Friday, December 08, 2006

Client Services Manager; White Plains

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Position- Client Services Manager
Job Id (Use when Referring to Position): JS1985
Job Type: FTP
Location:
Experience: 0 - 0
Compensation: $0.00 - $0.00
Job Description:

Client Service Manager-Professional Services

Department: Professional Services
Location: White Plains

Salary: $90-$120K

Date: December, 2006

Overview

Day-to-day coordination and control of the client operational relationship to ensure high client satisfaction levels, client reference ability, and maximum revenue generation.

The Role

· Ensure that clients are receiving appropriate, high quality service from relevant departments by managing and monitoring the operational relationship between company and assigned clients.

· Keep abreast of assigned client's activities relating to their usage of products and services and pro-actively provide this information to colleagues as needed.

· Work closely with Sales, Services, Support and other departments to ensure clients' needs are understood internally and that client commitments are satisfied. Identify areas where clients' needs are not being satisfied and recommend appropriate remedial action.

· Build and maintain relationships with clients through regular communications, including visits to client sites and appropriate client entertainment.

· Identify revenue opportunities - services, funded development, new ILF - and coordinate delivery of services where appropriate. Involve other areas (i.e. services, sales) as needed.

· Monitor service levels relating to production support issues. Ensure open issues are regularly reviewed with the client. Act as an escalation point for the client on critical issues. Escalate issues internally when necessary.

· Act as a general escalation point for assigned clients

· Help prepare and deliver client satisfaction surveys and user conferences

· Keep abreast of contractual and financial agreements between Company and assigned clients, including RLF agreements. Work closely with sales, finance, and services groups to ensure timely and accurate invoicing and assist with collections when necessary.

· Act as a liaison for the product development centers and clients for enhancement projects. Ensure proper communication channels are open so that the development teams receive required information to complete the project and ensure the client is fully briefed on deliverables, etc. Work closely with services and development groups to ensure necessary deployment support / training is arranged upon delivery of enhancements to clients.

· Work with clients to provide requested information in areas of vendor management / compliance. Involve sales, commercial operations, or other relevant departments as necessary.

Experience

· Minimum five years experience in developing, supporting, selling or using banking software with at least two year in a client facing role.

Skills required

· Assertiveness: Confidence to state own views clearly without damaging relationships

· Market Awareness: Knowledge of Banking processes, needs and requirements and how they are/would be best met with products or new technology

· Organizational Awareness: Understand different lines of business and the political and cultural sensitivities within an organization

· Skilled at asking key questions that help clients to discover their needs, at building trust by communicating effectively with clients about issues, at developing and presenting convincing recommendations that address key client objectives, at setting appropriate expectations with clients and managing them throughout the project life cycle

· Influence: Ability to gain agreement to plans and ideas by promoting and focusing on common goals and win-win results

· Product Knowledge: Technical and functional understanding of company's line of products and services offerings

· Objection Handling: Identifies issues and disagreements, brings it out, takes positive steps to solve it to facilitate collaborative resolution and strengthen working relationships

· Presentation Skills: Effectively presents information in a manner that is clear, fluent, and to the point demonstrates ability to adapt communication to different audiences and engage the audience

· Working under pressure: Being able to manage own behavior and control emotions, think clearly and remain positive when faced with negative responses, actions or difficult situations

· Written Communications: Being able to create written materials with objectivity, conciseness and clarity and medium of communication tailored for delivery and targeted audience. This may apply to a variety of mediums e.g. report writing, business planning, policy writing etc

· Project Management: Being able to define project requirements, scoping of project, planning activities, risk and issue management, manage resources allocated, measure project progress, determine corrective actions to ensure successful project implementation

Degree Required:
Desired Skills:
Additional Information:
Comments:

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Senior Internal Auditor / to 90K++ / Newark, NJ / CODE ILRJA3310

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They are seeking a Senior Auditor to join their internal audit team, performing process testing for Sarbanes Oxley, internal audits and special projects. Bachelor's plus CPA or CIA certification required, 3 or more years accounting experience. Big 4 or other large public firm experience required. Job requires 15-20% domestic and possibly international travel. Salary to 90K.

