Radial

Program Manager

Radial • $120K — $145K *
Boston, MA 02115In-Person
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in asset management with a focus on multi-asset strategies
  • Experience with multi-asset class solutions including Equities, Futures, Options, and more
  • 10 years in project management roles
  • 5+ years as a Scrum Master with CSM certification
  • Familiarity with Agile PLM tools, particularly Jira
  • Experience with systems like Charles River, MarkIT EDM, and BiSam
  • Strong communication and mentoring abilities

Responsibilities

  • Lead the establishment of an IT governance model for multi-asset strategies
  • Collaborate with business teams to define future operations and architecture
  • Track and coordinate program dependencies across various streams
  • Assign direct responsibility for each project within the program
  • Manage issues, dependencies, and risks across project portfolios
  • Maintain transparency by keeping stakeholders and leadership informed
  • Drive delivery process efficiency and advocate for controls
  • Promote team productivity and continuous improvement
  • Mentor on Agile principles and best practices
  • Plan sprints and manage the development process with project scrum masters
  • Facilitate daily Scrum of Scrums to ensure alignment across projects
  • Implement Agile best practices for transparency and delivery

Benefits

  • Be a part of a newly formed and innovative entrepreneurial team
  • Work with a diverse range of global asset classes
  • Engage in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment
  • Opportunities for mentorship and professional development
  • Contribution to major strategic initiatives within the firm
Full Job Description
Position Overview:
We are looking for a Program Manager to support our newly formed team from an IT perspective. This is an exceptional opportunity to help support a new effort at the firm as part of a small entrepreneurial team. The effort will focus on all major global asset classes including, but not limited to Equities, Fixed Income, Currencies, Commodities and Options/Volatility. The Contract Program Manager reports to the Director of Business Services and is a member of the Information Technology team.

Responsibilities:
  • Leads and provides guidance to establish an IT operating and governance model for managing our multi-asset class strategies
  • Partner with the business team in defining their future operating model and business architecture
  • Track and coordinate the program (streams: security master, trading, accounting & performance, and strategic data stores) and its dependencies
  • Ensure that each project within the program has a direct responsible individual
  • Manage collective activities, issues, dependencies, and risks of the projects within the portfolio
  • Ensure transparency by keeping all stakeholders, project members, and leadership informed
  • Advocate for delivery process and controls
  • Promote continuous improvement and help teams increase productivity and foster innovation
  • Mentor team members on Agile principals and best practices
  • Work with project scrum masters to plan sprints, prioritize the backlog, lead teams, manage the development process, identify and eliminate obstacles from delivery
  • Lead the Scrum of Scrums across all projects within the delivery team on a daily basis
  • Ensure transparency throughout delivery utilizing Agile best practices such as Sprint Planning, Release and Sprint Burndown, Daily Scrum, Sprint Demos, and Retrospectives

Qualifications:
  • 10+ years of experience in the asset management business, ideally with a buy-side multi-asset focus
  • Recent experience managing and implementing multi-asset class front, middle, and back office solutions with the following security types: Equities, ETFs, Futures, Options, Structured Notes, FX, Total Return Swaps, Interest Rates Swaps, and Volatility Swaps
  • 10 years of prior experience as a Project Manager
  • 5+ years of recent experience as a Scrum Master and is CSM certified
  • Experience with Agile PLM tools like Rally, Jira, and VersionOne (Jira Preferred)
  • Experience implementing and integrating front office functions with an order management systems (Charles River preferred), security master solutions (MarkIT EDM preferred), performance systems (BiSam preferred), accounting systems/providers (SS&C GlobeOp / Advent Geneva preferred)
  • Excellent communication & mentoring skills

About Radial

Radial is a leading provider of e-commerce technology and operations solutions for retailers and brands. The company offers a range of services, including order management, payment processing, fraud detection, and customer care. Radial's solutions are designed to help retailers and brands improve their online shopping experiences, increase sales, and reduce costs. The company serves a wide range of industries, including fashion, beauty, electronics, and home goods. Radial is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and has operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Learn more about Radial
Size
7,000 employees
Industry
Business Services
Founded
1999
* Ladders Estimates

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