Technical Project Manager

Matlen Silver; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Matlen Silver in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Technical Project Manager to lead a data remediation program within Market Risk. Ideal for someone with strong PM experience and solid knowledge of capital markets, market risk, and data.

You will coordinate with technology, risk, data, and business teams, manage timelines and risks, use JIRA, and apply SQL to support data initiatives. This role is on-site, contract for 18 months, and will interact with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of PM/TPM/BA experience with strong responsibilities.
• Experience in Capital Markets, Market Risk, or Risk Technology.
• Understanding VaR and market risk concepts.
• Strong SQL skills and data knowledge.
• Experience using JIRA for project tracking.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a data remediation program within Market Risk.
• Work closely with technology, risk, data, and business teams to drive deliverables.
• Manage project timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Coordinate remediation efforts and ensure data-related issues are resolved.
• Communicate project status, risks, and progress to stakeholders and leadership.
• Use JIRA to track project activities, issues, and deliverables.
• Leverage SQL and data knowledge to support data-related initiatives.
• Partner with business and technical teams on requirements, analysis, and solutions.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Data knowledge

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Contract: 18 Months

Jersey City,NJ OR NYC

***W2 Only NO C2C***

We are seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead a data remediation program within Market Risk. This role is ideal for someone with strong project management experience and a solid understanding of capital markets, market risk, and data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a data remediation program within Market Risk.
• Work closely with technology, risk, data, and business teams to drive project deliverables.
• Manage project timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Coordinate remediation efforts and ensure data-related issues are identified and resolved.
• Communicate project status, risks, and progress to stakeholders and leadership.
• Use JIRA to track project activities, issues, and deliverables.
• Leverage SQL and data knowledge to understand and support data-related initiatives.
• Partner with business and technical teams on requirements, analysis, and solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• 5–10 years of experience in Project Management, Technical Project Management, or Business Analysis with strong PM responsibilities.
• Experience within Capital Markets, Market Risk, or Risk Technology.
• Understanding of VaR (Value at Risk) and market risk concepts.
• Strong SQL skills and technical/data knowledge.
• Experience working with JIRA.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively across business, technology, risk, and data teams.

Preferred Background:

• Experience leading data remediation, data quality, or data management initiatives.
• Financial services or banking experience.
• Experience working with market risk data, risk analytics, or risk technology platforms.