Manager, Information Technology

Company:         Wellington Management Company LLP 

Location:           Boston, MA

Position Title:   Manager, Information Technology (Req # R93432)

Job Description:

As the manager of the Global Data Support Team, provide support and oversight of global data platforms for middle to back-office investment management activities including trade operations, accounting reporting, reconciliation, corporate actions, derivatives operations, performance systems, pricing, security master, database administration and fund administration areas.

Specific responsibilities include:

·      Directly manage the progress and support outcomes of a team of Wellington employees and consultant in the Global Data Support team.

·      As a member of Global Data & Application Support Leadership team, responsibilities include management of vendor contracts and onboarding of vendor technologies.

·      Manage comprehensive user support with respect to investment data and operational issues.

·      Track, resolve, and report on support requests, in a timely and thorough manner.

·      Ensure continuous availability and operational resiliency of the Geneva portfolio accounting system and related components.

·      Establish and maintain effective client relationships by having a high degree of continuous interaction with the end users.

·      Work with business users and the IT team to proactively identify opportunities for new and improved systems.

·      Take ownership of issues in a 24x7 production environment and collaborate with other teams on remediation and lead them through completion.

·      Provide support for other firm-wide initiatives including Disaster Recovery testing, Database upgrades, security audits, infrastructure upgrades, etc.

·      Proactively identify systems/process issues and gaps to minimize incidents.

Position is fixed location based in Boston office; however, may be able to work 1 day a week from home.

Job Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or a directly related field plus eight (8) years of experience in a business analysis role in the Investment Management or Financial Service industry. Experience must include:

Eight (8) years of experience in each of the following (experience may be gained concurrently):

• Experience with the middle and back-office investment management areas
• Experience in a developer capacity, including software requirements gathering
• SQL query skills and experience with Oracle/SQL Server relational databases and tools
• Java, Unix, and Tomcat solutions

Three (3) years of experience in each of the following (experience may be gained concurrently):

• Crisis and incident management skills, with experience in a 24x7 support role
• Managing and mentoring professionals in their career paths including soft skill and hard skill development, promotions and officership
• Managing and tracking budgets, vendor consultant staffing, and vendor relationships
• Supervising and directing employees and consultants’ work

40 hours/week, 9:00am-5:00pm, Salary range: $156,000.00 – $195,000.00/year.

To Apply: Send resumes to GMGlobalMobility@wellington.com. Ref. #R93432