Application Development Group Manager, Senior Vice President
Citi, Jersey City, NJ, United States
Overview of Citi
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
Overview of the Role
Applications Development Technology Senior Lead Analyst is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.
Responsibilities
This is a senior technology position in the Futures Brokerage space in New Jersey, USA.
Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple applications development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications.
Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects.
Collaborate with BA/PMs, Operations and Product managers within Futures Brokerage space.
Work closely with business & operations to create product rollout plans, gather business & functional requirements.
Gain knowledge of end-to-end flows of future clearing and brokerage space and identify the best approach to migrate clients/flows, develop iterative rollout plans, validate use cases, work with vendors, and chair weekly project team meetings with stakeholders.
Build relationships with Production Development groups in London and New Jersey, and collaborate with Development leads in Pune to deliver project milestones.
Lead integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products, and enhance processes.
Analyze complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards to define and develop solutions to high-level problems.
Provide expertise in applications programming and plan assignments involving large budgets, cross‑functional projects, or multiple projects.
Develop application methodologies and standards for program analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
Utilize advanced knowledge of supported main system flows and comprehensive knowledge of multiple areas to achieve technology goals.
Consult with end users to identify system function specifications and incorporate them into overall system design.
Allocate work and act as an advisor/coach for developers, analysts, and new team members.
Influence and negotiate with senior leaders and communicate with external parties.
Assess risk in business decisions, demonstrating consideration for Citigroup’s reputation and compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations; apply sound ethical judgment and report control issues transparently.
Qualifications
12+ years of application development and leadership experience in the financial services domain with hands‑on experience in Full Stack Java + Oracle.
Experience solving performance issues of the flow, including DB ingestion and exposure.
Good understanding of CI/CD processes, Scrum, and JIRA.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Deep understanding of ETD (Exchange Traded Derivatives) clearing workflows, including trade lifecycle management, brokerage, cash, and collateral workflows.
Proven experience integrating clearing systems with books and records platforms to ensure seamless data flow and reconciliation.
Expertise in cloud‑native development principles and practices, designing and building highly resilient, scalable, and observable services/systems in a cloud environment.
Strong collaboration skills, able to interact effectively with internal technology teams, external vendors, and clearinghouse representatives.
Extensive experience with post‑trade processing systems and technologies.
Demonstrated knowledge of client core business functions.
Demonstrated leadership, project management, and development skills.
Relationship and consensus building skills.
Familiarity with AI tools and using them for day‑to‑day tasks to ensure performant and faster development.
Education
Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience.
Master’s degree preferred.
Deliver development projects end to end.
Quickly grasp/master new requirements and related knowledge.
Manage tight deadlines or unexpected requirement changes.
Understand technical implications of system design.
Team player in solid/matrix reporting organizations.
Willingness to ask questions, challenge processes, and seek answers.
Work independently, multitask, take ownership, and drive strategy.
Assist developers and QA leads to formulate a test plan.
Work with operations in EMEA, APC, and NAM.
Own migration project plans and current status.
Conduct release retrospective meetings to continuously improve processes.
Bridge the gap between development and business leads.
Liaise with QA testers to ensure functionality meets expectations.
Contribute ideas on technology and process to ensure team productivity and success.
Own the documentation Wiki page for the project.
Work with global teams (NY, London, Singapore) and attend evening calls as needed.
Job Family Group
Technology
Job Family
Applications Development
Time Type
Full time
Primary Location
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Salary Range
$176,720.00 – $265,080.00 (full‑time)
Benefits: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; wellness programs; paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays). For additional information, visit citibenefits.com.
Anticipated Posting Close Date
Apr 29, 2026
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity, review Accessibility at Citi. View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.
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Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
Overview of the Role
Applications Development Technology Senior Lead Analyst is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.
Responsibilities
This is a senior technology position in the Futures Brokerage space in New Jersey, USA.
Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple applications development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications.
Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects.
Collaborate with BA/PMs, Operations and Product managers within Futures Brokerage space.
Work closely with business & operations to create product rollout plans, gather business & functional requirements.
Gain knowledge of end-to-end flows of future clearing and brokerage space and identify the best approach to migrate clients/flows, develop iterative rollout plans, validate use cases, work with vendors, and chair weekly project team meetings with stakeholders.
Build relationships with Production Development groups in London and New Jersey, and collaborate with Development leads in Pune to deliver project milestones.
Lead integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products, and enhance processes.
Analyze complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards to define and develop solutions to high-level problems.
Provide expertise in applications programming and plan assignments involving large budgets, cross‑functional projects, or multiple projects.
Develop application methodologies and standards for program analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
Utilize advanced knowledge of supported main system flows and comprehensive knowledge of multiple areas to achieve technology goals.
Consult with end users to identify system function specifications and incorporate them into overall system design.
Allocate work and act as an advisor/coach for developers, analysts, and new team members.
Influence and negotiate with senior leaders and communicate with external parties.
Assess risk in business decisions, demonstrating consideration for Citigroup’s reputation and compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations; apply sound ethical judgment and report control issues transparently.
Qualifications
12+ years of application development and leadership experience in the financial services domain with hands‑on experience in Full Stack Java + Oracle.
Experience solving performance issues of the flow, including DB ingestion and exposure.
Good understanding of CI/CD processes, Scrum, and JIRA.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Deep understanding of ETD (Exchange Traded Derivatives) clearing workflows, including trade lifecycle management, brokerage, cash, and collateral workflows.
Proven experience integrating clearing systems with books and records platforms to ensure seamless data flow and reconciliation.
Expertise in cloud‑native development principles and practices, designing and building highly resilient, scalable, and observable services/systems in a cloud environment.
Strong collaboration skills, able to interact effectively with internal technology teams, external vendors, and clearinghouse representatives.
Extensive experience with post‑trade processing systems and technologies.
Demonstrated knowledge of client core business functions.
Demonstrated leadership, project management, and development skills.
Relationship and consensus building skills.
Familiarity with AI tools and using them for day‑to‑day tasks to ensure performant and faster development.
Education
Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience.
Master’s degree preferred.
Deliver development projects end to end.
Quickly grasp/master new requirements and related knowledge.
Manage tight deadlines or unexpected requirement changes.
Understand technical implications of system design.
Team player in solid/matrix reporting organizations.
Willingness to ask questions, challenge processes, and seek answers.
Work independently, multitask, take ownership, and drive strategy.
Assist developers and QA leads to formulate a test plan.
Work with operations in EMEA, APC, and NAM.
Own migration project plans and current status.
Conduct release retrospective meetings to continuously improve processes.
Bridge the gap between development and business leads.
Liaise with QA testers to ensure functionality meets expectations.
Contribute ideas on technology and process to ensure team productivity and success.
Own the documentation Wiki page for the project.
Work with global teams (NY, London, Singapore) and attend evening calls as needed.
Job Family Group
Technology
Job Family
Applications Development
Time Type
Full time
Primary Location
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Salary Range
$176,720.00 – $265,080.00 (full‑time)
Benefits: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; wellness programs; paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays). For additional information, visit citibenefits.com.
Anticipated Posting Close Date
Apr 29, 2026
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity, review Accessibility at Citi. View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.
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