Director of FX Technology
Company Description
Rubric Advisors is a fee-only, fiduciary registered investment adviser based in San Francisco, delivering institutional-grade wealth management to individuals, families, endowments, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm offers one transparent fee with no commissions or proprietary products, emphasizing alignment with client interests and clarity in pricing. Its investment toolkit includes direct indexing, stock-level tax-loss harvesting, options overlays, private markets access, and retirement planning, integrated into a single, tax-aware strategy. Rubric Advisors also provides OCIO and non-discretionary investment management services. The founder brings nearly two decades of experience building quantitative investment platforms for leading institutional asset managers. Role Description The Director of FX Technology is a full-time, remote leadership role responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing technology solutions that support Rubric Advisors’ foreign exchange workflows and risk management. This role will define the FX technology roadmap, collaborate with investment, trading, and operations teams to understand requirements, and translate them into scalable, secure systems and tools. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing end-to-end project lifecycles, prioritizing initiatives, coordinating development efforts, and ensuring strong integration between FX platforms and broader portfolio management, risk, and reporting infrastructure. The Director will also establish best practices for system reliability and data quality, oversee vendor and API integrations, and create documentation and processes that support efficient, compliant FX operations. Ongoing responsibilities include monitoring performance, identifying improvements, and leading cross-functional initiatives that enhance FX capabilities and client outcomes.
Qualifications
Candidates should possess strong Information Technology skills, including architecture design, application integration, data management, and familiarity with trading or portfolio systems. Candidates should possess Program Management and Project Management skills, including scoping, planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder communication across multiple concurrent initiatives. Candidates should possess IT Strategy skills, including the ability to develop a technology roadmap, align FX systems with business goals, and evaluate build-versus-buy decisions and vendor solutions. Candidates should possess Team Leadership skills, including leading cross-functional contributors, mentoring technical staff, and fostering a collaborative, accountable culture in a remote environment. Relevant experience with FX trading, risk, or liquidity management platforms, and knowledge of market data, order routing, and execution workflows in buy-side or sell-side environments. Experience in financial services or investment management technology, preferably within quantitative or multi-asset platforms. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, clear written and verbal communication skills, and comfort working with distributed teams. Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.