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Technology Account Executive  – Hybrid - Benchmark IT

Benchmark IT, a leading technology consulting and recruitment firm in the NY Metro area, has an outstanding opportunity for a Technology Account Executive in our Stamford, CT headquarters.  We operate in Hybrid mode, 1 day/week in the office and 4 days/week from home.   

We’re looking for candidates with a minimum of 2 years technical sales or account management experience to join our team, working and learning from the best in a supportive, ethical and fun environment.

What’s in it for you:

·       Base salary plus unlimited commission plan ·       Full benefits including 401K ·       Comprehensive training with industry-leading tools and techniques ·       Career advancement opportunities

Here’s your day to day:

·       Build and maintain strong client relationships and identify new business opportunities by contacting and visiting clients and prospects. ·       Generate sales leads utilizing social and professional media platforms, along with your own network. ·       Convert leads into qualified prospects and clients through your persistent ability to connect via phone calls, emails, and referrals. ·       Work with internal recruiting team to vet and select top candidates and ensure they are the right technical and cultural fit for your clients. ·       Ongoing account management and contact with all managerial levels and roles within the client company. ·       Serve as client advisor regarding IT industry staffing trends and staffing mix.

Here’s what you’ll  bring to the team:

·       Ability to confidently identify and engage with all levels of IT decision makers. ·       Strong, persistent, and diplomatic sales and customer service skills. ·       Excellent listening, written, presentation and negotiation skills ·       Confident and engaging interpersonal and people skills. ·       Strong personal initiative to follow up and close business ·       Ability to thrive in and contribute to a team environment.

Here’s what will make you stand out:

·       Understanding of the tech marketplace ·       Sophisticated understanding of all social media platforms ·       Proven track record of meeting and exceeding goals. ·       Willingness to learn and implement new techniques that are necessary for success.

Required Experience:

·       Bachelor’s Degree or higher ·       2+ years in technology sales, recruiting, staffing or related business-to-business technology sales field  

Sr. Blockchain Engineer – Hybrid: Our direct client, a fast-growing FinTech firm in New York City, is looking to hire a Senior Blockchain, Full Stack Engineer to develop an industry-wide distributed ledger solution for the alternative investment ecosystem to facilitate access to private markets investments for advisors and their high-net-worth clients using innovative technology solutions. This individual should understand complex business problems, scope projects, identify business opportunities, optimize workflows, and communicate their findings across all levels of the organization. This role is highly visible and involves working closely with other teams in Engineering, Product, senior leadership, and industry partners.  2 or 3 days onsite work in the NYC midtown office is required.  Base salary is in the $160-200K range DOE, plus generous bonus and stock options.  Responsibilities

• Design and implement a private and permissioned distributed ledger using DAML/Canton and other open source blockchain frameworks. 
• Build and maintain a RESTful API using Python and FastAPI. 
• Build and maintain reusable UI components in React using Typescript. 
• Provide technical leadership to motivate and guide team members and?mentor junior engineers. 
• Be an active participant in daily stand-up meetings and in Peer Code Reviews as part of our standard SDLC and Change.  
• Stay current with the latest developments in blockchain technology and incorporate them into our ecosystem. 

Qualifications

• 8+ years software engineering experience?building?enterprise SaaS cloud-based solutions 
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with modern JS frameworks, preferably React? 
• 2+ years of technical leadership and management experience? 
• Experience with DAML, Solidity, or other blockchain programing languages 
• Experience with Python and FastAPI 
• Demonstrated understanding of relational database concepts and modeling practices 
• Experience building APIs for large scale applications using AWS 
• Experience with tokenization and blockchain-based investments 
• Familiar with security best practices and encryption techniques 
• Basic knowledge of finance and business (e.g., capital markets, alternative investments)  
• Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills 
• Exceptional ability to understand client needs, scope projects, develop detail-oriented execution plans, and communicate results 
• An entrepreneurial hunger to own problems from start-to-finish, manage projects, overcome operational bottlenecks, and execute effectively 

Our direct client, a fast-growing FinTech firm, is seeking an experienced Data Operations Specialist to join the team. The ideal candidate has a strong background in finance data operations, particularly in the realm of alternative investments. This individual will play a critical role in ensuring the seamless integration and optimal performance of client API integrations within their application. The role will be responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving client data issues and queries, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance data validation and integration capabilities.

