IT Project Manager - ETRM / Commodities - New York

Options Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Options Group is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager in New York to lead end-to-end project delivery in commodity trading. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of IT project management experience with a strong track record in financial services, demonstrating expertise in stakeholder management and financial control.

Key responsibilities include managing project scope, budget, and quality, while establishing governance and training teams in agile methodologies. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential as this role involves interaction with multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of IT project management experience, preferably in commodity trading.
• Strong track record of managing complex projects in global environments.
• Ability to work autonomously and focus on outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project delivery from initiation to closure.
• Mobilise projects quickly, establishing governance and RACI.
• Control project financials and manage external vendors.

Skills

IT project management

Commodity trading experience

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Project

Tools

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

IT Project Manager - Energy / Commodities - New York

Our client is a major commodity trader based in New York. We are recruiting a Project Manager with strong experience in commodity trading and financial services (ideally with middle and back-office exposure). The role requires strong project management fundamentals, a pragmatic hands‑on approach, and the ability to deliver end-to-end in a lean, fast‑paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project delivery from initiation through closure, including scope, plan, schedule, budget, quality, risks, issues, dependencies
• Mobilise projects quickly by confirming outcomes and success measures, establishing governance and RACI
• Build and maintain strong relationships across Trading, Operations, Risk, Finance, Business Change and all relevant IT teams
• Manage delivery to plan, including resource coordination, dependency management, RAID management, budget tracking, and stakeholder communication
• Maintain a single source of truth for project status, with succinct, executive-ready reporting and a 'one team, one voice' approach
• Surface risks and issues early, supported by options, facts and data-led recommendations
• Control project financials, including forecasting and tracking costs and benefits, managing change impacts, and keeping spend aligned to approved plan
• Manage third‑party vendors and delivery partners, including statements of work, acceptance criteria, milestone tracking, deliverables and change control
• Lead delivery teams and ways of working by setting pace and standards, coaching contributors, and modelling pragmatic project management practice

Experience

• Significant IT project management experience, ideally 15+ years, with a strong track record in commodity trading and/or financial services environments
• Good understanding of trade lifecycle processes, with strong exposure to middle‑and back‑office functions (Risk, Finance, Treasury, Settlements, Physical Operations)
• Good understanding of core IT trading applications disciplines (ETRM) / exposure to at least one ETRM (Endur, Allegro, Aspect, custom build)
• Experience leading complex projects in global environments / diverse stakeholders
• Experience managing external software vendors and delivery partners to firm outcomes in lean, hands‑on environments
• Strong project management discipline across planning, scheduling, RAID, dependency management, financial control and change control
• Autonomous and outcome‑focused, comfortable working in ambiguity and applying best practice pragmatically rather than as box‑ticking
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to manage demanding stakeholders across multiple locations and functions
• Executive‑ready communication skills, with concise written and verbal updates tailored to business, IT and senior leadership audiences
• Confident designing and facilitating effective Steering Committees and working with senior stakeholders, including CIO, CRO, CFO and Heads of Function
• Calm under pressure / strong team player / good ethics
• Willing and able to be hands‑on when required, including support for analysis, testing, UAT
• Skilled user of Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint