Technical Project Manager - Fixed Income Technology

We are expanding our Fixed Income Quantitative Technology team as we build out our next generation of in-house analytics and trading applications and as we support a growing Fixed Income business. Our team faces-off to Portfolio Managers – trading Rates, FX, Credit and Mortgages – and to the Fixed Income Risk Management and Business Management teams.

We are looking for a Technical Project Manager to work closely with our analytics team and multiple stakeholders to drive initiatives and deliverables forward

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from initiation to closure.
• Collaborate with Portfolio Managers, Risk Managers, Business Managers, Project Managers and Technology teams to define project scope, objectives, requirements, and deliverables.
• Collect, analyze, document and breakdown requirements to actionable projects and tasks.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and perform acceptance testing.
• Facilitate cross-team collaboration, coordinate cross-functional efforts, drive prioritization and technical alignment.
• Proactively track progress, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Manage stakeholders’ expectations and communication.
• Identify and drive process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related field in STEM.
• Experience managing projects (3+ years).
• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle, Continuous Integration / Delivery tools & practices, project management methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with project management tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Experience with requirements management and system design.
• Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities, including the capacity to inspire, motivate, and guide team members towards achieving project goals.
• Detail-oriented, organized, demonstrating thoroughness and strong ownership of work in a fast-paced environment.

Additional ways to stand out

• Background in Software Engineering.
• Experience working with any of: Cloud Technologies (AWS), Microservices, gRPC, Build & Release Pipelines, C++, Java.
• Professional certification in Project Management.
• Domain knowledge: Financial Markets, Quantitative Engineering within Fixed Income, Commodities, Credit, Equities, FX.