This position can be based in midtown Manhattan, 3 days per week onsite is expected.  Client offers a very attractive compensation and benefits package, salary ($150-180K, DOE), bonus and stock options.  

Responsibilities

• Work with third-party administrators and/or transfer agents to ensure timely completion of quarterly valuations, accuracy of general ledger entries, and valuation of investments in accordance with fair value market principles. 
• Monitor and address data issues related to client API integrations, system failures, increased processing times, and data validations. Design and implement data workflow processes to mitigate these issues. 
• Review fund expenses and accruals against annual budgets to identify outliers and propose necessary adjustments. Reconcile accounting data between the firm and third-party administrators. 
• Investigate and resolve client escalations related to data quality, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and communicate resolutions effectively to clients and internal stakeholders. 
• Review and approve quarterly management fee and trailer calculations, as well as investor capital account statements, ensuring compliance with partnership operating agreements. 
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to design and implement updates to smart contract rules and data workflows. Liaise with underlying fund managers and handle ad hoc requests as needed. 
• Engage with external data and operations teams to foster strong relationships, deeply understand user needs, and gather feedback to make strategic decisions over data operations processes and distributed ledger applications. 
• Oversee and coordinate the fund’s annual audit process, including managing relationships with external auditors, and review the preparation of annual fund financial statements. 

 

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in alternative investment data operations (e.g. Fund Finance, Corporate Finance) 
• Deep understanding of Alternative Investment fund and investment lifecycle activities, ensuring data accuracy and efficiency in all processes 
• Expertise in Excel, including advanced functions, formulas and macros 
• Proficiency in SQL, with the ability to write and troubleshoot queries 
• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring high standards of data accuracy and improvement 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills 
• Proven expertise in designing and implementing data monitoring processes and troubleshooting data issues 
• Strategic mindset and ability to work independently 

Back-end Scala Developer – Hybrid: Our direct client, a fast-growing FinTech firm, is looking for mid to senior level back-end developers with strong Scala experience. will play an integral role in designing and implementing systems that power the company’s platform. We are looking for engineers who can build APIs and applications that are highly performant and intuitive. More than checking the boxes on specific technologies, we are looking for driven team members with technical depth and a desire to deliver end products for our clients. Current platform sits on top of a micro-services architecture with services built in Scala, Node.js and Python. If you are not already familiar with the technologies used at firm, you will have the opportunity to pick up these new tools and technologies while on the job—with support from management and mentors. This position is based in midtown Manhattan, 3 days per week onsite is expected.  Client offers a very attractive compensation and benefits package, salary ($150-200K, DOE), bonus and stock options.   Responsibilities

• Building cloud native services using Scala using open-source frameworks Akka, ZIO etc.
• Unit and integration test development using Scala Test
• Active participation in stand-up meetings
• Active participation in Peer Code Reviews as part of our standard SDLC and Change Management Process

Qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering
• 5-10+ years of web-based application development
• Experience in Scala, Kotlin, Node.js or Java a plus
• Demonstrated understanding of relational or NoSQL database concepts and modeling practices
• Passion for actively learning new technologies
• Ability to work independently or as part of a group effort, as required
• Solid problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills
• Collaborative approach to software development
• Leadership/people management experience

Quantitative Data Scientist Our direct client, a growing startup life sciences’ SaaS company, is seeking a passionate Quantitative Data Scientist to join the team. In this role, you will use large data sets to find opportunities for product and process optimization while using models to test the effectiveness of different courses of action. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to drive business results through data-based insights. Responsibilities:

• Design and implement Data Science and ML methods on large-scale datasets
• Use proprietary and open-access data to generate statistically motivated research hypotheses
• Apply statistical methods to rigorously test and evaluate research hypotheses including probabilistic models, simulations, and forecasting
• Apply Large Language Models to facilitate analyses of datasets
• Develop and foster external collaborations
• Provide expert technical guidance and support customers in the design and analysis of experiments
• Work both independently and as part of a collaborative team to develop data analysis and machine learning solutions.
• Research and explore large datasets to generate hypotheses, assemble datasets, test hypotheses, build statistical models to create insights and improve models.

