Location: Birmingham, Alabama

Description:

The Client Support Analyst will be the primary business support and impact analyst for global clients from all sectors of the financial industry including banking, broker/dealer, asset management, hedge fund and custody. This role requires the individual to become an XSP product subject matter expert with respect to global Corporate Actions for tracking, executing and processing. Limited travel is required.

This is an entry-junior level, high profile position that requires the individual to interact extensively with the client for ongoing operational support and continued integration of the XSP global Corporate Actions software within their environment. Ideal candidates must possess strong problem-solving skills, high degree of ownership and initiative. You must be resourceful, proactive and diligent in managing multiple projects in a client-facing, team-oriented environment. This position is a great career starter and advanced learning opportunity for the right individual.

Responsibilities:

• Communication to Client for Single Point of Contact
• Provide Assistance with Product Demonstrations and Knowledge Calls
• Maintain Client Support and Upgrade Information
• Operational Support Meetings
• Determination of Support Classification

Requirements:

• Ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Ability to retain extensive product knowledge during training sessions
• Effective communication and administrative skills
• Bachelor’s degree; or attending school for Business Administration or related field

Location: Birmingham, AL or New York, NY

The Global Corporate Actions Implementation Manager will be the primary business support and system impact analyst for global clients from all sectors of the financial industry including banking, broker/dealer, asset management, hedge fund and custody.  This role requires the individual to have previous experience with Global Corporate Actions for tracking, executing and processing and become an XSP product subject matter expert with respect to business process flows and software implementation engagements. Travel is required.

This is a high profile position that requires the individual to interact extensively with the client for ongoing business user support and continued integration of the XSP global Corporate Actions software within their environment. Ideal candidates must possess strong problem-solving skills, high degree of ownership and initiative. You must be resourceful, proactive and diligent in managing multiple projects in a client-facing, team-oriented environment. This position is a great career opportunity for the right individual.

Responsibilities

• Implementation Engagement Management
• Coordinating and Leading “Deep Dive” Business Process Flow working sessions with global clients
• Functional and Product Knowledge of all Module and Feature Functions
• Additional Revenue Generation for Add-on Professional Services

 Requirements

• Ability to provide leadership in a management capacity
• Work independently and within a team environment
• Ability to retain extensive product knowledge during training sessions
• Effective communication and administrative skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field

Location: Birmingham, Alabama or New York, NY

Description

The Project Manager’s primary purpose is to plan and manage the delivery of business systems solutions and associated application technical support services in support of business objectives and ongoing operations. This includes systems and project planning, estimating, execution, implementation and ongoing support. Individual will work closely with the functional business groups to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of systems solutions deployed in support of business goals and objectives. The position will also be responsible for application staff development and technology vendor relationship management.

This position is a senior role expected to produce above average results. This position requires the individual to reflect the utmost confidence, professionalism and credibility both within the organization, as well as when dealing directly with clients. Direct communication with the client is essential when deemed required. As with any job role within the XSP organization, this position requires the individual to adhere to company and departmental policies and procedures including all policies and procedures outlined in the employee handbook, as well as any departmental policies and procedures.

This position requires the individual to interact with the following personnel: XSP Product Managers, XSP Developers/Architects/Engineers, XSP Client Administrators, and XSP Clients. This position may be required to directly supervise personnel in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.

The job requires limited travel and can be based in Birmingham, AL or New York, NY USA.

This role reports to the Senior Director, Product Innovation as part of the Information Technology organization.

Requirements:

• The role requires a solid understanding of project management and administrative duties.
• Communication and presentation skills with respect to schedules, timelines, and status are essential.

Location: Birmingham, AL

Description:

This is a high profile position with primary responsibility to apply Quality Assurance Methodologies for delivering enterprise wide automated software solutions for the Global Financial Industry. The XSP application is the market leader for global corporate action and income processing with a worldwide client base ranging from investment managers, banks, broker/dealers, custodians, and hedge funds. The XSP solution is a leading edge software that eliminates the need for manual processing.

Responsibilities:

• Execute sound testing methodologies in the form of unit testing, integration testing, system testing, performance testing, regression testing, and acceptance testing
• Prepare use case definition and design test scripts, both automated and manual for use within the test strategies.
• Identify, track and report application defects in accordance with functional and detail design specifications.
• Collaborate with IT peers and other business stakeholders to analyze application performance and required benchmarks.
• Participate in structured walkthroughs and technical reviews:
• Assist systems administration teams in the installation and implementation of business applications and in systems planning and monitoring

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in quality assurance, testing, development, databases, or other related areas with at least 6 months experience in quality assurance or testing.
• Previous Experience with Automated Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional, Load Runner or Quality Center
• Previous experience or knowledge of global corporate actions for tracking, executing, and processing. Security Identifier Cross Reference, Income Collection, Tax Reclaim and SWIFT experience is a major plus.
• Understanding of basic project management techniques; working knowledge of structured design, development, and implementation of new computing architectures.
• Experience as a team member on projects while working in a cross-functional team environment.

