Tower Research Capital

quantitative trading

SeniorProjectManager

Montréal, Quebec, Canada Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Senior Project Manager at Tower Research Capital. Skills: Project Management, Software and infrastructure project lifecycle management, Budget management, Resource management, Timeline management, Risk management, Dependency management, Issue resolution, Requirements gathering, Release management, Go-Live coordination, Data Center physical hardware and network installations, AWS, Azure, Linux, C++, Java, Git/Gerrit, Kibana, ElasticSearch, Shell, Python. Managing the scope of software & infrastru”

What You'll Achieve.

Success and delivery of the project within the agreed time, scope, and budget; Ensure platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability and performance

Industry & Context.

quantitative trading
Problems you'll solve

Resolve issues that affect scope, schedule, budget and quality of the projects; Solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning

Eligibility Requirements

CVs in English and French required, Fluency in English required for interaction with international team members and creation of English documents

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

At least 4 to 5 years of experience in a Project Management role, Highly organized with excellent time management skills, Ability to manage competing priorities, Fluency in French and English, both spoken and written, Fluency in English is required

Nice to Have

Project management certification like PMP or Prince, Possess a highly analytical and strategic mindset with a ability to influence senior stakeholders, Networking skills within the industry and ability to build relationships with key contacts, Knowledge of Infrastructure (server, storage platforms) and Networking concepts, AWS/Azure or other cloud platforms, Server and Linux skills, Knowledge about financial and/or crypto markets, Knowledge of Data Center/ Colocation design, buildout, migration, Knowledge of C++, Java, git/gerrit, Experience with databases, Kibana and ElasticSearch, Knowledge of a scripting language (Shell or Python)

What You'll Do.

Managing the scope of software & infrastructure-driven projects (Full Project Lifecycle)

Liaising between all technology and non-technology departments for project success and delivery within agreed time

Generating and maintaining accurate project documentation (spreadsheets

and process maps) and project plans

Managing overall technical project schedules by developing and tracking project objectives

dependencies and resolving issues that affect scope

budget and quality of the projects

Engaging in internal and external meetings to gather project requirements and preparing detailed summaries to share with engineering

Coordinating and controlling the execution of other support groups' tasks during release activities including release reviews

pre-deployment meetings

and checklist reviews

Leading and coordinating the Go-Live activities

Participating in project

and program retrospectives as well as providing detail on inefficiencies

and proposed improvements

Planning and coordinating activities for physical work in a data center (physical hardware and network installations)

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Liaise between all technology and non technology departments; Share detailed summaries with engineering, operations, and trading teams; Coordinate and control the execution of other support groups' tasks; Collaborative and welcoming culture; Work with international team members

Communication Scope

Fluency in French and English, both spoken and written; Prepare detailed summaries to share with teams; Engage in internal and external meetings

Process & Methodology

Project Management, Software and infrastructure project lifecycle management, Scope management, Budget management, Resource management, Timeline management, Risk management, Dependency management, Issue resolution, Requirements gathering, Release management, Go-Live coordination, Project documentation, Project plans

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