Project Manager - High Frequency Trading (HFT)

Job Title: Project Manager - High Frequency Trading (HFT)

As a Project Manager for the High Frequency Trading (HFT) area, you will be responsible for coordinating, structuring, and sequencing deliverables related to the HFT platform.

This role involves partnering with development teams, Portfolio Managers, Business Management, and technology leadership to enhance existing capabilities, drive the build-out of new features and functionality, and support timely, predictable delivery across a mission-critical, low-latency environment.

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:

• 5+ years of related, professional project, program, or delivery management experience.
• 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.

Ideal:

• Proven expertise in project, product, or program management gained at an industry-leading HFT, market making, or low-latency trading firm.

Estimated Base Salary Range: $175,000 to $250,000