Location: Birmingham, AL or New York, NY

Description:

The Senior Product Manager will be the primary subject matter expert (SME) for XSP Operations. The position requires the individual to become an XSP product subject matter expert with respect to global corporate actions for tracking, executing, and processing. Security Identifier Cross Reference, Income Collection, Election/Response Processing, Settlement/Reconciliation, Tax Reclaim and SWIFT experience is a major plus.

Senior Product Managers are primarily responsible for designing the major systems of the XSP product, modifying these systems to improve production or work flow, or expanding these systems to serve new purposes. In addition, Senior Product Managers provide subject matter expertise to the Client Support Analysts for priority client issues related to production, implementation, and/or upgrades.

Senior Product Managers evaluate business procedures and problems. This includes evaluating requirements with business experts and other specialists to determine the precise nature of the problem and to break it down into its component parts. After sufficient information has been collected, the Senior Product Manager prepares a representation of the new system in terms which the customer and/or business unit can understand (Use Cases, Activity Models, Process Flows, and UI Designs). Senior Product Managers consult with management throughout the design phase in order to confirm that the Senior Product Manager and management agree on the principles of the design. Senior Product Managers may also prepare analyses which present cost versus benefit as a result of implementing the proposed system changes.

This is a high profile position with the individual acting in a senior role expected to produce above-average quality designs. This position requires the individual to reflect the utmost confidence, professionalism and credibility both within the organization, as well as when dealing directly with clients. Direct communication with the client is essential when deemed required. As with any job role within the XSP organization, this position requires the individual to adhere to company and departmental policies and procedures including all policies and procedures outlined in the employee handbook, as well as any departmental policies and procedures.

This position requires the individual to interact with the following personnel: XSP Project Managers, XSP Developers / Architects / Engineers, XSP Client Administrators, and XSP Clients.

The job requires limited travel and can be based in Birmingham, AL or New York, NY USA.

This role reports to the Senior Director, Product Innovation as part of the Information Technology organization.

Requirements:

• The role requires extensive knowledge and comprehension of the XSP product, product integration techniques, and client-specific usage processing.
• Communication skills with respect to product functionality are also an important aspect.

Location: New York, New York, United States

Description:

The Senior Sales Executive & Account Relationship Manager will be responsible for managing the overall sales activity of the company’s flagship Corporate Actions software product for a designated territory or set of accounts. This role offers a great opportunity within this industry leading solution provider for highly-motivated individuals in the securities services market space. The ideal candidates will have a proven track record in winning new business and the ability to aggressively build and manage a pipeline from initial opening to business close. Candidates should be confident business presenters that are highly articulate in both written and verbal form. Ideally, candidates will have direct experience in selling complex software solutions in a consultative sales environment to back and middle offices of financial services organizations in North America. Competitive Salary and Commission plan with Benefits based upon experience and successful track record.

Requirements:

• Experienced and mature sales professional capable of leading sales activity in the financial services industry
• A motivated self starter, able to operate with minimal supervision
• Track record of successful sales into new accounts
• Track record of successful relationship building with all participants and decision makers, managing multiple stakeholders during the sales process
• Ability to sell both on business case and technical specification up to and including IT and Business Senior Management level
• Team approach to the account development and sales process
• Ability to lead all sales activities within new name prospects, including the overall service and solution design, commercial arrangements, demonstration of product capability, client engagement, negotiation and close
• Ability to support and manage the proposal development process
• Capable of prioritizing opportunities while building long-term relationships
• Capacity to travel as required for sales presentations, meetings, trade shows, etc.

Location: Birmingham, AL

Description:

XSP is looking for talented and driven individuals to join our team of professionals to extend and maintain our flagship offering, XSP. We need strong .NET developers with Web UI experience and mobile development experience to join a team of development professionals. We have an existing system that is being extended by adding mobile capabilities and other new, web based front-ends. The back-end is all .NET with Windows and Web Services.

This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in the early stages of this long range initiative. Join an energetic, growing software team where your input makes a difference. At XSP, you are a critical and valuable asset to an organization that fosters strategic thinking, talent and innovation.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop software under minimum supervision
• Translate user requirements into working, testable software
• Create unit and integration tests
• Participate in group peer reviews

Job Requirements:

We have a need for individuals with skills and experience in the following technologies:

• .Net Framework
• C#
• ASP.Net
• SQL
• Javascript
• JSON
• Test Driven Development
• iOS Development (iPhone/iPad)
• HTML 5