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Sr. Manager, Change Management / QA Lake Success, NY

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FTP

Lake Sucess NY

0 - 0
Compensation: $0.00 - $130,000.00
Job Description:

Title: Sr. Manager, Change Management/QA
Req. Number: 06-364
Location(s): Lake Success NY

Base: 130k+

My client is looking for a dynamic manager to handle a dual role. As the client assesses and implements new systems, this Manager will be responsible for Change Management and Quality Assurance. The Manager will be responsible for the management of all changes to live IT systems and applications and ensuring their continued availability and effectiveness. He/she will also produce and maintain the Change Management policies, processes and procedures as well as review the Change Management process for bottlenecks or problem areas.
Additionally, the Manager will be responsible for ensuring that all aspects of the Quality standards and compliance regulations are communicated effectively. Will also ensure that the outputs are used to bring about positive change through effective recording and testing methodologies. The incumbent will also manage the definition, implementation and integration of quality principles and quality processes into the design and development of software and IT processes.

The candidate we seek must possess a BA or BS in Information Systems or Computer Science or related work experience in addition to 10+ years in Information Technology.
*3 plus years managing Change Management organization
*3 plus year managing QA or Quality Control organization
*Familiarity with information management practices
*Familiarity with corporate compliance controls
*Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation
*Strong leadership skills
*Excellent analytical and technical skills
*Excellent planning and organizational skills
*Excellent written and verbal communication skills
*The ability to assess business priorities and risks and translate into Change Management plans
*Strong knowledge of Change Management and Configuration Management Activities
*Strong knowledge of the software development life cycle
*Fundamental understanding of application languages
*Fundamental understanding of key business activities within a large corporate environment

Degree Required:
Desired Skills:
Additional Information:
Comments:

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Unix/Linux SA for Whippany- immediate hire. salary open CODE BNRJA22



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Investment Banking Firm is looking for a Unix/Linux SA for the Server Project Implementation group. Will be working closely with the business unit to help gather requirements, design systems, document the proposed build out and implement new server environments.

Must have strong Unix and Linux skills (Sun & SUSE preferred)
VERITAS Volume Manager/File system/Cluster understanding
Must have Infrastructure knowledge, how systems are built and set-up.
Must know clustering, kernels, and general operating systems knowledge
Knowledge of IBM blades, X series and Sun hardware
Able to work on multiple project and a fast pace environment
Able to work independently
Banking/Brokerage Experience
Good Communication/Documentation Skills
Automated Server Deployment via Jumpstart/Kickstart/AutoYast



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HR Director - (US-FL-Coral Springs)

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HR Director - (US-FL-Coral Springs)

Compensation:
$80K - $95K
Min Education:
Bachelors
Job Type:
Full Time
Jobcode:
FHRJA22

Experience Required : 10 + years
Degree Required : 4 Year Degree
Travel Required : Upto 25 %
Consults with largest and typically global business partners regarding most complex HR issues impacting their business groups while ensuring compliance with employment law and HR best practices. Leads business partners in managing change in their organizations which positively impacts business results. Creates vision and develops the overall Human Resources plan within his or her scope of responsibility. This plan must be closely aligned with business objectives, and will include, but is not limited to: talent, organizational development, training, workforce planning, compliance, and employee satisfaction initiatives. Leads a team of HR and business professionals in flawlessly executing on HR/business aligned plan. Leadership responsibilities include the acquisition, development and performance management of HR talent, and the influence of both strategic and tactical business decisions through partnership with executive management.

Candidate Must Have :
* Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience required.
* SPHR certification preferred. 10-12 years exempt level HRG experience with a minimum of five years experience leading the HR function for large, complex business groups.
* Understands all aspects of Human Resources and must demonstrate prior experience and expertise in effectively influencing business partners resulting in the successful achievement of business and HR initiatives.
* This individual will also demonstrate a history of achieving results through the successful acquisition, development and leadership of a team of HR professionals.
* The successful candidate will also show evidence of the following: Highly developed interpersonal skills, and the ability sell ideas both upward and downward to the point of commitment.

