Front Office Delivery Lead (Derivatives & Capital Markets)

Zohorecruit; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Path is seeking a seasoned Front Office Delivery Lead to drive end-to-end technology initiatives in a fast-paced capital markets environment. You will partner with traders, product owners, business analysts, and IT teams to deliver high-visibility derivatives projects.

Leverage extensive experience in front office workflows, SDLC, and Agile practices to guide cross-functional teams, manage scopes and budgets, and ensure on-time delivery and stakeholder satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience managing business-side or functional technology projects, preferably within capital markets.
• Direct experience working in a sell-side front office environment.
• Strong understanding of derivatives trading flows and lifecycle (front-to-back processing).
• Experience operating in Agile environments with strong proficiency in JIRA for tracking and reporting.
• Solid understanding of the full SDLC, including requirements gathering, development coordination, testing, release, and production support.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage senior stakeholder relationships.
• Strong knowledge of business processes, workflows, and functional system requirements within trading environments.
• Experience managing scope, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of business-focused front office projects within a sell-side derivatives environment.
• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Translate business and functional requirements into actionable execution plans aligned with front office trading workflows.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and dependencies.
• Operate within an Agile framework, leveraging JIRA for tracking, reporting, and governance.
• Ensure alignment across trading, IT, operations, and other business units throughout the full SDLC.
• Communicate project status, risks, and mitigation strategies to stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Manage stakeholder expectations in a fast-paced, front office environment.
• Oversee QA, UAT, testing coordination, release planning, training, and change management activities to ensure smooth rollout.
• Ensure delivered solutions meet functional requirements and support front-to-back derivatives trade lifecycle processes.

Skills

Front office delivery leadership

Derivatives domain knowledge

Agile / JIRA proficiency

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

PMP certification preferred

Tools

JIRA

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Axiom Path is seeking a seasoned Front Office Delivery Lead to drive end-to-end technology initiatives in a fast-paced capital markets environment. You will partner with traders, product owners, business analysts, and IT teams to deliver high-visibility derivatives projects.

Leverage extensive experience in front office workflows, SDLC, and Agile practices to guide cross-functional teams, manage scopes and budgets, and ensure on-time delivery and stakeholder satisfaction.