
• Implement aspects of software pilots, prototypes, and proof of concepts/technology (POCs and POTs) in partnership with resources from across functional areas within DTCC and external vendors
• Vendor management tasks including vendor onboarding, assessment of RFPs, SOWs, and other contractual paperwork
• Develop, formalize, and implement processes and ecosystems within TRI that enable rapid prototype development, fast vendor onboarding and speedy compliance/control checks
• Produce content for external consumption, including industry white papers and presentations, by conducting research, demonstrating own knowledge, and interviewing SMEs across DTCC to synthesize information into key points
• Conduct, support or participate in internal education drives including town halls, strategy sessions, videos, blogs, public showcases etc.

Technical Project Management responsibilities:

• Responsible for the execution of an individual project or multiple smaller projects
• Mitigate risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors, identifying and appropriately elevating potential risks, and demonstrating strong ethical behavior
• Clearly track, report, and communicate regular project status (including scope, schedule, and budget) to project collaborators, management, and established governance groups Proactively identify, understand, and address intra-project and inter-project dependencies
• Supervise all projects against approved budgets and report on actuals, forecasts, and variances; develop action to bring projects on or under budget unless a variance is approved

Qualifications:

• Min 6+ years of proven experience
• Bachelor's Degree and/or related experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• 6+ years of proven experience in the technology industry, preferably related to application development, infrastructure / architecture and / or research
• Experience in the financial services industry is highly preferred
• Experience as a Business Analyst /Systems Analyst, SCRUM Master, Product Manager, ideally, someone who has moved through the development lifecycle in experience across multiple trends in technology
• Strong and effective communication skills required - written, verbal and presentation; ability to communicate technical topics to a non-technical audience
• Strong stakeholder management and partnering skills
• Delivery-focused, result-oriented leadership style
• Experience managing vendors to procure staffing, licenses, tools, and other consulting services
• Experience managing budgets

Highly preferred Specialized Skills

• Experience in or in-depth knowledge of Fintech technologies (e.g. Various Application Development Languages, Infrastructure / Architecture environments, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics) is a huge plus
• Cloud technologies (AWS preferably)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

About Us

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at or connect with us on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , Facebook and Instagram .

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.

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About the Team

Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC's business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC's mission to support the financial markets.