Qualifications:

• You have lived and breathed math, stats, and data science throughout your career
• Masters’ or Ph.D. degree in statistics, data science, computer science, or other STEM fields (e.g., physics, math, engineering, etc.)
• 5+ years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), using statistical analysis and data science best practices
• Experience with machine learning
• Excellent personal and communication skills, including solid presentation and writing skills;
• Must be self-motivated, a quick learner, dedicated to achieving excellence, and love to take on new challenges.
• Demonstrated experience handling highly sensitive data in compliance with regulatory standards, ensuring strict confidentiality and adherence to legal and ethical guidelines
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical or FinTech industry
• Experience working in a start-up environment is preferred

This position is 100% remote but candidates must work in Eastern Time Zone and be located in the US. Our client offers a nationally competitive salary, stock options, healthcare benefits, and flexible vacation policy. For immediate consideration, please apply today with your updated resume.

Sr. DevOps/SRE  – Hybrid: Our direct client, a fast-growing FinTech firm in New York City, is looking for a Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer to develop and maintain the production and development environments for a multi-party application. This role will utilize strong DevOps principles and advanced cloud capabilities to facilitate the infrastructure and automated CI/CD for a distributed ledger platform. The ideal candidate is a highly collaborative, creative, and intellectually curious DevOps Engineer. The person in this role should have solid experience in Site Reliability Engineering and is passionate about forming and implementing cutting-edge cloud computing capabilities.  2 or 3 days onsite work in the NYC midtown office is required.  Base salary is in the $160-200K range DOE, plus generous bonus and stock options.    Responsibilities 

• Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation. 
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab for seamless code deployment and integration. 
• Collaborate with blockchain engineers to ensure optimal performance and security of the distributed ledger technology (DLT). 
• Monitor system performance using Grafana, Prometheus, and Datadog, and proactively address system issues. 
• Ensure high availability and reliability of the application across the end-to-end tech stacks. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand needs and deliver solutions that meet business objectives. 
• Lead and mentor junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. 

  Qualifications 

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, TechOps, or SRE, including at least 5 years working with AWS 
• Strong desire to experience microservices in a production environment, particularly with Docker and Kubernetes 
• Strong Linux OS-level, command-line and scripting knowledge (e.g., Bash, Python), and configuration management principles 
• Applicants should have a working knowledge of databases such as MongoDB, Postgres, and DynamoDB 
• Experience in architecting, implementing, and managing monitoring tools such as Prometheus/Grafana, CloudWatch, Splunk, Datadog, NewRelic, and ELK in the cloud 
• Experience with compute provisioning on Cloud-based platforms using Terraform and/or CloudFormation 
• Exceptional analytical skills, able to apply knowledge and experience in decision-making to arrive at creative and commercial solutions 
• Experience in building a Microservice-based architecture 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Able to design and implement complex, but easily managed, automated infrastructure 
• A desire to share knowledge, teach, and learn as part of a collaborative team 
• AWS certifications are a plus 
• Experience developing or integrating with blockchain applications is preferred, but not required 

The client is looking for an experienced Excel developer.  Currently client is receiving over 500 data files in PDF format, you need to be able to extract/validate the data before them into an Excel worksheet.  Additional work might be required in the spreadsheet for calculation and reporting.

Software Release / Technical Documentation Manager- Long-term Contract - Hybrid For our direct client in Northern New Jersey, a prestigious global firm, we seek an experienced professional with strong document management and writing/editing experience for a 6-mo+ consulting assignment, with possible extension beyond.   In this role, the responsibilities include:  

• Software Release management activities
• Development and publication of release material which includes a broad spectrum of content and intended target audience:
• Product release materials (deployment teams) Installation and related technical specifications (IT teams)
• Validation and testing materials (deployment teams)
• Operations and support guidance (deployment and central support teams)
• Delivered in multiple formats (e.g., written (multiple formats and structures), video, etc.)

