Technical Programme Manager (Market Data)

Paragon Alpha - Hedge Fund Talent Business; England; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hedge fund recruitment firm in London is seeking a Technical Programme Manager to drive the delivery of high-performance market data systems supporting global trading. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in trading or low-latency systems and strong integration skills. This role requires expertise in managing infrastructure and ensuring delivery standards across global data centres.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role within the trading or low-latency systems domain.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of real-time exchange feeds and third-party market data applications.
• Partner with teams to design and validate feed handlers and data distribution workflows.
• Manage infrastructure provisioning across global data centres for performance and scalability.
• Manage infrastructure provisioning across global data centres to ensure performance, resilience, and scalability.
• Oversee delivery of mid‑frequency vendor feeds (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, ICE) and ensure production standards are met.
• Track environment readiness across compute, network, and storage.
• Confirm licensing requirements in collaboration with the Market Data team.
• Maintain clear, accurate system and deployment documentation.

Skills

Experience in trading systems

Low-latency system knowledge

Job description

Paragon Alpha – Hedge Fund Talent Business is recruiting a Technical Programme Manager to join a systematic hedge fund in London. The role will focus on driving the delivery of high‑performance, real‑time market data systems that support global trading.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of real‑time exchange feeds and third‑party market data applications.
• Partner with Market Data Development and Network Engineering to design and validate feed handlers and data distribution workflows.
• Gather connectivity requirements and coordinate with vendors/exchanges on new integrations.
• Manage infrastructure provisioning across global data centres to ensure performance, resilience, and scalability.
• Oversee delivery of mid‑frequency vendor feeds (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, ICE) and ensure production standards are met.
• Track environment readiness across compute, network, and storage.
• Confirm licensing requirements in collaboration with the Market Data team.
• Maintain clear, accurate system and deployment documentation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role within the trading or low‑latency systems domain.

Employment type: Full‑time | Location: London, England, United Kingdom