Our client is a tier 1 HFT firm that trades across essentially all listed asset classes, with a strong focus on derivatives. Through market making and market taking, they support millions of transactions globally each day; providing liquidity and competitive pricing via highly specialised trading desks.
As a Senior Trading Systems Project Manager, you will partner with developers, technology leaders, traders, and business stakeholders to deliver major technology initiatives for the equities options business. This is a hands-on role using project management to drive complex delivery in a fast-paced, technology-led environment. You’ll own delivery end-to-end, from concept to go-live; while guiding stakeholders throughout the full project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the delivery of the equities options trading systems projects that span multiple regions, teams, and business domains
• Partner with global teams to deliver initiatives supporting the Asian Trading business
• Apply strong knowledge and/or experience with large-scale and complex trading systems
• Gather, assess, and translate requirements across business and technology teams—then guide teams on implementation approaches
• Communicate proactively and clearly by providing regular project status updates to stakeholders at all levels to ensure transparency and alignment
• Coordinate delivery efforts with strong orchestration, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills
• Assess and manage delivery and business risk by understanding probabilistic outcomes
• Review project requirements and objectively select suitable strategies, tools, and/or project management methodologies
• Demonstrate analytical curiosity by investigating and clearly describing complex distributed systems, processes, and high-level data flows (including diagramming where needed)
• Handle changing priorities by adapting quickly to new demands, including taking on projects at short notice and managing multiple deliverables with varying deadlines
• Work effectively in an evolving environment, with familiarity with Agile methodologies and iterative ways of working
What You Can Expect
• Work on sophisticated technology that processes large-scale data while maintaining performance and stability; contributing directly to systems that matter
• Work closely with Infrastructure, Project Management, and Strategy Developer teams to deliver scalable, high-performance systems supporting trading locally and globally
• Prior experience in proprietary trading or financial services is not mandatory for success. We value candidates who are naturally curious, relentless problem solvers, and motivated to continuously learn and innovate
What We’re Looking For
• 7+ years’ experience delivering trading systems
• Previous experience in equities options technology is a strong plu
• 7+ years’ experience in a Project Management, or BA/PM role within an IT environment, including management of SDLC projects
• Strong communication and the ability to report on project status to stakeholders consistently
• Strong negotiation skills and comfort applying probabilistic thinking to manage risk
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in a technical discipline
What the Firm Offers:
• Collaborative, intellectually driven culture
• Healthy work-life balance with reasonable hours
• Free breakfast and lunch, gym reimbursement, social events
• Private healthcare, education assistance, and corporate discounts
• Flat hierarchy and greenfield impact
Please send your CV to Wisely Collin at wisely.collin@ashford-benjamin.com, or call +852 2315 9517 for a confidential discussion.
To apply for this job email your details to wisely.collin@ashford-benjamin.com