  Specific job duties include accountability for:

• End to end preparation of relevant product release materials including release summaries, release messages and relevant product websites
• Design and continuously improvement of the release materials process and framework required to enable release materials planning and delivery
• Developing and maintaining strong subject matter understanding of the products in client's application portfolio
• Engaging with documentation owners and guidance professionals to drive design, development and packaging of required product publications, aligned and integrated within the overall product release cycle and schedule for a given release milestone.
• Managing the gathering of release materials and documentation scope (Baseline) – for each release milestone
• Leading the solicitation of inputs for key deliverable-level planning details (i.e., deliverables by category including, owner, action, completion / publish timing, format, resource requirements etc.)

  Desired Skills: 

• Working with preparation of technical documentation– focused on technology application product documentation / content management experience
• Project management
• Strong skills Using Microsoft Office product suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio) and project management tools
• Working with Microsoft SharePoint document management system and Microsoft Teams collaboration

  Other attributes desired:

• Excellent teamwork – including working with multiple stakeholders in a highly matrixed organizational structure
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, including working in international and multicultural environment.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize high volume, high priority initiatives
• Sees opportunities for efficiency and drives continuous improvement
• Proven ability to work efficiently towards deadline and making robust, balanced and independent decisions on priority
• Proven ability to work with large volumes of data with accuracy and attention to detail
• Proven ability to focus on broader context and the ability to plan and adapt for contingencies
• A high level of independence, energy and integrity; respect for a diversity of opinions and styles
• Acceptance of accountability and responsibility.

Hybrid schedule:  Please note the consultant will be work onsite in the Montvale NJ  office on a hybrid basis (Tues through Thurs in office, can work from home Mon & Fri).     

Our direct client is a highly successful B-to-C firm, developing and preparing to implement a new SalesForce Service Cloud - based application for their customer service agents to use when talking to customers and taking orders.    We are seeking an experienced training / Learning and Development specialist to work as a consultant on this project, working closely with the client to plan and develop the training plan, training materials, and participate in some of the "live" training as well.    This is 18-month contract opportunity, can be done remotely in the US, but there will be some travel (potentially every 3 months or so) to the Connecticut headquarters, to meet and collaborate with the key stakeholders.   Key Responsibilities:

• As a senior L&D resource, design, deliver and evaluate training programs aimed at empowering the team members to effectively utilize Salesforce in their daily operations or day-to-day workflow.
• Play a pivotal role in ensuring that users have the knowledge and skills necessary to maximize the potential of Salesforce ultimately driving efficiency and productivity across the organization
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to assess training needs and develop comprehensive training programs tailored to various user roles and proficiency levels. 
• Work closely with sales leadership to understand business objectives and design training programs that align with company goals.
• Learn and become proficient on client's current booking and CRM platform to understand gaps in workflow, process and procedures.
• Conduct engaging and interactive training sessions, workshops, and webinars both in person and virtually, ensuring participants gain a thorough understanding of Salesforce features, functionalities and best practices.
• Develop training materials including user guides, manuals, tutorials, and multimedia presentations to support training initiatives and reinforce learning objectives.
• Stay abreast of updates, enhancements, and new features and incorporate relevant changes into training materials and curriculum to ensure content relevancy and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with client's team to develop comprehensive training and deployment plan. Manage the logistics and scheduling of training sessions, ensuring all participants have the necessary resources and support.
• Solicit feedback from trainees to assess the effectiveness of training program and identify areas of improvement.
• Conduct evaluations and assessments to measure the impact of training on user proficiency and performance.
• Maintain accurate records of training activities, attendance, and participant feedback. Generate reports and insights to track training effectiveness and inform decision-making.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• 5 + years of experience in instructional & curriculum design as well as delivery of instructional programs using Salesforce software (strong Service Cloud is a most, Sales Cloud is a plus) 
• Experience with learning analysis and strategy, content design and development, content delivery, learning technology or learning evaluation
• Experience delivering training in multiple modalities including instructor-led, virtual classroom and e-learning platforms
• Expertise in designing, delivering, and evaluating training programs preferably in a contact center environment
• Excellent presentation, facilitation and communication skills with the ability to engage and inspire learners
• Familiarity with learning management systems (LMS) and e-learning platforms
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail
• Experience with developing and deploying strategies & plans that drive successful adaption of change and expected benefits
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast paced environment
• Passionate about training and facilitation
• Experience in Call Center operations and functions a plus
• Experience working within Travel / Hospitality Industry a plus, or other high-touch type service industry

Immediate interview and hire, send resume today for immediate consideration!