Technical Project Manager

Tower Research Capital, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks a Technical Project Manager (TPM) to join our Core Engineering team in Hong Kong.

Responsibilities

• 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 summarizes 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 relationship 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 Asian 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 Asia hours and weekends delivery critical solutions)
• 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

Tower continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While Tower offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses
• 5 weeks of paid vacation per year
• International medical insurance
• Lunch and snacks on a daily basis
• Free events and workshops
• Donation matching program

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.