Description
About Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity - are why our people love working at A&M.
The Team
Our Financial Services Consulting team partners with banks, insurance companies, asset managers, and fintechs to navigate complex challenges in a fast-evolving industry. We deliver strategic, operational, and technological solutions that drive growth, enhance risk management, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve customer experience. Combining deep industry knowledge with analytical expertise, we help clients transform their business models, optimize performance, and stay ahead of market trends. We are looking for a Senior Associate to join in the financial services team. Considering the pace of targeted growth, we are keen to find a person who is entrepreneurial, driven by a passion to drive significant growth, is comfortable with ambiguity, will roll up the sleeves and be hands on to get things done and can be independent requiring limited cover.
How you will contribute
As a member of the A&M Financial Services team, you work would involve the below focus areas:
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Lead relationships with internal users and our clients to define priorities and deliver purpose-built solutions
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Own the architectural vision for your solutions, while managing day to day delivery of business value
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Lead in adopting best-in-class engineering practices including coding standards, security practices, and architectural principles
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Develop a resource plan and oversee the hiring and training of the team
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Drive cross team collaboration including both on-shore and off-shore resources
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Oversee the design and configuration of cloud infrastructure (Azure) and relevant services e.g., ACI, Blob, etc
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Collaborate with development teams to configure and manage the development pipeline and associated tooling e.g., CI/CD, Build/Deploy Tools, Testing, Monitoring, Infrastructure Automation,
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Manage and optimize ongoing testing and release schedules that adhere to both internal security and risk standards as well as client standards
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Collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to ideate, design, and develop point solutions while leveraging existing solutions (internal and commercial) and monitoring technical debt
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Provide an environment which enables teams to ideate and rapidly prototype solutions to evaluate for commercial and technical viability
Qualifications
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7-10 years of experience in financial services sector
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Education Qualification - MBA or MCA; Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
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Proven experience leading engineering teams in a high-growth environment
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Strong proficiency in writing, reviewing, and delivering production-grade code and experience in mentoring teams to produce high quality code.
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Extensive expertise in software architecture, system design patterns, and modern engineering methodologies
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Experience in selecting and recommending a technology stack with the ability to articulate the architectural vision and business value of the said selection
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Experience in navigating security and compliance aspects of deploying technology into a regulated environment
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Deep understanding of modern engineering best practices, system architecture, and software development lifecycle (SDLC)
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Experience working cross-functionally with product, design, and executive teams to drive outcomes.
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Outstanding problem-solving acumen leveraging strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills; proven ability to derive insights from large volumes of unstructured information to solve complex, ambiguous problems.
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Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly.
Other differentiating qualifications -
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Strong understanding of banking technology ecosystems, including APIs, big data, infrastructure, and developer operations.
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Understanding of software architecture and component-level design, including technical requirements, software design, and technical solution development.
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Familiarity with fintech trends, industry regulations, and emerging technologies in AI and machine learning.
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Hands-on expertise with Terraform, Kubernetes, and containerization tools.
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Strong knowledge of CI/CD automation (Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Spinnaker)
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Experience writing synthetic tests for critical platform integrations (GitHub, Artifactory, K8s)
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Experience working with Gen AI and GenAI architecture including open source technology stacks, MCP, vibe coding, vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Llama Index), and LLMs.
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Experience working with Chinese technology vendors (e.g., AliCloud, Deepseek, Qwen, etc)
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Fluency in Cantonese or Mandarin
Your journey at A&M
We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person’s unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career. We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.
A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.
It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. .
Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
