Engineering Project Manager

clearstreet; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Pension

Parental leave (gender neutral)

Medical and dental insurance

Office presence required 3 days per wk

Job summary

Clear Street is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to lead cross-functional technology initiatives that support our global growth in London and beyond. You will partner with Engineering, Product, Business, and Operations to drive execution, manage dependencies, and provide visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes.

Strong technical fluency and stakeholder management are essential. You will break down complex projects, prioritise the roadmap, and balance speed with quality and operational

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in project management, technical project management, change management, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across Engineering, Product, Business and Operations teams.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale projects with multiple workstreams and dependencies.
• Strong ability to translate strategic goals into structured execution plans, milestones, risks, and outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including reporting to senior leadership.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with ability to anticipate dependencies and blockers.
• Demonstrated ability to drive clarity and accountability in fast-paced environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to resolve issues quickly.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end oversight for the delivery of complex, large-scale engineering and business initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Business, and Operations teams to define deliverables, timelines, ownership, and execution plans.
• Break down complex projects into clear phases, milestones, dependencies, and workstreams.
• Prioritize the program roadmap to ensure teams focus on high-impact work.
• Balance speed of delivery with strategic goals, technical quality, and operational readiness.
• Identify risks and blockers early and bring stakeholders together to resolve them.
• Provide transparent updates to stakeholders on progress, risks, decisions, and outcomes.
• Produce insights and recommendations to improve delivery processes and team efficiency.
• Experience in financial services, capital markets, brokerage, clearing, custody, or prime brokerage.
• Domain knowledge across front/middle/back office and post-trade workflows.

Job description

The Role

As an Engineering Project Manager, you will lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of complex, cross-functional technology initiatives that support Clear Street's global growth strategy. You will partner closely with Engineering, Product, Business, Operations, and senior stakeholders to drive execution across multiple teams, ensure alignment on priorities, manage dependencies, and provide clear visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes. This role requires a strong combination of project management discipline, technical fluency, business judgment, and stakeholder management. You will help teams translate strategic objectives into executable plans, remove blockers, improve delivery processes, and ensure that critical initiatives are delivered efficiently and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end oversight for the delivery of complex, large-scale engineering and business initiatives.


• Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Business, and Operations teams to define deliverables, timelines, ownership, and execution plans.


• Break down complex projects into clear phases, milestones, dependencies, and workstreams.


• Prioritize the program roadmap to ensure teams are focused on the highest-impact work.


• Balance speed of delivery with strategic business goals, technical quality, and operational readiness.


• Identify risks, blockers, and dependencies early, and bring the right stakeholders together to resolve them.


• Provide consistent, transparent updates to stakeholders on progress, risks, decisions, and outcomes.


• Produce insights, analysis, and recommendations to improve delivery processes, team efficiency, and project execution.


• Experience in financial services, capital markets, brokerage, clearing, custody, or prime brokerage.


• Domain knowledge across front office, middle office, back office, and post-trade workflows.

Experience/Skills

• 10+ years of experience in project management, technical project management, change management, operational excellence, or a related discipline.


• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives across Engineering, Product, Business, and Operations teams.


• Proven track record of delivering large-scale projects with multiple workstreams, dependencies, stakeholders, and delivery timelines.


• Strong ability to translate strategic business goals into structured execution plans, milestones, risks, and measurable outcomes.


• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience reporting progress, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.


• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to anticipate dependencies, identify blockers, and keep teams focused on the highest-impact priorities.


• Demonstrated ability to drive clarity and accountability in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.


• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to pre-empt issues and bring the right people together to resolve them quickly.

We Offer

• At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, pension, gender neutral parental leave, and full medical and dental insurance.


• Employees are required to be in the office a minimum of three days per week.

Our top priority is our people. We're continuously investing in a culture that promotes collaboration. We help each other through challenges and celebrate each other's successes. We believe that modern workplaces succeed by virtue of having high-performance workforces that are diverse - in ideas, in cultures, and in experiences. We put in the effort to make such a workplace a daily reality and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.