Job DescriptionBe Part Of A High-Performing Capital Markets Delivery Team:This opportunity sits within a fast-paced front office technology and business delivery environment supporting sell-side trading operations. The team partners closely with trading desks, business stakeholders, technology, and operations to deliver complex, high-visibility initiatives aligned with strategic objectives. Operating within an Agile framework, the organization values disciplined execution, strong stakeholder engagement, and deep understanding of trading workflows. This role plays a critical part in ensuring business-driven front office technology initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to functional and organizational goals.
What's In Store For You:- Leadership responsibility for front office, business-focused technology initiatives.
- Direct collaboration with traders, product owners, business analysts, and IT teams.
- Exposure to full lifecycle delivery across derivatives trading platforms.
- Opportunity to influence cross-functional teams in a high-impact, high-visibility environment.
- A role that blends strategic oversight with hands-on project governance.
How You Will Make an Impact:- Lead end-to-end delivery of business-focused front office projects within a sell-side derivatives environment.
- Define project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Translate business and functional requirements into actionable execution plans aligned with front office trading workflows.
- Manage project schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and dependencies.
- Operate within an Agile framework, leveraging JIRA for tracking, reporting, and governance.
- Ensure alignment across trading, IT, operations, and other business units throughout the full SDLC.
- Communicate project status, risks, and mitigation strategies to stakeholders and executive leadership.
- Manage stakeholder expectations in a fast-paced, front office environment.
- Oversee QA, UAT, testing coordination, release planning, training, and change management activities to ensure smooth rollout.
- Ensure delivered solutions meet functional requirements and support front-to-back derivatives trade lifecycle processes.
Are you a proven front office delivery leader with deep derivatives domain expertise?- 10+ years of experience managing business-side or functional technology projects, preferably within capital markets.
- Direct experience working in a sell-side front office environment.
- Strong understanding of derivatives trading flows and lifecycle (front-to-back processing).
- Experience operating in Agile environments with strong proficiency in JIRA for tracking and reporting.
- Solid understanding of the full SDLC, including requirements gathering, development coordination, testing, release, and production support.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage senior stakeholder relationships.
- Strong knowledge of business processes, workflows, and functional system requirements within trading environments.
- Experience managing scope, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
- Proficiency with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- PMP or equivalent project management certification preferred.
- Background as a Business Analyst or Product Owner in a trading technology environment is a strong plus.
