Technical Project Manager

Hireroo; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global brokerage firm in Dubai is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to oversee trading platform enhancements and manage Agile teams. The ideal candidate should have 7 years of relevant experience, a strong understanding of Forex and CFDs, and proficiency with Jira and Agile methodologies. Opportunities for career growth in a dynamic environment are offered.

Benefits

Career growth opportunities

Dynamic work environment

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in technical project management related to Forex/CFDs.
• Proficiency in dealing with proprietary trading platforms and integrations.
• Demonstrate success in Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of trading platform enhancements.
• Define project scopes and timelines aligned with business goals.
• Implement and optimize Agile frameworks across distributed teams.

Skills

Technical project management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira

GitLab

Confluence

Job description

Overview

A long-established and trusted global brokerage firm is seeking an experienced and technically proficient Technical Project Manager to strengthen operation department within a dynamic Forex and CFD environment. With over 30 years of industry presence this firm has built a solid reputation for transparency innovation and client success offering a broad range of CFD products including forex commodities indices and more.

Location: Hybrid Dubai UAE

Responsibilities

As a Technical Project Manager your broad responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Project & BAU Management

• Lead end-to-end delivery of trading platform enhancements new product launches and BAU tasks.
• Define project scopes timelines milestones and technical priorities aligned with business goals.
• Manage the integration of MT4/MT5 proprietary trading systems and third-party solutions (plugins CRM liquidity providers).
• Monitor project health identify risks and ensure timely resolutions.

Agile & Delivery Leadership

• Implement and optimize Agile frameworks across distributed development teams.
• Lead Scrum practices: sprint planning backlog management daily stand-ups reviews and retrospectives.
• Partner with product owners and stakeholders to refine backlogs and accelerate delivery cycles.
• Champion continuous improvement in engineering and project workflows.

Process & Workflow management

• Design and manage Jira workflows dashboards and advanced reporting for transparent project tracking.
• Produce clear sprint reports burndown charts and velocity metrics for leadership visibility.
• Integrate Jira GitLab and Confluence for seamless collaboration and process automation.

Technical & Team Leadership

• Partner with front-end and back-end teams to ensure scalable solution architecture.
• Prepare technical requirement documents integration workflows and solution designs.
• Support engineering and QA teams with technical clarifications during execution.
• Mentor and coach teams on Agile practices documentation and delivery excellence.

Requirements

• 7 years of technical project management within Forex CFDs or financial trading technology.
• Proven ability to manage large BAU operations alongside new development initiatives.
• In-depth understanding of MetaQuotes MT4/MT5 (APIs plugins product development).
• Experience with proprietary trading platforms and integrations.
• Strong hands-on use of Jira workflows reporting and metrics.
• Demonstrated success implementing Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience coaching multi-functional teams on Agile best practices.
• Solid understanding of front-end and back-end development lifecycles.
• Proficiency with GitLab Jira and Confluence for version control and project tracking.
• Skilled in drafting technical documentation blueprints and delivery timelines.
• Knowledge of APIs trading system architectures plugins and CRM integrations.
• Strong grasp of Forex CFDs derivatives liquidity routing order execution and hedging.
• Exposure to proprietary trading models and controls.
• Excellent leadership communication and stakeholder management.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced regulated environments while managing multiple priorities.

Preferred requirements

• Experience working in regulated financial markets.
• Knowledge of pricing engines and high-frequency trading infrastructure.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS Azure GCP) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Previous experience managing distributed engineering teams.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related technical field (required).
• Masters degree in Technology Management Financial Engineering or Business Administration (preferred).
• Relevant certifications (PMP PRINCE2 CSM/PSM AgilePM ITIL) highly valued.

What’s in it for you

Our client offers an exciting challenging role in a collaborative dynamic environment. The right person will find many career growth opportunities in their company whether you want to advance your technical skills or aspire to leadership in the future.