Project Manager

Group One Trading • New York, NY

15d • $125,000 - $150,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Our Project Managers drive the planning and execution of technology initiatives across our proprietary trading platform and infrastructure. They work closely with software engineers, systems engineers, traders, and business stakeholders to turn complex objectives into well-defined plans, maintain focus on the highest-priority work, and drive projects through completion.

Requirements

• 3+ years of project management experience in software development, trading technology, or another technically complex environment
• Demonstrated ability to drive complex projects from initial definition through successful delivery
• Ability to translate business and technical objectives into clear requirements, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives without losing sight of details or broader objectives
• Experience managing software development backlogs and facilitating effective planning and prioritization
• Ability to identify dependencies, risks, and roadblocks early and drive them toward resolution
• Strong judgment around priorities, tradeoffs, and when issues require escalation
• Excellent written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to establish accountability and maintain momentum across teams without relying on direct reporting authority
• Experience with Jira or comparable project and issue-tracking systems

Nice To Haves

• Experience working within an electronic trading firm, financial markets, or another real-time production technology environment is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive the planning and execution of technology initiatives across the proprietary trading platform and infrastructure.
• Work closely with software engineers, systems engineers, traders, and business stakeholders.
• Turn complex objectives into well-defined plans.
• Maintain focus on the highest-priority work.
• Drive projects through completion.
• Manage software development backlogs and facilitate effective planning and prioritization.
• Identify dependencies, risks, and roadblocks early and drive them toward resolution.
• Establish accountability and maintain momentum across teams without relying on direct reporting authority.
• Take ownership of multiple technology initiatives, driving requirements, milestones, dependencies, risks, and communication from planning through delivery.
• Independently facilitate development planning and help ensure that prioritized project work remains focused and on track.
• Study for and obtain your Series 57 Securities Trader Representative qualification.
• Drive multiple concurrent initiatives of varying scope and complexity.
• Improve the effectiveness of planning and prioritization processes.
• Contribute to longer-term technology roadmap planning.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plans with employer matching
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Generous vacation time
• Paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA) for health care, dependent daycare, and parking or mass transit expenses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed