Technical VP/Associate Director (Capital Markets)

About the job

The Wissen team continues to expand its footprint in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and India. More openings to come as we continue to grow the team!

Please read below for a brilliant career opportunity.

Role: Technical VP/Associate Director (Capital Markets)

Title: AVP/VP

Location: Hybrid (NYC, Alpharetta) – Fulltime

Mode of Work: 3 days/week onsite required

Required Experience:10-15 years

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and hands-on direction for the design, development, and delivery of mission-critical capital markets platforms.
• Actively contribute to development efforts — writing/reviewing production-grade code, optimizing performance-critical components, and troubleshooting complex production issues when needed (trading systems, risk engines, pricing & analytics, market data integration, order/execution management, cloud-native architectures, AI/ML in trading/risk, real-time data processing).
• Partner closely with sales, business development, and product teams: participate in client meetings, RFPs/RFIs, technical demos, proof-of-concepts (POCs), and solution presentations to help win and expand business.
• Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams; foster engineering excellence.
• Drive innovation in capital markets technology while balancing speed-to-market, cost, and technical debt management.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 10–15 years of progressive technology experience, with at least 10 years of hands-on technical delivery in capital markets (buy-side, sell-side, or fintech serving institutional clients).
• Proven track record as a hands-on senior engineer/architect before moving into leadership (still capable and willing to code and design solutions personally).
• Deep domain expertise in capital markets workflows, instruments (equities, fixed income, derivatives, FX, commodities), market microstructure, pricing models, risk management, and regulatory reporting.
• Strong full-stack or backend engineering experience (Java, C , Python, Scala, Go, or similar) in high-performance, distributed, real-time systems.
• Experience designing and delivering large-scale, production systems handling massive data volumes and low-latency requirements.
• Demonstrated success collaborating with sales/client-facing teams: creating technical proposals, conducting demos/POCs, and translating complex technology into business value.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills — ability to influence C-level stakeholders, clients, and cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA - highly desirable for bridging technical depth with business strategy, client conversations, and commercial impact.
• Prior leadership of engineering teams (10–50 engineers) in capital markets.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and modern data technologies (Kafka, Spark, Snowflake/Redshift, time-series DBs, containerization (Kubernetes))

Benefits:

• Healthcare insurance for you and your family (medical, dental, vision).
• Short / Long term disability insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Accidental death & disability Insurance.
• 401K.
• 3 weeks of Paid Time Off.
• Support and fee coverage for immigration needs.
• Remote office set up stipend.
• Support for industry certifications.
• Additional cash incentives.
• Re-skilling opportunities to transition between technologies.

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Type: Full-time

We are: A high end technical consulting firm built and run by highly qualified technologists. Our workforce consists of 5000 highly skilled professionals, with leadership from Wharton, MIT, IITs, IIMs, and NITs and decades of experience at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, MSCI, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Verizon, British Telecom, ISRO etc. Without any external funding or investments, Wissen Technology has grown its revenues by 100% every other year since it started as a subsidiary of Wissen Group in 2015. We have a global presence with offices in the US, India, UK, Australia, Mexico, and Canada.

You are: A true tech or domain ninja. Or both. Comfortable working in a quickly growing profitable startup, have a “can do” attitude and are willing to take on any task thrown your way.

You will:

• Develop and promote the company’s culture of engineering excellence.
• Define, develop and deliver solutions at a top tier investment bank or another esteemed client.
• Perform other duties as needed

Your Education and Experience:

• We value candidates who can execute on our vision and help us build an industry-leading organization.
• Graduate-level degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field
• Wissen embraces diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We believe that the more inclusive our team is, the better our work will be. All qualified applicants, including but not limited to LGBTQ , Minorities, Females, the Disabled, and Veterans, are encouraged to apply.

About Wissen Technology:

The Wissen Group was founded in the year 2000. Wissen Technology, a part of Wissen Group, was established in the year 2015. Wissen Technology is a specialized technology company that delivers high-end consulting for diverse industries, including Banking, E-commerce, Telecom, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Energy. We help clients build world-class products. We have offices in the US, India (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurugram, Mumbai, Pune), UK, Australia, Mexico, Vietnam, and Canada.

We empower businesses with a dynamic portfolio of services and accelerators tailored to today’s digital demands and based on future ready technology stack. Our services include Industry Leading Custom Software Development, AI-Driven Software Engineering, Generative AI & Machine Learning, Real-Time Data Analytics & Insights, Interactive Data Visualization & Decision Intelligence, Intelligent Process Automation, Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Strategies, Cross-Platform Mobile Experiences, CI/CD-Powered Agile DevOps, Automated Quality Engineering, and cutting-edge integrations.

Certified as a Great Place to Work® for five consecutive years (2020-2025) and recognized as a Top 20 AI/ML vendor by CIO Insider, Wissen Group has delivered multimillion-dollar projects for over 20 Fortune 500 companies. Wissen Technology delivers exceptional value on mission-critical projects through thought leadership, ownership, and reliable, high-quality, on-time delivery.

Our industry-leading technical expertise stem from the talented professionals we attract. Committed to fostering their growth and providing top-tier career opportunities, Wissen ensures an outstanding experience and value for our clients and employees.

We Value:

• Perfection: Pursuit of excellence through continuous improvement.
• Curiosity: Fostering continuous learning and exploration.
• Respect: Valuing diversity and mutual respect.
• Integrity: Commitment to ethical conduct and transparency.
• Transparency: Open communication and trust.

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