Engineering Project Manager

Radley James; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Radley James is seeking an experienced Engineering Project Manager to lead large-scale technology initiatives for a fast-growing global financial services firm. You will own delivery across engineering, product and operations, aligning multiple workstreams and stakeholders to business goals.

You will communicate progress to senior leadership and help optimize delivery processes in a fast-paced environment, with a focus on cross-functional collaboration and strategic execution.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in Project Management, Technical Programme Management or Technology Change.
• Strong financial services background, ideally within capital markets, brokerage, clearing or prime brokerage.
• Understanding of front-office, middle-office, back-office and post-trade workflows.
• Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional engineering and technology projects.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience working directly with senior leadership.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and drive execution in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading large-scale engineering and technology projects across multiple business functions.
• Working closely with Engineering, Product and Operations teams to define project deliverables, timelines and priorities.
• Managing multiple workstreams, dependencies and stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
• Communicating with senior leadership on project progress, risks and strategic objectives.
• Identifying operational inefficiencies and improving engineering delivery processes.

Skills

Project management

Technical programme management

Financial services domain

Front-to-back workflow understanding

Stakeholder management

Prioritization & execution

Job description

A fast-growing global financial services firm specialising in capital markets and brokerage technology is looking for an experienced Engineering Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex, business-critical technology initiatives.

The role will involve working closely with Engineering, Product, Business and Operations teams, taking ownership of large-scale projects and driving the development of the firm's technology infrastructure as the business continues to expand globally.

Role:

• Leading large-scale engineering and technology projects across multiple business functions
• Working closely with Engineering, Product and Operations teams to define project deliverables, timelines and priorities
• Managing multiple workstreams, dependencies and stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery
• Communicating with senior leadership on project progress, risks and strategic objectives
• Identifying operational inefficiencies and improving engineering delivery processes

Must-Have:

• 10+ years' experience in Project Management, Technical Programme Management or Technology Change
• Strong financial services background, ideally within capital markets, brokerage, clearing or prime brokerage
• Understanding of front-office, middle-office, back-office and post-trade workflows
• Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional engineering and technology projects
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience working directly with senior leadership
• Ability to manage competing priorities and drive execution in a fast-paced environment