Company DescriptionOptions Group is a leading global executive search and strategic consulting firm specializing in financial services including capital markets, global markets, alternative investments, hedge funds, and private banking/wealth management. For more than 25 years, our clients and candidates have come to know that Options Group always exceeds expectations. Our innovative approach to facilitating limitless search possibilities for our clients and candidates around the world has been recognized as the industry standard. Through our global footprint (15 offices spread across 4 continents), Options Group has the resources, analytics and experience to drive the acquisition of top tier talent for firms of any size. Options Group is on the forefront, pioneering a new generation of human talent management solutions, where research meets recruiting for optimal strategic results. OG is hands-on in providing a superior range of innovative options for financial services & tech clients and candidates.Job DescriptionEquity Derivatives FO Tools Developer (C# and MS Excel/VBA)The Equity FO Tools IT team is working in an international environment, closely with the Front Office and other IT teams in the different locations. The team is globally in charge of developing and maintaining Front Office systems that enables trading, structuring and sales daily activities on the following area:•Development of the Trading Tools for Flow and Structured EquityBusinesses•Development of the global pricing application used by Structuring andSales desks•Support of the toolsMain DutiesThe candidate will be working closely with the Equity NY business users and help build the Americas ETF franchise from the grounds up.Front Office tools developments will require to:• Analyze the business requirements and translate them into technicalSpecifications• Propose technical design in line with the local NY businessrequirements and provide development cost• Implement (Develop, Unit test, Non Reg, Follow up with users) thesesolutions• Ensure developments made are in line with the IT architecture andintegrated within the global platform• Act in respect of development/design best practices and deliveryprocess in place• More globally : active participation in (and implementation of) theglobal FO Tools IT team governance: architecture, methodology, delivery, reporting, quality, peopleTECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE• 3 yrs development experience• Strong skills in OO development (C#) and MS Excel/VBA• Skills in SQL and XML• Good architectural and design capabilityNON TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE• Excellent communication skills: will work closely with Front Officeusers in a very time constrained environment.• Well organized and rigorous, team player and highly motivated• Ability to work in a complex global environment• Ability to work under pressure• Flexible and able to change priorities quicklyBUSINESS KNOWLEDGE• Good knowledge of ETFs, pricing, booking and risk calculation,business processesIDEAL EXPERIENCE• More than 5 years experience in an investment bank as a Front Officedeveloper on equity products.• Prior exposure with products pricing, booking and lifecyclemanagement• Prior experience with kdbADDITIONAL INFORMATION• Must be able to work in a small IT team and maintain an excellentrelationship with business users• Must be able to work independently as part of a highly distributedglobal teamINTERVIEW PROCESS1 interview with IT management in New YorkAdditional InformationInterested candidates please contactAbhishek Agarwalaagarwal(at)optionsgroup.com