Tech Lead

Pictet is an investment-led service company, offering wealth management, asset management and related services.

We are an independent investment partnership known for our long-term mindset, responsible approach to business and entrepreneurial spirit. These principles have defined us since 1805. For our clients, colleagues, and wider society, we always aim to do the right thing and honour our commitment to enduring quality.

With more than CHF 686 billion in assets under management or custody as of December 31st 2023, Pictet is today one of the leading Europe-based independent wealth and asset managers.

The Group is headquartered in Geneva, where its activities began, and employs more than 5000 employees. With 30 offices, it is also present in Amsterdam, Basel, Barcelona, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Lausanne, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Monaco, Montreal, Munich, Nassau, Osaka, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Stuttgart, Taipei, Tel-Aviv, Tokyo, Turin, Verona, Shanghai, New York and Zurich.

The Pictet Group is one of the world's leading independent wealth and asset managers. Founded in 1805 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Group is represented at 30 offices in financial centres worldwide, and currently employs over 5200 people. Pictet has been present since 1989 in Luxembourg, where it employs over 700 people.

FundPartner Solutions provides a full suite of fund administration and private label funds services. The global team of industry experts specialises in fund domiciliation, registration and governance, as well as risk compliance and investment management services.

Technology & Operations design and integrate software applications ranging from portfolio management systems, trading platforms to banking and corporate solutions. The division is responsible for some of the Group's key innovations while sustaining business operations and developing custodian and funds administration services.

The role of the function is to act as a technical reference for your projects' stakeholders, removing impediments and enabling the correct prosecution of project roadmaps. The Tech Lead ensures the smooth-running of the projects and be involved in the operational requests, implementing specific client requirements and providing the second line of assistance to our business teams.

Produce detailed designs, formalize, and implement technical solutions for our projects related to the Fund Operations (Fund Admin, Transfer Agent), based on market standards and architectural good practices.
Provide guidance and support for approved, initiated projects.
Provide qualitative analysis of business user needs and evaluating the feasibility of their requirements.
Collaborate with enterprise architecture to align data needs, integration of new solutions
Providing L2/3 support to business stakeholders
Manage technical production incidents (coordinate, implement resolution)
Carry out release engineering tasks.
Carry out troubleshooting and system integration testing tasks.
Understand, adapt, and contribute to the innovation of target architectures.
Collaborate closely with the members of the Funds Solutions unit in Luxembourg, as well as with other teams such as the Architecture team in Geneva and development team in Pictet Technologies Luxembourg
Proactively introduce and endorse good practices related to your projects' technology stack.
Contribute to a cross-fertilization environment, empowering your colleagues and leveraging on their individual skills.

Education

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Information System or Software Engineering.

Requested experience

• Min 5 years' experience in Engineering department or development team
• Experience in Java/JEE and related frameworks, and/or Python and PL/SQL

Language skills

• French : fluent level
• English : B2 minimum

Technical skills

• Good understanding of PL/SQL programming language
• Proficiency / admin experience with versioning systems
• Strong software design competences
• Strong data modelling skills
• Good Funds Operations knowledge and proficiency in the Transfer Agent and Funds Accounting domain

Soft skills

• Ability to address problems with methodology.
• Ability to anticipate client needs and be proactive.
• Strong motivation to continuously increase quality and efficiency.
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to work with developers on-site and in an outsourced environment.
• Capacity to work on multiple priorities and/or projects simultaneously.
• Clear and concise communication

We will not accept any CVs from agencies.

In accordance with the provisions of the Luxembourg law of 23 July 2016 amending the law of 29 March 2013, candidates may be required to provide an extract from their criminal record. This document, issued by the authorities, must not be older than three months. Such a document will be requested with the aim of carrying out a character check on candidates, bearing in mind the area of activity of our establishment and, more particularly, the tasks described in the job description.

Flexible and modern ways of working

As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote the well-being of our employees through a set of flexible working arrangements, ranging from a work-from-home policy for eligible functions to opportunities for annualised part-time leave and extended parental leave.