Project Manager - Hedge Fund

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment platform is seeking a Project Manager to focus on technology change initiatives within a hedge fund. This role will be pivotal in building a business change team and leading numerous projects aimed at growth and scale. Candidates must have Project Management experience in hedge funds or asset management. A strong business understanding of hedge fund trading is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in Project Management or Business Analysis in Hedge Funds, Investment Banks, or Asset Management.
• Strong business knowledge in hedge fund trading, ideally in a multi-strategy, multi-pod environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple projects focused on technology change.
• Build a business change function to support growth.
• Engage with stakeholders to gather and scope requirements.

Skills

Project Management

Business Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Overview

Hedge Fund seeks a Project Manager with a particular focus on technology change initiatives as part of a new build of a Business Change team.

This is the fund's first Business Change hire and will support further appetite for growth and scale.

Responsibilities

• Leading numerous projects across the fund, with a particular focus on technology change.
• Building a business change function to execute the vision of growth and scale.
• Engaging with the business to scope and gather requirements effectively and efficiently.
• Take said requirements and define to developers/technology and relevant stakeholders to ensure accurate execution and build.
• Communication through user stores, workflow diagrams and flow charts.
• Engaging with the business and managing key stakeholders throughout project lifecycle;
• Typical projects include;
• System implementation of third party platforms across front and middle office.
• System upgrades.
• Data incorporation and migration.
• Infrastructure build for new trading lines and breaking in to new regions.
• Fund launches.
• PM onboarding and new relationship onboarding.

Qualifications

• Experience required; Project Management/Business Analysis experience in Hedge Fund, Investment Bank or Asset Management is a must.
• Broad project coverage is also advantageous with a particular slant to tech projects and system implementation.
• Strong business knowledge in regards to hedge fund trading ideally in a multi strategy multi pod environment would also be highly desired.