Markit was founded in 2001 as the first independent source of credit derivative pricing and has recently been announced as the fastest growing private company in the UK. Today, our data, valuations and trade processing services are regarded as the market standard in the global financial markets, helping our clients to reduce risk, improve operational efficiency, and meet regulatory requirements.

As a private company with privileged relationships with 16 shareholder banks, Markit has unparalleled access to a valuable dataset spanning credit, equities and the broader OTC derivative universe. Our unique relationships with the bank shareholders give us the opportunity to work closely with these leading market makers to develop innovative solutions for the marketplace.

With over 1,000 institutions using our independent services as clients - including investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, central banks, regulators, rating agencies and insurance companies - we provide round-the-clock support from our offices in London, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney.

Duties and Accountabilities  

• Managing current development teams and projects along with recruiting for future products

Business Competencies 

• This individual must be able to demonstrate a proven track record of success in delivering complex development projects to tight deadlines within a commercial organisation - ideally within the financial marketplace.
• You must be very comfortable working with senior management and executives on setting product strategy and priorities, setting the pace for new product deliverables and assisting in driving the strategic direction for Markit’s Credit business.
• Deep Credit Derivatives product expertise and knowledge of the Credit markets
• Solid, demonstrable experience in leading software development projects
• Proven project delivery and execution

Personal Competencies 

• The successful candidate must have the necessary leadership, communication and relationship skills to interface with developers, senior executives and product heads
• Proven development team leadership history and skills
• Demonstrable history of building working relationships while managing deliverables and projects among diverse teams

Travel is occasionally required to support the products but is not expected to be significant.