Technical Project Manager

About Tower Research Capital

Tower Research Capital, established in 1998, is a prominent quantitative trading firm. We've built our success on a high-performance platform and empowered independent trading teams, boasting over 25 years of innovation and a knack for identifying unique market opportunities.

We are home to world-class systematic trading and engineering talent, allowing portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies autonomously while benefiting from the scale of a global organization.

Our engineers thrive in developing cutting-edge electronic trading infrastructure, tackling complex challenges in low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration, and machine learning. Our continuous investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in functionality, scalability, and performance.

Every employee at Tower contributes to our success. Our Business Support teams are vital in building and maintaining the platform that integrates market access, data, compute, research infrastructure, risk management, compliance, and comprehensive business services. These teams enable our trading and engineering professionals to achieve their best.

At Tower, you'll find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential.

Responsibilities of a Technical Project Manager

• Managing the scope of software and hardware driven projects through their entire lifecycle.
• Managing overall technical project schedules by developing and tracking project objectives, project milestones, changes, resources, and timelines.
• Managing risks, escalating project and task anomalies, and resolving problems identified during projects.
• Participating in internal and external meetings (including, but not limited to, exchanges, brokers, and other vendors) to gather project requirements and preparing detailed summaries to share with relevant stakeholders.
• Generating and maintaining accurate project documentation (spreadsheets, diagrams, and process maps) and project plans (MS Project/JIRA/Confluence/Visio, etc.).
• Liaising between all technology departments, understanding requirements and influencing new standards and processes.
• Managing mandatory market updates and changes from various exchanges, performing impact analysis, tracking work required to comply with the new changes, building and testing solutions internally and with exchange.
• Planning and coordinating activities for physical work in data centers (capacity planning, physical hardware and network installations) as well as application layer and general concepts for network/server configurations.
• Building client relationships and appropriately managing expectations.

Qualifications

• At least 2-3 years of relevant project management experience in the Financial Domain with around 4-5 years of working experience in total.
• Knowledge about financial markets especially Crypto exchanges would be a plus.
• Experience in infrastructure deployment and software development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure (data centers, server, storage platforms) and Networking concepts.
• Possess a highly analytical and strategic mindset with a strong ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Highly organized with excellent time management skills.
• Great written and verbal communication in English.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong networking skills within the industry and ability to build relationships with key contacts.

Candidates should also be:

• Self-motivated, and able to work flexible hours (including night hours to cater to the demands of 24/7 trading).
• Able to learn quickly and assume new responsibilities as the firm’s priorities change.
• Able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to work both individually and with a team.
• Able to travel internationally (Travel is not mandatory).

Benefits at Tower Research Capital

Tower’s headquarters are in the historic Equitable Building, right in the heart of NYC’s Financial District, with a global impact through over a dozen offices worldwide.

We believe work should be both challenging and enjoyable, fostering a culture where smart, driven people thrive without egos. Our open concept workplace, casual dress code, and well-stocked kitchens reflect our value for a friendly, collaborative environment where everyone is respected, and great ideas win.

Our comprehensive benefits include:

• Generous paid time off policies.
• Savings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region.
• Hybrid working opportunities.
• Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily.
• In-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training and more).
• Company-sponsored sports teams and fitness events (JPM Corporate Challenge, Cycle for Survival, Wall Street Rides FAR and more).
• Volunteer opportunities and charitable giving.
• Social events, happy hours, treats, and celebrations throughout the year.
• Workshops and continuous learning opportunities.

At Tower, you’ll find a collaborative and welcoming culture, a diverse team, and a workplace that values both performance and enjoyment. No unnecessary hierarchy. No ego. Just great people doing great work – together.

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.

Key skills/competency

• Project Management
• Financial Markets
• Infrastructure Deployment
• Software Development Lifecycle
• Networking Concepts
• Data Centers
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Client Relationship Management
• Communication Skills