Infrastructure Project Manager

PTR Global; Village of Great Neck Plaza (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PTR Global is seeking a Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager with deep financial services experience to drive network infrastructure readiness and electronic trading projects. The role requires leading cross-functional teams, managing multiple workstreams, and delivering status updates with accountability in a fast-paced environment.

The position is hybrid with three days on-site per week, including work at 1 New York Plaza, and requires strong communication and vendor coordination skills.

Qualifications

• 10-12+ years of technology project management experience, preferably in financial services.
• Strong experience managing network infrastructure projects in data centers, offices, exchanges, or colocations.
• Working knowledge of LAN, WAN, carrier circuits, data centers, and network infrastructure.
• Experience with market data, electronic trading, exchanges, or low-latency environments.
• Knowledge of NYSE, Nasdaq, BATS and connectivity providers such as BT Radianz or TNS.
• Experience with Jira and ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple infrastructure projects through planning, implementation, testing, and production readiness.
• Coordinate installation of network equipment, circuits, cross-connects, and data center infrastructure.
• Partner with Network Operations, Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and business stakeholders.
• Track hardware, dependencies, timelines, risks, issues, and project milestones.
• Support infrastructure readiness for electronic trading, market data, client connectivity, and extranet services.
• Communicate project status and implementation details to stakeholders at all organizational levels.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strong communication

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

PMP certification

CCNA

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week

• 2 days at 1 New York Plaza

We are looking for a Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager with strong financial services experience to manage high-priority network infrastructure readiness and electronic trading infrastructure projects.

This is a fast-paced, high-volume environment requiring a strong communicator who can lead calls, manage multiple workstreams, provide clear implementation status, and take full ownership and accountability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple infrastructure projects through planning, implementation, testing, and production readiness.
• Coordinate installation of network equipment, circuits, cross-connects, and data center infrastructure.
• Partner with Network Operations, Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and business stakeholders.
• Track hardware, dependencies, timelines, risks, issues, and project milestones.
• Support infrastructure readiness for electronic trading, market data, client connectivity, and extranet services.
• Communicate project status and implementation details to stakeholders at all organizational levels.

Required Experience:

• 10-12+ years of technology project management experience, preferably in financial services.
• Strong experience managing network infrastructure projects in data centers, offices, exchanges, or colocations.
• Working knowledge of LAN, WAN, carrier circuits, data centers, and network infrastructure.
• Experience with market data, electronic trading, exchanges, or low-latency environments.
• Knowledge of exchanges such as NYSE, Nasdaq, BATS, and connectivity providers such as BT Radianz or TNS.
• Experience with Jira and ServiceNow.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage aggressive deadlines, and adapt quickly.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including Operations, Architecture, Technology, Risk, and Compliance.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Teams.

Preferred:

• PMP certification
• CCNA
• Financial services, trading, market data, or low-latency infrastructure background

Important:

This is a Project Management role, not an Engineering position.

Ideal Candidate:

A hands-on Infrastructure Project Manager who can command a meeting, drive accountability, manage competing priorities, and clearly communicate where each implementation stands.

Interview Question:

Tell me about the last Friday night or weekend that you worked and what required you to be there.