Trading Desk Technology Project Manager | Experienced Hire

SIG Susquehanna; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SIG Susquehanna is seeking a Technology Project Manager in Pennsylvania to lead initiatives across trading technology teams. The successful candidate will manage projects, coordinate with multiple stakeholders, and use tools like Jira and Confluence to track progress and risks.

The ideal applicant has over 5 years of project management experience, strong communication abilities, and a knack for navigating complex technical environments. Candidates must be comfortable working in a fast-paced setting with frequent priorities changes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical project management, business analysis, or related roles.
• Strong ability to manage complex projects with minimal oversight.
• Proficiency in using project tracking tools like Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Track project owners, dates, blockers, decisions, and risks.
• Translate business needs into clear project plans and execution steps.

Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Technical Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Education

5+ years in project management or related role

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Technology Project Manager to join one of our front office trading technology teams. This team partners closely with team across traders, developers, engineers, operations, compliance, legal, and global stakeholders to support new initiatives, business process improvements, system enhancements, and cross-team project execution.

The right person will start with strong core project management responsibilities and grow into a desk-aligned, business-aware partner who understands what is driving a project, how the trading desk operates, and how to help move work forward across technology and non-technology teams.

In this role, you will:

• Partner directly with traders, developers, engineers, operations, compliance, legal, and other stakeholders to coordinate and execute initiatives
• Build business and trading context to understand project priorities, risks, dependencies, and downstream impact
• Track project owners, dates, blockers, decisions, risks, dependencies, and open questions
• Coordinate projects that may begin as business, regulatory, operational, or vendor-driven efforts but ultimately create technology requirements
• Own project tracking, documentation, and communication using tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Serve as a connector and translator between global technology teams and business stakeholders across trading, legal, operations, and corporate functions

What we\'re looking for

Required:

• 5+ years of experience in technical project management, business analysis, technical analysis, or a related project execution role
• Strong ability to manage complex projects across multiple stakeholders with minimal oversight
• Ability to understand technical systems, data flows, dependencies, and upstream/downstream impacts
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills, including tracking owners, dates, blockers, decisions, risks, and follow-ups
• Experience translating business needs into clear project plans, requirements, and execution steps
• Comfort working in fast-paced environments where priorities can change quickly
• Experience with project tracking and documentation tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Ability to work in our Bala Cynwyd, PA office with occasional travel

Preferred:

• Exposure to trading systems, market data, risk systems
• Experience working in financial services, trading, capital markets, or another highly regulated technical environment
• SQL experience or comfort working with data to support analysis, validation, reconciliation, or investigation
• Python experience or familiarity with scripting and automation
• Comfort working in Windows and Linux/Unix environments, including command-line tools or log analysis
• Familiarity with AI tools or experience using AI to improve analysis, documentation, workflow efficiency, or project execution
• Experience coordinating work across global teams or multiple business functions

Visa sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position now or in the future.

About Susquehanna

Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm powered by scientific rigor, curiosity, and innovation. Our culture is intellectually driven and highly collaborative, bringing together researchers, engineers, and traders to design and deploy impactful strategies in our systematic trading environment. To meet the unique challenges of global markets, Susquehanna applies machine learning and advanced quantitative research to vast datasets in order to uncover actionable insights and build effective strategies. By uniting deep market expertise with cutting-edge technology, we excel in solving complex problems and pushing boundaries together.

What we do

We are experts in trading essentially all listed financial products and asset classes, with a focus on derivatives trading. Through market making and market taking, we handle millions of trading transactions around the world every day, providing liquidity and ensuring competitive prices for buyers and sellers. While our presence in the market is broad, our trading desks are highly specialized, allowing for a deep understanding of unique drivers of each asset class.

Susquehanna does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or search firms. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement will become the property of Susquehanna and no fee will be paid.