Operations Manager (Oslo)

Apple Search & Selection

25-07-2007 | EXPIRA LA 24-08-2007

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RESPONSABILITATI

- Our client is one of the largest independent global direct market access brokerages in the world. The Group is made up of the software and holding company, the European brokerage subsidiary, and the US brokerage subsidiary.
- It has the infrastructure and technology to support order routing and connectivity to more than 50 exchanges worldwide, and manages a global sales force servicing clients in 37 countries.
- Our client is seeking to host its disaster and recovery system in Oslo. The primary system is based in Madrid.
- We are currently looking for an Operations Manager to work with the software and holding company based in Oslo, that will report to Head of Executions Services .
- Operate the proprietary OMS (Order-Management System)
- Contribute to the continuous development of the application suite
- Local Database administration
- DR planning and testing; handle the backup/fall over solution in a production environment
- Understand and document system processes within the company
- Continually revise and document internal procedures
- Work closely with traders and execution staff to identify problems where and when they happen
- Liaise with Madrid development team to further enhance the product


CERINTE

- Experience with databases programming language (Oracle, SQL)
- Knowledge of programming languages, preferably Visual Basic/C++; familiar with Unix environment, Firewall configuration
- Experience with real-time systems
- Technical documentation
- Work experience in a financial environment
- Applicable University Degree
- Fluent written and oral English
- Knowledge of Spanish language (spoken) is a plus
- Organized, self-driven and service minded
- Good communicator
- Flexible, pro-active and enthusiastic


BENEFICII OFERITE

- Young and hectic environment.
- Our client offers a motivating package of compensation and benefits, according to the experience and professional profile of the suitable candidate.


DESCRIEREA FIRMEI

Apple has been recruiting internationally minded professionals for the Romanian market since 2000. The Managing Director, Paul Wood, has been working in recruitment in Romania since 1998. He read History and Law at Queens’ College, Cambridge and holds Diplomas in Law and Legal Practice from the College of Law, London. He worked as a civil servant in the House of Lords and as a political risks insurance broker in Lloyds’ of London before becoming a headhunter. In Bucharest he has been Senior Consultant for Antal International and headed KPMG’s Search and Selection Department.