Chief Technology Officer-Columbia Investment Management Company-Hybrid Schedule
About the positionResponsibilities• The Chief Technology Officer is charged with developing a strategy that meets the current needs of the IMC but maintains flexibility to evolve with technology. • Assist in further developing and integrating solutions to assist in the management and analysis of a multi-asset class portfolio. • Although the candidate will manage both an internal team and consultants, this is a hands-on role in architecture, programming, responsible for project management, security, effectively delegating and managing projects, as well as helping to guide and develop the existing development team (including consultants).• The CTO will be expected to apply industry best practices and design patterns to design scalable, secure, and strategic solutions that have superior technical performance. • Comfortable managing ongoing maintenance and support of all applications. • Responsible for the visionary leadership and direction for the IT team, manage complex problems, using communication and negotiation skills to effectively make decisions to move the organization forward. Requirements• Bachelor's degree. • A minimum of eight years of relevant experience in solution/enterprise architecture, supporting customized analytics and data-driven decision making, preferably within the investment industry.• Experience with full-stack development from front-end to back-end, preferably in a bolthires environment. • Extensive SQL programming, including writing and maintaining SQL stored procedures. • Knowledge of web-based application development (TypeScript, React). • Some experience building and managing data pipelines (i.e., ETL processes) and deploying scalable containerized applications. • Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills required to effectively communicate with a variety of audiences.• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. • Excellent spreadsheet and analytical skills. • Strong critical thinking skills, a high degree of intellectual curiosity, and a desire to take on greater responsibilities and leadership. • Demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a demanding environment. • Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines for short, long, and ad-hoc assignments. • Commitment to exceptional quality and the highest ethical standards.• Exceptional professional and personal skills to contribute at a senior level to the development of a sophisticated investment management effort and the vision to enhance and further develop IMC's infrastructure. Nice-to-haves• Master's degree desirable. • Experience working with instances deployed in AWS is a plus, along with familiarity with cloud services in AWS and Azure, including serverless architectures. Familiarity with or prior exposure to the Python data science stack (e.g., pandas, JupyterHub) is helpful.• Familiarity with version control and bolthires/CD in GitLab or GitHub. Apply tot his job