Yacine OUARAD
Director, Application Development at Orion Advisor Solutions
New York,NY
Summary
A seasoned engineering leader currently serving as Director of Application Development at Orion Advisor Solutions. Oversees multiple Agile squads, ensuring timely delivery of complex products through strategic scope setting, obstacle removal, and risk mitigation. Demonstrates strong technical guidance across web applications and cloud-based architectures, while mentoring lead developers and platform architects. Cultivates a high-performance culture with a focus on innovation, collaboration, and impeccable quality.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Director of Application Development
Orion Advisor Solutions
05.2020 - Current
- Provide technical leadership for 3 application development Agile squads.
- Set scope and delivery expectations with business partners, product teams, and customers.
- Remove obstacles, close gaps and manage and mitigate risks to ensure delivery on time, on budget and with impeccable quality.
- Manage lead developers and platform architects and provide guidance as they manage their teams and set prioritization.
- Act as the technical reference for Orion Client Portal and Financial Planning teams and deliver complex product components (Web App, Mobile App, Widget components).
- Build a world class organization by improving internal processes, utilizing best practices and technologies, and recruiting and growing individual talents.
Software Team Leader
Orion Advisor Tech: orionadvisortech.com/solutions/financial-planning
09.2015 - 04.2020
- Build the cloud architecture of the leading financial planning platform (C#, F#, AWS, SAML, OAuth, ASP.Net, SQL/NoSQL).
- Design and implement integrations and customizations with financial institutions and technology partners.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams: Product Experts, Software Engineers, DevOps, QA and SME.
- Develop highly effective individuals capable of owning the Agile development process.
- Align team goals to company strategy and growth targets while promoting an innovation culture.
Regional Head of Technical Services, Americas
Misys: www.misys.com
01.2011 - 08.2015
- Build and manage a high-margin service department for Misys America with a high-performance team of Sophis technical experts.
- Participated in the pre-sales process, PoC and scoping of Sophis product implementations to finalize closing high-value deals.
- Bring a strong foundation of in-depth technical knowledge of quantitative finance, American markets, middleware, programming languages and patterns (C++, C#, SQL, SOAP, XML/FpML, FIX).
Toolkit Team Service Manager
Sophis S.A.
01.2008 - 12.2010
Financial Software Engineer
Sophis Technology
04.2004 - 12.2007
Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Machine Learning And AI From Emeritus And Columbia Engineering
12.2019 - 08.2020
Univ. of Paris Sorbonne, Ms Statistics & Financial Modeling
11.2002 - 09.2004
Univ. of Paris Pierre And Marie Curie, Ms Numerical Analysis
11.2001 - 09.2002
Skills
Software Dev methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Test Driven Dev, Domain Driven Design, SOLID
AWS Cloud Architecture, Programming in C#, C, F#, Python, JavaScript (React), SQL, JSON
Restful APIs and SSO technologies: SAML 20, OAuth, JSON, SOAP, XML, FpML
AI, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Quantitative Finance, Scientific Calculus
Leadership skills: Engineering Leadership, Excellent Communication, Business Insights, Strategic Thinking, Product Launch, Resource Allocation, Financial Data, Data Governance, Team Building