About the Role
Finzly, a leader in innovative payment and financial solutions, is looking for a senior engineering leader for our FX product portfolio. Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the Director of FX Technology will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our cutting-edge FX offerings. This role will preferably be based in Charlotte at Finzly’s corporate headquarters.
Our ideal candidate is a self-driven individual who excels at multitasking and flourishes as part of a collaborative team. Furthermore, we are seeking someone who possesses a genuine enthusiasm for exploring cutting-edge technologies, driving innovation, and thriving in a startup environment. If you're passionate about being part of a forward-thinking team, we encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities
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Own the technical delivery of FX trading, client account management, post-trade, and related products.
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Partner closely with product owners to ensure alignment with the product roadmap.
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Deliver technical designs and assessments for high impact initiatives.
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Lead and develop a team of both skilled and new engineers.
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Build a collaborative culture with a focus on engineering excellence, growth, and continuous improvement.
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Collaborate with other technology owners to promote and adopt engineering best practices; work with teams to leverage opportunities or remove obstacles.
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Ensure commitments are delivered on time and on budget, including identifying and resolving risks and issues.
Requirements
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Senior leader with hands-on engineering experience delivering production software to customers.
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Minimum of 5 years experience in FX or Trade Finance.
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Deep understanding of the overall FX trade lifecycle and surrounding ecosystem including integration with market data providers, liquidity providers, and other third parties.
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Proven team management experience including ability to coach and inspire a high performing team to build products that delight our customers.
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Deep understanding and practitioner of sound engineering principles and processes (e.g., Lean, Agile, DevOps); commitment to continuous improvement.
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Deep understanding of security and compliance for managing data, ideally in a regulated industry.
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Strong background in software architecture, microservices, and cloud environments (AWS).
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Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years equivalent experience.
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Prior engineering experience a must; individual must be comfortable working in the code base.
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in information systems, business administration or a technology-related field is required.
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Prior engineering experience a must; individual must be comfortable working in the code base.
What We Offer
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Full Benefits Package - medical, dental and vision coverage with HSA option
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Healthcare FSA and Dependent Care FSA
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Company-paid Life Insurance
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Company-paid Long-Term Disability
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Paid Holidays and generous Paid-Time Off
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Stock Options
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401k Savings Retirement Plan
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Short Term Disability, Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
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Wellness Programs including Employee Assistance Program
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Annual Cash Bonus and more!
About Finzly
Finzly is headquartered in Charlotte, NC, and was founded in 2012 by financial engineers whose mission is to create a modern, real-time, and responsive platform for bankers who need to break free from core limitations. Our initial success and wider adoption arrived after the introduction of our foreign exchange, trade finance, lending, digital banking, and branch banking solutions. Finzly is on a mission to free banks from their core banking systems and core-vendor limitations, by creating an Appstore ecosystem that empowers banks to launch new products and services instantly and easily. Finzly enables financial institutions to make smarter technology decisions while getting to market at fintech speed.
Recently, Finzly has won the “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” award of 2022 & 2023, the "Great Companies to Work for in North Carolina" award in 2024, and the “Best Parallel Core Technology” award at the NACHA Smarter Faster Payments Conference in 2023.
Apply
Interested candidates can send their resume to Finzly at careers@finzly.com