Project Manager - High Frequency Trading (HFT)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Portfolio Managers and Business Management to understand, document, and implement business requirements and workflows.
• Partner closely with the HFT Architect and development teams to deliver a world class HFT platform, including enhancements to existing capabilities and delivery of new functionality.
• Engage with business stakeholders, architects, and development leads to facilitate pragmatic prioritization of technology requests across business needs, platform stability, and foundational technology requirements.
• Drive end-to-end coordination of HFT initiatives, including sequencing of work, dependency management, timeline tracking, and proactive follow-up across contributing teams.
• Provide clear and unambiguous communication between Technology, Business Management, and Portfolio Management, including proactive escalation of risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery tradeoffs.
• Maintain high-level project plans, delivery milestones, dashboards, and associated JIRAs to support timely and predictable delivery of major initiatives.
• Support release planning, implementation readiness, and post-delivery follow-up for key HFT initiatives.

Requirements

• Requires 5+ years of related, professional project, program, or delivery management experience.
• Requires 5+ years of experience in the financial services industry, preferably within HFT, electronic trading, or market making.
• Understanding of low-latency systems and the challenges of delivering technology in a real-time, mission-critical production environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to present a polished, professional, and well-considered view to all stakeholders.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks simultaneously within tight time frames and shifting priorities.
• Self-starter, energetic, and with an independent work ethic.
• Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translate them into structured application and operational requirements.
• Proven ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, high-pressure environment with a strong sense of urgency, ownership, and accountability.
• Ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers, developers, architects, and subject matter experts.
• Experience with development methodologies including Waterfall and Agile, as well as expertise with tools including JIRA, Confluence, Visio, PowerPoint, and MS Project.
• The ability to influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Prior proven expertise in project, product, or program management gained at an industry leading HFT, market making, or low-latency trading firm.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Skills

• Requires 5+ years of related, professional project, program, or delivery management experience.
• Requires 5+ years of experience in the financial services industry, preferably within HFT, electronic trading, or market making.
• Understanding of low-latency systems and the challenges of delivering technology in a real-time, mission-critical production environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to present a polished, professional, and well-considered view to all stakeholders.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks simultaneously within tight time frames and shifting priorities.
• Self-starter, energetic, and with an independent work ethic.
• Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translate them into structured application and operational requirements.
• Proven ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, high-pressure environment with a strong sense of urgency, ownership, and accountability.
• Ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers, developers, architects, and subject matter experts.
• Experience with development methodologies including Waterfall and Agile, as well as expertise with tools including JIRA, Confluence, Visio, PowerPoint, and MS Project.
• The ability to influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Prior proven expertise in project, product, or program management gained at an industry leading HFT, market making, or low-latency trading firm.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

The estimated base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $250,000, which is specific to New York and may change in the future.

Schedule

Full-time position.