Consultant - Director of Software Development

1 day ago


City of Daşşak NY United States Arootah Full time

Hedge Fund/Family Office Consultant –

ROLE: Director of Software Development

Join our experienced roster of consultants that support Hedge Funds and Family Offices.

WHO WE ARE:

Arootah is a personal and professional development leader in the Investment and Financial Services industry. Our mission is to provide top business advisory services to our hedge fund client base. Our Business Advisory Services focuses on the multi-faceted needs of Hedge Funds and Family Offices.

Arootah was founded by Rich Bello, the Co-Founder and COO of the industry-leading $10 billion hedge fund, Blue Ridge Capital. Rich brings more than 30 years of experience, including leadership positions at Morgan Stanley, Tiger Management, and Ernst & Young.

Visit us at for more information.

WHO WE NEED:

Arootah is searching for an experienced Director of Software Development to consult with our highly prestigious client base. As a consultant, you will work with our Hedge Fund and Family Office clients to provide expert advice and support.

WHAT YOU WILL DO AS A CONSULTANT:

Provide advice and guidance to Arootah clients who seek help with their Software Development needs. This will involve consulting some of the leading Hedge Funds and Family Offices in the world and sharing your experience as an expert in office management to help clients:

  1. Best practice reviews
  2. Developing realistic and effective action plans
  3. Breaking apart goals into actionable steps
  4. Vendor selection and oversight
  5. Creating and implementing policies, procedures, and control measures
  6. Evaluating each client's advancement toward goal achievement through key performance indicators (KPIs) and scoring matrices
  7. Special projects or other areas of need
  8. Direct software programming and development initiatives to lower operational barriers, enhance the investment management process and improve efficiency and productivity across all areas of the firm
  9. Lead the development, deployment, and integration of software solutions for the firm including planning and managing release cycles and formulating and managing budgets
  10. Hire, guide and manage the software development team and external vendors to develop, implement and launch world-class software and in-person products and services
  11. Evaluate software solutions and system performance with a focus on budget/cost controls, risk mitigation and regulatory and legal compliance
  12. Determine system specifications and analyze test and staging data requirements
  13. Resolve software deployment and integration errors, and document processes
  14. Create and maintain suitable DevOps channels to support the needs of the organization
  15. Maintain build environments to speed up software development
  16. Develop, implement, and direct software system validation and testing methodologies

Qualifications:

  • A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or a related field
  • 10+ years of proven experience as a Director of Software Development at a Hedge Fund, Investment Management firm or Family Office
  • 6+ years of hands-on project management and professional software development using C#, Java, or C++, plus an understanding of RDBMS design and optimization practices
  • Knowledge of IT security practices, distributed systems, containerization, common automation tools (Jenkins/SOS Job scheduler, etc.), CICD toolsets (GIT, Atlassian, Gitlab, etc.), and the Microsoft Visual Studio/DotNet development environments
  • Experience automating infrastructure provisioning, DevOps, and continuous integration/delivery
  • Deep technical background developed from experience working with various applications and technologies to evaluate design alternatives and their time/cost/performance tradeoffs
  • Comprehensive understanding of software development life cycle
  • Passionate about staying current on modern solutions and best practices

Compensation: $150 - $250 an hour

#J-18808-Ljbffr

  • City of Daşşak, NY, United States Arootah Full time

    Hedge Fund/Family Office Consultant – Director of Business Development Arootah is a personal and professional development leader in the Investment and Financial Services industry. Our mission is to empower and elevate the performance of individuals and companies through Coaching and Business Advisory Services while utilizing cutting edge SaaS Technology....


  • City of Daşşak, NY, United States Arootah Full time

    Hedge Fund/Family Office Consultant – Investor Relations Arootah is a personal and professional development leader in the Investment and Financial Services industry. Our mission is to empower and elevate the performance of individuals and companies through Coaching and Business Advisory Services while utilizingcutting edge SaaS Technology. Our Business...

  • Associate Director

    1 day ago


    City of Daşşak, NY, United States Theprnet Full time

    Associate Director / Culinary and Hospitality PR Consulting Location: New York, NYField: PR/CommunicationsMin. Experience: 7-8 year(s)Basis: Full-time Description: PR Consulting is a brand strategy and public relations agency that specializes in developing and communicating authentic narratives to position companies and individuals across multi-platform...


  • Chicago, IL, United States Mosaic's Software Risk Management Services Full time

    Position Description: Full-Time Qualifications: Candidates must have a strong software development background and excellent spoken and written communication and interpersonal skills. Programming skills are essential. Experience in software testing with a focus on test automation, quality assurance, software engineering, and technical project management is...


  • City of Daşşak, NY, United States United Nations Development Programme Full time

    Knowledge Management and Capacity Development Consultant Advertised on behalf of Location : New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Type of Contract : Individual Contract Starting Date : 01-Oct-2024 Application Deadline : 06-Sep-24 (Midnight New York, USA) Duration of Initial Contract : 1 year Languages Required : Expected Duration of Assignment : 1 UNDP is...


