Project manager

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Financial Technology Project Manager to lead and coordinate a strategic technology initiative in the trading and investment operations domain. This role involves close collaboration with technology teams, traders, and operations to deliver high-impact solutions that streamline trade flows, normalize data across systems, and support front-to-back integration. Some responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead cross-functional projects involving multiple trading platforms (e.g., DTCC, Tradeweb, Bloomberg, Vestmark).

• Translate complex business requirements from traders, money managers, and advisors into actionable technical specifications.

• Manage trade lifecycle initiatives covering pre-trade, order entry, routing, and post-trade processing.

• Interface with stakeholders to ensure alignment on goals, timelines, and deliverables.

• Drive UI/UX development initiatives (e.g., React-based front ends) by bridging communication between users and developers.

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Skills and Requirements

• 5+ years of project management experience in trading or investment operations environments.

• Strong familiarity with trade flows and market systems including FIX, FIXML, MQ, APIs.

• Ability to read and interpret technical documents and file formats (e.g., ISO 15022, SWIFT MT, MRO files, Python).

• Proven experience managing the development of front-end and back-end systems collaboratively.

• Solid understanding of SMA, UMA models, and the roles of financial advisors, money managers, and traders.

• Proven ability to drive results by managing timelines, enforcing accountability, and ensuring deliverables are met across business, technology, and operations stakeholders. - Knowledge of equity, fixed income, and options products is highly preferred.