Strong project management experience with proven focus on measurements and results.
Display exceptional problem resolution and change management skills.
Demonstrate a history of solid judgment decisions.

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9 East 37 Street
New York, NY 10016

Financial Analyst - (US-NJ-Bridgewater)

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Financial Analyst - (US-NJ-Bridgewater)

Compensation:
$70K - $100K
Min Education:
Bachelors
Job Type:
Full Time
Jobcode:
49562HJA4

Experience Required : 5 - 10 years
Degree Required : 4 Year Degree

Researches, analyzes and documents moderate to complex financial analysis projects within assigned department. Prepares and analyzes operating and strategic plans, including quarterly forecasts. MUST have direct modeling experience in an insurance company. .
Provide financial and technical expertise on projects requiring highly complex financial analysis. Work on cross-functional teams with other departments, as appropriate.
Analyze the potential financial consequences of alternative business decisions relating to profit opportunities and significant capital expenditures.
Prepare analysis and interpretation of financial statements and related reports. Design complex worksheets and/or databases for tracking and reporting.
Review and guide work of less experienced personnel to verify accuracy of information used for financial analyses, using internal and external reports, other departments, and published data.
Incumbent should possess a Bachelors degree in finance, accounting, or mathematics. Minimum of four years proven financial and/or business analysis and planning.

Proficiency in Excel and Access required.
Direct modeling experience in an insurance company is a must. Experience in acquisition pricing and familiarity with building database queries desirable.

Candidate Must Have :
* Excel and Access,
* AD-HOC would be a PLUS

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Concepts In Staffing
9 East 37 Street
New York, NY 10016

3 full time and 1 consulting Openings for Equities QA testers descriptions below paying up to 110k base plus bonus full time and 50-60 hr consultin

C ODE BNRJA331

Algorithmic QA Analyst (1 FT role)

Job Description:

  • Must have Business knowledge and experience as it applies to trading applications.
  • Must have some level of understanding of Algorithmic trading strategies.
  • Must be comfortable with FIX protocol and be able to troubleshoot orders in FIX logs.
  • Must have prior experience working with an Equity Order Management System.
  • Must have intermediate level of UNIX and Database skills.
  • Must understand SDLC and be able to take necessary steps to apply it to the QA process.
  • Must be able to use QA tools such as Mercury Quality Center to create/execute test cases as well as log defects and follow up on defects.
  • Plus: Understanding of Algorithmic trading strategies (VWAP / TWAP / SOR – Smart Order Routing)
  • Knowledge of compliance related reports as it applies to trading (OATS / OTS / DPTR) is a plus.
  • Automation knowledge and experience in automating web-based GUI is a plus.
  • Knowledge and experience working with shell scripts would be helpful but not required.

Platforms: Windows, Unix, Linux

GUI Systems: Equities Trading Applications

Database Systems: SQL Server, Oracle, MS SQL

Other Programming Skills (is a plus): Java, C++, VB

Business Knowledge: Financial, FIX, CMS

Communication Skills: Good Communication Skills

Fidessa QA Analyst (1 FT role, 1 contractor)

Job Description:

  • Experience in Equities Trading applications (OTC preferred)
  • Experience on FIDESSA (Royal Blue Application), Brass, Lava OMS, Nyfix – Renaissance or in-house cash equities order management systems is a Plus
  • QA Experience at least 5 years
  • Familiarity with UNIX Commands & SQL
  • Basic understanding of the SDLC process.
  • Automation Experience with Trading Applications is a Plus.
  • Experience on Mercury Tools - Mercury Quality Center and Quick Test Pro is a Plus