  • City of Daşşak, NY, United States Sullivan & Company Full time

    At Sullivan, we’re driven by fearless curiosity. Together we help organizations of consequence build and activate brands that move audiences to action. With decades of success behind us, we are now looking to the future and are in high growth mode with our sights set on expanding to the West Coast. WHAT YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WILL LOOK LIKE As a Director of...


  • Oklahoma City, OK, United States Oracle Full time

    Our team at Oracle is building a cloud-native platform for the Fusion Applications that operates at a large scale in a broadly distributed multi-tenant cloud environment. We focus on transforming how Software Developers and DevOps engineers build cloud applications for enterprise customers using Oracle technologies. You are the builder here. You will be part...


  • City of Daşşak, NY, United States Li & Fung Full time

    Business Development Director Role summary: This role is responsible for growing our business through "hunting new customers" as well as growing those “hunted” customers by targeting new executives, buying centers, and establishing relationships with them and demonstrating how we can add value to their business. Job Responsibilities Open new business...


  • City of Daşşak, NY, United States Knewsales Group Full time

    KSG is seeking a self motivated, and highly detailed individual to join our team as a Director of Business Development. The successful candidate will be an experienced and proven leader who will grow the business by identifying and developing new business opportunities across the USA. In this role you will work...

  • Program Director

    2 days ago


    City of Daşşak, NY, United States EPIP Full time

    The Program Director oversees the agency’s direct services with sexually exploited girls and young women including short-term services such as crisis intervention, defender based alternative sentencing programs and drop-in services and groups to long-term programming such as holistic case management, transitional housing, economic empowerment programming,...


  • Naperville, IL, United States Tops Products Full time

    Posted Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 5:00 AM | Expired Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 3:59 AM Company / Product Overview: Adams Tax Forms is a leading small business software provider for IRS and SSA tax filings for W2, 1099, and various other forms. This platform is focused on simplifying tax processes, optimizing financial management, driving...


  • New Castle, DE, United States TA Instruments Full time

    Director, Software Development Req. #: 20971 Job Family: DE - Development Engineering Location: US-DE-New Castle Overview The Software Development Director will lead teams (offshore/onshore), delegate work to a team of developers and technical leads and be willing to be a hands-on individual contributor if needed with an architectural and technical design...


  • Somerville, MA, United States SmartBear Software Full time

    At SmartBear, we deliver the complete visibility developers need to make each release better than the last. Our award-winning and industry favorite tools TestComplete, Swagger, Cucumber, ReadyAPI, and Zephyr are trusted by over 16 million developers, testers, and software engineers at 32,000+ organizations – including world-renowned innovators like Adobe,...

  • Talent Director

    1 day ago


    City of Daşşak, NY, United States Course Advisor Full time

    Example of Talent Director Job : Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions. Life As a Talent Director: What Do They Do? Maintain talent files that include information such as performers’ specialties, past performances, and availability. Contact agents and actors...


  • New Castle, DE, United States Waters Corporation Full time

    Overview The Software Development Director will lead teams (offshore/onshore), delegate work to a team of developers and technical leads, and be willing to be a hands-on individual contributor if needed with an architectural and technical design mentality to drive the right Design, Development, and DevOps strategy and execution for the TA Software Solutions...

  • Director, People

    1 day ago


    City of Daşşak, NY, United States FTI Consulting, Inc Full time

    FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct...

  • Executive Director

    2 days ago


    City of Daşşak, NY, United States EPIP Full time

    We’d love your support in helping us to spread this announcement far and wide! Please forward to your networks and friends. If you know someone who’d be a great candidate please share their information using this form ( If you’re interested in applying please see job description here. Mission: ABOUT THE AUDRE LORDE PROJECT HISTORY: Founded in 1995...

  • Consulting Manager

    2 days ago


    Boston, MA, United States ESM Software Full time

    The consulting manager position will play a multifaceted role in delivering our software, delivering training/consulting services to clients and growing our accounts. We are looking for a talented team-player who works well and enjoys collaboration with other team members. Responsibilities Work closely with new and existing clients to guide them through both...


  • Buffalo, NY, United States Software Placement Group Full time

    Commercial Regional Sales Director We are excited to offer an opportunity for a seasoned and dynamic Commercial Regional Sales Director to lead our Buffalo, NY office of a well-established $60MM Commercial Business Services provider. As the director, you will oversee a vibrant regional territory, manage a dedicated sales team, and drive strategic growth....


  • , NJ, United States RxLogix Corporation Full time

    Company Overview: RxLogix is a global pharmacovigilance solutions company specializing in innovative software and expert consulting services. Our talented team of business and technology innovators works with Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management Professionals to help increase the compliance, productivity, and quality for the entire Drug Safety value chain....