Columbia University · 1 month ago
Chief Technology Officer-Columbia Investment Management Company-Hybrid Schedule
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$400K/yr - $450K/yr
8+ years expColumbia University is seeking a Chief Technology Officer for its Investment Management Company, responsible for developing and implementing technology strategies that align with the organization's investment management and operational needs. The role involves leadership of the IT team, project management, and hands-on development to enhance the company's infrastructure and decision-making capabilities.
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Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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 Microsoft environment
Extensive SQL programming, including writing and maintaining SQL stored procedures
Knowledge of web-based application development (TypeScript, React)
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
Preferred
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 CI/CD in GitLab or GitHub
Company
Columbia University
Columbia University is a research institution and Ivy League school for undergraduate and graduate students across various fields
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (433)
2024 (353)
2023 (333)
2022 (370)
2021 (283)
2020 (221)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$21.84MKey Investors
ValeNational Institutes of HealthNational Science Foundation
2024-09-24Grant· $0.02M
2023-08-17Grant
2023-05-04Grant· $20M
Leadership Team
Jeannette Wing
Executive Vice President for Research and Professor of Computer Science
Asaf Cidon
Assistant Professor, EE and CS
Recent News
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