We’re seeking a high-impact Technical Project Manager to join our growing Project Management team at Hudson River Trading. You will play a pivotal role in shaping how our engineering teams execute, collaborate, and deliver innovative projects that drive our technology and business forward. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with engineers and cross-functional partners, influencing the future of our trading systems and operations.

In this role, you will leverage your technical background, organizational skills, and domain knowledge to drive projects from inception to production. Your responsibilities on projects will vary and may include establishing delivery goals, identifying project gaps, tracking progress, and coordinating across numerous teams. Your strong communication skills will be crucial to keeping stakeholders updated and engineering teams aligned.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering teams to establish appropriate project management support, identify deliverables, track progress, and provide status updates
• Engage with key stakeholders to understand priorities and communicate project schedules, progress, and risks
• Drive project delivery by identifying dependencies early, coordinating feature and function rollouts, and addressing gaps in larger initiative plans
• Manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment and ensure alignment across related teams
• Develop and maintain project plans using tools such as Jira 
• Provide strategic problem-solving and process improvement suggestions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent industry experience
• Proven experience working with engineering teams and managing software development projects in finance and/or trading
• Ability to understand and assess impact of proposed changes on systems, business processes, and trading lifecycle
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to grasp complex technical concepts
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate detailed problems to colleagues in various roles and functions
• Comfort navigating on a command line and experience in programming/scripting
• Understanding of project management methodologies and tools