Platforms: Unix

GUI Systems: Fidessa Equities Trading Application

Database Systems: SQL Servers / Sybase

Other Programming Skills (is a Plus): Java, C++.VB

Business Knowledge: Financial, FIX, CMS

Communication Skills: Good Communication

2 new openings in Equity Quantitative Research group CODE BNRJA330

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Both positions require
  1. experience in equity research and/or equity trading; any experience in trading analytics, automated order execution, short-term alpha modeling, trading optimization tools is a plus;
  2. PhD (preferable) or Master degree in a quantitative field (computer science, math, statistics, physics, etc.);
  3. strong computer skills - particular languages are not important, but there must be one or two languages in which the candidate is proficient;
  4. strong communication skills;
  5. exceptional analytical skills, great attention to detail;
  6. work authorization in the US, no H1Bs;
  7. location: New York City (383 Madison Av.);

In addition, first position assumes

  1. quantitative support of trading desk environment;
  2. dual reporting to the managers of Program Trading group and Equity Quantitative Research group (me);
  3. salary range around $200K;

Second position assumes

  1. quant group environment; research and development of automated trading strategies;
  2. reporting to the manager of Equity Quantitative Research group (me);
  3. salary range: subject of qualification – up to $300K, but can be even higher.

Please do not send any candidates without any experience in the industry or with fixed income experience only.

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5 infrastructure openings Houston. CODE BHNRJA7743

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Position

Job Description

Voice Support

Provide technical support for personnel in the trouble shooting of voice service problems. This includes both hardware and transport facilities. Perform installation of voice products and services at user workstations. Perform capacity planning and reporting for deployed systems including the regular issuance of performance improvement recommendations under the guidance of NY Senior Mangaement. Implement voice infrastructure changes as business needs evolve. Preparation of all system configuration documentation. Past experience with Nortel voice products.

Turret Support

Provide technical support for personnel in the trouble shooting of turret service problems supporting Energy Trading environment. This includes both hardware and transport facilities. Perform installation of Turret products and services at user workstations. Perform capacity planning and reporting for deployed systems including the regular issuance of performance improvement recommendations under the guidance of NY Senior Mangaement. Implement turret infrastructure changes as business needs evolve. Preparation of all system configuration documentation. Past experience with IPC turret products, voice recording technology, coordination of private lines and hoot & holler technology.

Server Support

The Server Support System Administrator position is required to support the production infrastructure of the business units’ Distributed Technologies systems. This includes various hardware and software platforms running under the Microsoft umbrella. Actively assist the application support teams in the resolution of escalated application issues. Work under the direction of Global Architecture Office to design and implement new services and products, providing input on architecture, system sizing, and fault tolerance. Document all system configuration details.

L1 Application Support

Application Support Analyst is responsible for providing timely and effective Desktop Application Support services and for specific trading systems applications in a Microsoft Windows NT \ 2000 \ XP networked desktop environment. Close coordination for problem identification, trouble resolution and project execution with the Application Development team. Proactively monitor applications to identify problems, outages, and failures. Resolve applications failures and understand the root cause through analysis, investigation, and duplication, of the failure. Perform pre-release analysis and performance optimization testing of upgrades, User Acceptance Testing and new application releases.

Senior Oracle DBA

The Database Administrator position is charged with supporting the applications staff with the goals of developing and implementing well designed relational databases, promoting data sharing, defining data redundancy, and in some cases acting as the information steward for corporate data. This will be performed under the direction and policy outlined by the Global Architecture Office. Provide technical database development expertise for all Oracle systems including administration and performance tuning of Oracle objects and applications. Conduct formal design review sessions for all new Oracle databases. Recommend design enhancements and document results. Produce technical documentation on topics such as Oracle database design, current database schema's and corporate data management.

Senior UNIX / Linux Admin

Configure the layout of UNIX / Linux hardware, software and application components. Work with Information Technology Product Managers to design and implement new services and products, providing input on architecture, system sizing, and fault tolerance as it related to hardware / software running on the UNIX / Linux platforms. They are also responsible to ensure that documentation on process, procedures, and system configurations are available and updated on a regular basis. Actively assist the application support teams in the resolution of escalated application issues.

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