Systematic Project & Product Manager

Millennium Management LLC; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Millennium in Hong Kong seeks an experienced Systematic Project and Product Manager to onboard and support systematic portfolio management teams. You will partner with Portfolio Managers and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technology deliverables.

The role requires 7+ years in project management and 5+ years in financial services across equities, futures, FX, options and electronic trading. You will lead multiple projects with traceability from specs to execution.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant professional project management experience.
• 5+ years of financial services experience, preferably supporting equities, futures, FX, options and electronic trading.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to develop a strong understanding of business workflows across products and regions, as well as related technology components including data sets, infrastructure, quantitative tools, and execution platforms.
• Proven ability to identify and solve problems while managing multiple projects and priorities within tight timeframes.
• Experience developing user specifications and business requirements for development teams.
• Familiarity with waterfall and Agile development methodologies, as well as tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to streamline project planning, communication, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Portfolio Managers and cross-functional teams to facilitate the efficient technology onboarding of new systematic trading groups.
• Consult with users to understand, document, and translate business requirements and workflows into clear technology deliverables.
• Track Portfolio Manager technology requests, maintaining accurate status updates and clear target completion dates.
• Manage expectations and communicate effectively with Portfolio Managers, Business Management, and development teams.
• Serve as the primary technology contact for multiple systematic Portfolio Managers across infrastructure, systematic data, and execution.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability between functional specifications, business requirements, and strategic objectives.
• Lead project management for bespoke strategic platform build-outs that may support multiple Portfolio Managers.

Skills

Project management

Finance domain

Stakeholder management

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Systematic Project & Product Manager

About Millennium

Millennium is a global, diversified alternative investment firm, founded in 1989. Defined by evolution, innovation and focus, Millennium’s mission is to deliver results for our investors.

Our people are empowered with both independence and support: the autonomy to pursue ideas with conviction and the backing of a global network committed to collaboration, disciplined risk management and continuous learning. With opportunities to deepen expertise and accelerate development, talent at Millennium is equipped to adapt, evolve and build lasting impact over time. Discover how transformative growth accelerates impact.

Meet the Team

Technology is core to the health and growth of Millennium’s business. The firm’s active, multi-manager model demands flexible, scalable technology and advanced proprietary systems, including the development of next-generation analytical and trading capabilities.

We are seeking an experienced professional to join our Systematic Project and Product Management team, focused on onboarding and supporting systematic portfolio management teams.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with Portfolio Managers and cross-functional teams to facilitate the efficient technology onboarding of new systematic trading groups.
• Consult with users to understand, document, and translate business requirements and workflows into clear technology deliverables.
• Track Portfolio Manager technology requests, maintaining accurate status updates and clear target completion dates.
• Manage expectations and communicate effectively with Portfolio Managers, Business Management, and development teams.
• Serve as the primary technology contact for multiple systematic Portfolio Managers across infrastructure, systematic data, and execution.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability between functional specifications, business requirements, and strategic objectives.
• Lead project management for bespoke strategic platform build-outs that may support multiple Portfolio Managers.

What You Bring

• 7+ years of relevant professional project management experience.
• 5+ years of financial services experience, preferably supporting equities, futures, FX, options and electronic trading.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to develop a strong understanding of business workflows across products and regions, as well as related technology components including data sets, infrastructure, quantitative tools, and execution platforms.
• Proven ability to identify and solve problems while managing multiple projects and priorities within tight timeframes.
• Experience developing user specifications and business requirements for development teams.
• Familiarity with waterfall and Agile development methodologies, as well as tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to streamline project planning, communication, and delivery.