Project Manager

Group One Trading, LP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer matching

Roth 401(k)

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Generous vacation

Paid holidays

Parental leave

FSA for health care

FSA for dependent daycare

Parking or mass transit

Job summary

Group One Trading, LP in Chicago, IL or New York, NY seeks a results-driven Project Manager to steer planning and execution of technology initiatives across our proprietary trading platform and infrastructure.

You will collaborate with software engineers, traders and business stakeholders to translate objectives into clear plans, milestones and deliverables. This on-site role offers a base salary of $125,000–$150,000 with a discretionary annual bonus and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management experience in software development, trading technology, or another technically complex environment.
• Ability to translate business and technical objectives into clear requirements, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Experience managing software development backlogs and facilitating planning and prioritization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive planning and execution of technology initiatives across our trading platform and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with engineers, traders and business stakeholders to define plans, priorities and milestones.
• Own multiple initiatives, manage dependencies, risks and delivery from planning through completion.
• Facilitate development planning and maintain project visibility across teams.

Tools

Jira

Job description

Project Manager

Location: Chicago, IL or New York, NY

Salary Range: $125,000 - $150,000

(Base salary is only one part of Group One Trading's total compensation, which includes an annual discretionary bonus.)

The Opportunity

Our Project Managers drive the planning and execution of technology initiatives across our proprietary trading platform and infrastructure. They work closely with software engineers, systems engineers, traders, and business stakeholders to turn complex objectives into well-defined plans, maintain focus on the highest-priority work, and drive projects through completion.

The Skillset

• 3+ years of project management experience in software development, trading technology, or another technically complex environment
• Demonstrated ability to drive complex projects from initial definition through successful delivery
• Ability to translate business and technical objectives into clear requirements, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives without losing sight of details or broader objectives
• Experience managing software development backlogs and facilitating effective planning and prioritization
• Ability to identify dependencies, risks, and roadblocks early and drive them toward resolution
• Strong judgment around priorities, tradeoffs, and when issues require escalation
• Excellent written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to establish accountability and maintain momentum across teams without relying on direct reporting authority
• Experience with Jira or comparable project and issue-tracking systems

Experience working within an electronic trading firm, financial markets, or another real-time production technology environment is strongly preferred.

What to Expect as a Project Manager

Within 1 month

you will complete your initial orientation and begin learning our trading business, proprietary technology platform, infrastructure, development organization, and project portfolio. You will meet stakeholders across technology and the business and develop an understanding of how work is planned, prioritized, and delivered.

Within 3 months

you will be familiar with our active projects, development backlogs, and near-term priorities. You will participate actively in planning and prioritization, begin improving project documentation and visibility, and establish working relationships with development teams, traders, and other stakeholders.

Within 6 months

you will take ownership of multiple technology initiatives, driving requirements, milestones, dependencies, risks, and communication from planning through delivery. You will independently facilitate development planning and help ensure that prioritized project work remains focused and on track. You will also study for and obtain your Series 57 Securities Trader Representative qualification, enabling you to work directly with our applications in the production trading environment.

Within 12 months

you will be a trusted owner of project execution across the technology organization. You will drive multiple concurrent initiatives of varying scope and complexity, improve the effectiveness of our planning and prioritization processes, and contribute to longer-term technology roadmap planning.

The Benefits

Our Project Managers earn a competitive salary, including a performance-based bonus. We provide fantastic benefits, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plans with employer matching, medical, dental, vision, generous vacation time, paid holidays, parental leave, and flexible spending accounts (FSA) for health care, dependent daycare, and parking or mass transit expenses.