Project Manager - Fixed Income Technology

Millennium; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global hedge fund as a Project Manager in Fixed Income Technology, where you'll drive innovative analytics and trading applications. This role combines technical problem-solving with project management, allowing you to work closely with Portfolio Managers and Risk Management teams. You'll be at the forefront of transforming the Fixed Income business, collaborating with industry experts in a fast-paced environment. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your skills while contributing to impactful projects that shape the future of financial technology.

Qualifications

• Experience in Fixed Income markets with strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Convert high-level requirements into actionable projects for stakeholders.
• Design and deliver projects while managing stakeholder expectations.
• Hands-on analysis and direction of engineering teams for project success.

Skills

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Stakeholder Management

Technical Leadership

Domain Knowledge in Fixed Income

Job description

Project Manager - Fixed Income Technology

We are expanding our Fixed Income Technology team as we build out our next generation of in-house analytics and trading applications and as we support a growing Fixed Income business. Our team faces-off to Portfolio Managers – trading Rates, FX, Credit and Mortgages – and to the Fixed Income Risk Management and Business Management teams. We lead projects across Pre-Trade Analytics, Execution, Risk Management and Performance Analysis, as well as bespoke projects for individual Portfolio Manager teams. These projects vary from short-to-medium term, based on business demand and evolve rapidly. We have a growing business and increasing demand and as such we’re looking to grow our project delivery capacity in both New York and London.

The Fixed Income Tech Project Manager role will be a combination of technical hands-on problem solving, project/stakeholder management and coordination across multiple tech and quant development teams. This is a unique opportunity to join one of the leading global hedge funds, learning from the best in the industry and to help drive a transformative agenda. We offer a fast-paced environment with a unified business direction, global outlook, growth opportunities and exposure to world-class financial technologies and industry experts.

Responsibilities

• Converting high level requirements from internal Portfolio Managers, Risk Managers and Business Managers into concrete, workable projects
• Responsible for design, delivery and stakeholder-management for a variety of short-medium-and-long-term projects
• Understanding the technical application architecture and ensuring projects and changes correctly align with the strategy and direction of our platforms
• Hands-on analysis, data crunching, design and direction of engineering teams
• Functional areas include pre-trade analytics, intraday position and risk management and historical performance analysis

Requirements

• Creative problem solver, leaning on extensive domain Fixed Income markets domain knowledge
• Experience operating in a multi-team, multi-application and multi-stakeholder space, where projects will likely push the perceived traditional team/app boundaries
• Excellent interpersonal skills for building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, technical teams and senior leaders
• Strong problem solving capabilities & analytical skills, with an ability to confidently communicate solutions to our internal stakeholders
• Proven ability, demonstrating technical leadership and making critical design decisions
• Experience working in fast-paced Front Office Tech environment, balancing demanding clients across both production and project delivery
• Positive advocate for software design, testing, and continuous integration, with experience of operating continual delivery in a face-paced environment
• Inquisitive and independent mind that could bring new perspectives and approaches to our global team
• Detail and data oriented, organized, demonstrating thoroughness and strong ownership of work

Nice to have

• Enterprise coding experience is a benefit but not mandatory