Technical Project Manager

Jump Trading; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA

FSA and Dependent Care options

Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D

Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance

Paid vacation plus paid holidays

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid parental leave

Wellness Programs

Job summary

Jump Trading is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of complex trading platforms, execution infrastructure, and quantitative research tooling in Chicago. You will coordinate engineers, researchers, and traders to translate goals into milestones and manage cross-team dependencies.

The role requires 7–10 years of experience in technical project management with a background in engineering or computer science and the ability to engage with researchers on

Qualifications

• Requires 7–10 years of experience managing technical projects with a background in engineering or computer science.
• Candidates must possess the technical fluency to engage with researchers on architecture and a proven track record of shipping complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Drive the end-to-end delivery of complex technical projects spanning trading platforms, execution infrastructure, and quantitative research tooling.
• Coordinate between engineers, researchers, and traders to translate goals into clear milestones and manage cross-team dependencies.

Skills

Technical Project Management

Engineering Program Management

Software Engineering

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Low-latency Systems

Distributed Infrastructure

Quantitative Research Tooling

Project Scoping

Technical Architecture

Cross-team Coordination

Strategic Planning

Status Reporting

Post-mortem Analysis

Technical Communication

Job description

Drive the end-to-end delivery of complex technical projects spanning trading platforms, execution infrastructure, and quantitative research tooling. Coordinate between engineers, researchers, and traders to translate goals into clear milestones and manage cross-team dependencies.

Requirements: Requires 7–10 years of experience managing technical projects with a background in engineering or computer science. Candidates must possess the technical fluency to engage with researchers on architecture and a proven track record of shipping complex projects.

Key Skills: Technical Project Management, Engineering Program Management, Software Engineering, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Low-latency Systems, Distributed Infrastructure, Quantitative Research Tooling, Project Scoping, Technical Architecture, Cross-team Coordination, Strategic Planning, Status Reporting, Post-mortem Analysis, Technical Communication

Benefits:

• Discretionary bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA
• FSA, and Dependent Care options
• Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
• Paid vacation plus paid holidays
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness Programs