Assistant Director, Data Standards – NY - ISDA : Job Details

ISDA are actively recruiting an information architect to help lead and extend the traditional scope of the ISDA FpML data standard. The role focuses on ensuring that FpML is maintained, addressing member issues, and running relevant working sessions for the FpML community under the guidance of the Director, Data Standards. The information architect will contribute to new CDM technical capabilities and features, and raise awareness of the benefits that FpML can bring to other initiatives within the ISDA digital ecosystem. The ideal candidate will have experience developing financial data exchange standards, with industry experience in FpML or other financial XML schemas, and a solid understanding of OTC derivatives products and financial trading platforms.

This is a high-profile, front-of-house position with the opportunity to work with a variety of industry experts.

• Lead and manage industry working groups, including developing and presenting technical proposals
• Support the development of the FpML standard, including schema design and development
• Contribute to the publication of FpML specifications and associated documentation as part of the FpML area
• Provide technical support and answer queries from the ISDA membership and FpML community
• Translate legal and market infrastructure business requirements into technical specifications (from ISDA Legal & Derivative Product & Infrastructure teams)
• Maintain FpML coding schemes and ISDA reference data
• Teach FpML through ISDA training courses and conferences
• Participate in ISDA's Digital Strategy initiatives, including MyLibrary and ISDA CDM/DRR, to generate greater cohesion and synergy where possible

• 5 years of Information Architecture. Proficiency with XML, schema development, XML editing and modeling tools (oXygen, XML Spy)
• Ideally but not mandatory: 5 years of experience with Financial Product Markup Language (FpML), or in-house financial XML schemas
• Experience with OTC derivatives products in one or more asset classes (e.g., Interest Rates, Equity, Commodities, FX, Credit)
• Experience with industry standards including FpML, FIX, ISO 20022 is a plus
• Experience, knowledge, and an interest in ISDA CDM and DRR would be advantageous
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; the candidate will run industry meetings, prepare agendas and materials, and write meeting minutes
• Strong organizational skills with keen attention to detail
• Strong business analysis skills with the ability to understand, capture, document, and translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Scripting tools development (batch files), SVN, Git, or similar version control systems
• Exposure to and familiarity with XSLT and/or XQuery would be highly desirable
• Some exposure to RESTful APIs would be helpful
• Ability to influence without authority and interact credibly with all levels of the organization, internally and externally with members and stakeholders

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Project Management and Information Technology