Vice President, Research & Development

About Citco

The market leader. The premier provider. The best in the business. At Citco, we’ve been the front-runner in our field since our incorporation in 1948 led to the evolution of the asset servicing sector itself. This pioneering spirit continues to guide us today as we innovate and expand, push beyond the boundaries of our industry, and shape its future. From working exclusively with hedge funds to serving all alternatives, corporations and private clients, our organization has grown immensely across asset classes and geographies. For us, this progress is a pattern that we’ll only maintain as we move forward, always prioritizing our performance. So for those who want to play at the top of their game and be at the vanguard of their space, we say: Welcome to Citco.

About the Team & Business Line:

Within the Transformation Office, Research & Development (R&D) is a multidisciplinary team that delivers immediate value to Citco and its clients by creating innovative solutions and proofs of concept for evolving business needs. Through market analysis and in-depth research, the team identifies opportunities aligned with Citco's and its clients' strategic objectives. R&D collaborates with stakeholders to advance innovation, improve efficiency, strengthen competitiveness, and develop new products and services.
 

Your Role: 

The Vice President is a pivotal leader within the Transformation Office's R&D team, with primary responsibility for the successful delivery of a strategic Fund Services transformation program using Sigma, the cloud-native analytics and reporting product from Sigma Computing. The role combines strategic leadership, rigorous project and program management, and solution-delivery oversight. The Vice President will establish the roadmap, governance, resource plan, milestones, dependencies, risks, and reporting required to move the program from requirements and design through development, testing, implementation, adoption, and benefits realization.

• Own end-to-end delivery of the strategic Fund Services transformation program
• Provide executive oversight for the implementation and adoption of Sigma within Fund Services
• Align Sigma capabilities, roadmap priorities, governance, and business outcomes with strategic objectives
• Develop and maintain the integrated roadmap, delivery plan, milestones, dependencies, resource assignments, and critical path
• Establish governance, decision rights, meeting cadence, escalation paths, and accountability across business and technology workstreams
• Lead working groups, steering updates, planning sessions, and delivery reviews
• Manage scope, priorities, assumptions, constraints, and change requests
• Coordinate delivery across business stakeholders, developers, analysts, project managers, platform teams, risk, security, and vendors
• Track progress, resolve blockers, and implement recovery actions
• Maintain senior-management reporting covering status, decisions, risks, issues, budget, resources, and benefits
• Oversee testing, business readiness, implementation, change management, training, and transition to support
• Ensure deliverables comply with Citco standards for architecture, security, risk, quality, documentation, and governance

Key Competencies:

• Adaptability
• Leadership
• Quality and Risk Management
• Problem Solving
• Goal Orientation
• Organization
• Communication
• Accountability
• Drive for Results
   

About You:

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience managing agile projects and delivering complex initiatives
• 5+ years of people management experience
• Experience establishing governance, leading cross-functional delivery, and reporting to senior management
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills
• Experience using Jira and Confluence
• Assets:
  • Experience leading enterprise reporting, analytics, data, or business-transformation programs
  • Working knowledge of Sigma and comparable modern analytics platforms
  • Understanding of cloud data, analytics, reporting, governance, and adoption considerations

Salary Range: CAD $118,000 - CAD $156,000

• This posting is for an existing vacancy

Our Benefits

Your well-being is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location.

We embrace diversity, prioritizing the hiring of people from diverse backgrounds. Our inclusive culture is a source of pride and strength, fostering innovation and mutual respect.

Citco welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection.