Technical Program Developer/Manager

Selby Jennings; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking a Technical Program Developer/Manager in Chicago to lead the development of trader-facing tools for risk, pricing, valuation, and signal generation. You will own initiatives end to end, focusing on fast, clear workflows and intuitive visual design that impact trading performance every day.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership with traders and engineering to deliver high-velocity, high-visibility product improvements across the trading platform.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with traders to understand their daily workflows, decision-making, and trading patterns
• Collaborate with engineering teams to design, build, and iterate on high-performance GUIs
• Translate trader insights and business needs into clear product goals, priorities, and requirements
• Own initiatives end to end — from problem definition and scoping through delivery, iteration, and adoption
• Obsess over workflow efficiency, knowing that every click, keystroke, and visual element counts
• Spot opportunities to reuse common patterns and tools across desks, while knowing when it makes sense to diverge
• Communicate product direction, priorities, risks, and progress clearly across trading, engineering, and adjacent teams
• Surface dependencies and risks early — catch them before they become blockers

Job description

Technical Program Developer/Manager (PR/607616) Chicago, Illinois

Salary: USD200000 - USD500000 per annum

About the Role

A leading global trading firm is building the next generation of trader-facing tools, and we're looking for a Product Manager to help lead that effort. Technology is central to how we trade, and these applications aren't back-office support systems — they're the primary interface traders rely on all day, every day, to read the market, make decisions, and execute.

This position sits within a team focused on risk, pricing, valuation, and signal generation, right at the intersection of trading and engineering. You'll help reimagine how our tools work from the ground up — shaping workflows, visualizations, and interactions where speed and clarity are everything. Often, a single click or an extra second is the difference between capturing an opportunity and missing it, so your work will have immediate, measurable impact on trading performance.

You'll play a central role in a major reinvestment in our trading platform, with real ownership, high visibility, and the opportunity to define how traders interact with the market for years to come.

What You'll Do

• Partner closely with traders to understand their daily workflows, decision-making, and trading patterns
• Collaborate with engineering teams to design, build, and iterate on high-performance GUIs
• Translate trader insights and business needs into clear product goals, priorities, and requirements
• Own initiatives end to end — from problem definition and scoping through delivery, iteration, and adoption
• Obsess over workflow efficiency, knowing that every click, keystroke, and visual element counts
• Spot opportunities to reuse common patterns and tools across desks, while knowing when it makes sense to diverge
• Communicate product direction, priorities, risks, and progress clearly across trading, engineering, and adjacent teams
• Surface dependencies and risks early — catch them before they become blockers