Project Manager

Job Purpose

As a Project Manager, you will be part of the technology team responsible for developing and maintaining application software for a state-of-the-art electronic commodities and futures exchange and its supporting systems. The ideal candidate is results-oriented, self-motivated and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. This hands-on role requires frequent interaction with business owners, developers, quality assurance analysts, product/project managers, and operations teams to ensure that we deliver quality systems and services to our users.

Responsibilities

• Direct management of complex, custom software development projects.
• Create cross-functional plans that include scope definition, schedules, stakeholder identification, resourcing, communication plans and risk analysis.
• Lead effective team/scrum meetings to facilitate progress, manage the critical path, and identify and communicate risks and mitigation plans.
• Facilitate regular status meetings to report progress to stakeholders and executives.
• Demonstrate very strong business and software systems knowledge and apply that knowledge to support business initiatives.
• Provide leadership and valuable insight into planning, prioritization, risk management and decision-making.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to gather and prioritize requirements, while facilitating project scope and associated timelines.
• Collaborate with DevOps and QA teams to ensure smooth release planning, quality assurance, and production readiness

Knowledge and Experience

• 3+ years technology project management experience in a custom software development environment. 
• Proven success managing multiple, concurrent, projects and ensuring development efforts remain on task relative to business priorities.
• Experience managing projects using iterative software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, etc.) and demonstrated ability to drive ongoing process improvement.
• Experience identifying, managing and communicating project and technology risks and mitigation strategies
• Strong communication, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with release management processes and coordinating deployments.
• Experience managing projects leveraging technologies such as Java, JavaScript and SDLC tools such as Jenkins, Bitbucket, and ServiceNow.
• Familiarity with collaboration and productivity tools like JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, Teams or Slack and Microsoft Office suite
• Experience with internal and/or external audit engagements is a plus  

Preferred Knowledge and Experience

• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI powered tools (e.g., generative AI, copilots, ML assisted analytics) to improve productivity, decision making, and operational efficiency.

Applicants should ensure their CVs clearly describe by engagement or project:

• The nature and business purpose of the solution delivered
• The deliverables they were personally responsible for
• The extent of interaction with project stakeholders

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