About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About the Role

Job Summary

The successful candidate will manage critical aspects of Market Data Trader Voice and Trading Core Infrastructure technologies and will report directly to the Manager of Core Transactional Technologies. This role requires close collaboration with vendors and IT teams to resolve technical issues and drive strategic initiatives within Market Data and Trading Technology. The position is based in Boston with regular attendance required at our Needham MA office.

Key Responsibilities

As a Lead Systems Engineer you play a critical role in shaping and sustaining the firms core technology environment. You drive strategic initiatives lead complex crossfunctional programs and ensure the reliable delivery and continuous improvement of missioncritical Trading and Investor services.

• Analyze enterprisewide business and information requirements recommending scalable firmwide system solutions.

• Lead the planning execution and delivery of major technology programs and business initiatives.

• Architect design and implement highimpact missioncritical systems supporting core Trading and Investor platforms.

• Partner with engineering leads managers and business stakeholders across the organization to align technology outcomes with strategic objectives.

• Define and maintain technical roadmaps for IT initiatives platform modernization and infrastructure improvements.

• Collaborate with team leads and management to deliver IT services and proprietary products with high availability and performance.

• Develop feasibility studies project plans and detailed time and cost estimates to support informed decisionmaking.

• Identify root causes of complex technical issues and clearly communicate remediation and riskmitigation strategies to stakeholders.

• Ensure adherence to IT governance frameworks including Change Control Architecture Review Incident Management and IT Security controls.

• Participate in a 24x7 oncall rotation to support production systems and ensure operational stability.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate brings a strong professional background with deep technical expertise and hands-on experience supporting market data and trading technologies. Success in this role requires a blend of advanced technical skills analytical problem-solving and a strong commitment to exceptional client service. The candidate must be comfortable operating in a fast-paced collaborative and globally distributed environment while managing complex systems and stakeholder relationships.

• Bachelors degree or equivalent required; Computer Science or related field preferred.

• 5 years of experience in financial services or a related industry preferred.

• Strong customer service orientation with the ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve diverse technology issues.

• Exceptional project management client support and relationship management skills.

• Proven ability to manage vendors and third-party service providers effectively.

• Proven ability to deliver in a global environment.

• Experience with market data/trading applications vendor feeds and infrastructure.

• Working knowledge and experience with market data trading platforms and services including but not limited to: Bloomberg and B-Pipe Datafeeds FactSet LSEG Refinitiv Flextrade Tradeweb Liquidnet BIDS BlockCross DTCC Services (Mortgage-Backed Securities EPN) TNS BT Radianz.

• Demonstrated knowledge in market data delivery models security identifiers and entitlement management with solid market knowledge spanning Equities Fixed Income FX Commodities Derivatives and Private Funds.

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages preferred: Python Java C or JavaScript.

• Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems.

• Experience leveraging AI productivity tools (e.g. Copilot Claude) to improve efficiency and operational outcomes.

• Hands-on experience building deploying and operating applications and services in cloud environments including AWS and/or Azure preferred.

• Ability to design and maintain business intelligence dashboards using tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

• Solid understanding of TCP/IP routing protocols and information security; hands-on network experience is a plus.

• Working knowledge of SQL and database management.

• Knowledge of trader voice trading turrets and voice recording is a plus.

• In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP routing protocols and information security (hands-on network experience preferred).

• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to build effective relationships demonstrate customer focus and manage vendors.

Personal Characteristics

• Demonstrates strong analytical problemsolving and sound decisionmaking capabilities in complex highimpact environments.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

• Highly developed interpersonal skills with a consistent customerfocused mindset.

• Builds trusted collaborative relationships across technology business and vendor teams.

• Operates autonomously with minimal supervision while maintaining accountability and delivery excellence.

• Provides technical leadership thought partnership and subjectmatter expertise.

• Effectively manages complex broadscope responsibilities spanning multiple initiatives or workstreams.

• Contributes to strategic planning technical direction and enterpriselevel decisionmaking.

• May lead project outcomes and/or manage or mentor team members.

• Collaborative and teamoriented with the ability to influence without authority.

• Demonstrates a strong independent work ethic and ownership mentality.

• Maintains a strategic enterprisefocused perspective while executing at a detailed level.

• Manages multiple project components concurrently balancing priorities and dependencies.

• Thoroughly documents systems environments and operational processes to support sustainability and knowledge sharing.

• Highly disciplined adaptable and responsive to change in fastpaced environments.

• Documents environments and processes thoroughly.

• Highly disciplined and adaptable to change.

About Us

Wellington Management Company LLP is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We value innovation collaboration and a passion for excellence in everything we do.

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications Thats ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill workplace experiences and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression religion creed national origin age ancestry disability (physical or mental) medical condition citizenship marital status pregnancy veteran or military status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability or are assisting a candidate with a disability and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs please email us at .

At Wellington Management our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract inspire and retain the best talent in our strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary variable compensation and benefits. The base salary range for this position is: