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Tower has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. We have a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities.\nTower is home to some of the world’s best systematic trading and engineering talent. We empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization. \nEngineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning. Our ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability and performance.\nAt Tower, every employee plays a role in our success. Our Business Support teams are essential to building and maintaining the platform that powers everything we do - combining market access, data, compute, and research infrastructure with risk management, compliance, and a full suite of business services. Our Business Support teams enable our trading and engineering teams to perform at their best.\nAt Tower, employees will find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential. This team is responsible for driving firm-wide initiatives that require planning, coordination, and technical delivery across all groups including Core Engineering, Trading, Risk Management, Compliance, Finance and Operations.\nResponsibilities\nEnsuring that projects are initiated, analyzed, planned and implemented so as to meet defined business objectives.\nLeading and managing multiple projects simultaneously, often involving global, multi-functional teams (e.g., IT, Finance, Operations, Risk, and Compliance).\nLeveraging industry experience to proactively request and discern business requirements from all departments. Continually improve industry and Tower knowledge to enhance this capability.\nIdentifying tactical vs strategic solutions to problems, and highlight tradeoffs between them, so that stakeholders can make informed decisions.\nIdentifying recurring issues with technical debt, and guide prioritization of new projects to address them.\nDeveloping comprehensive project plans and documentation, including goals, timelines, resource allocation, budgets, and risk mitigation strategies, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.\nDirecting cross-functional technical discussions and driving decisions involving system upgrades, digital transformation, software implementation, and emerging fintech solutions.\nFacilitating coordination and communication across business units, regions and or external parties fostering strong partnerships and engagement with key stakeholders.\nContributing to centralized PMO support by offering project guidance, tools, and resources and to standardize project management practices across the organization, improve planning, tracking, and reporting processes, and ensure alignment of all projects with the firm's strategic goals while managing resources and risks effectively.\nDetermining the appropriate level of administrative overhead for each project, depending on size and complexity. Manage projects for efficiency and execution first.\nQualifications\nA computer science degree or equivalent\n5+ years of relevant project management experience, either in a global financial environment or in a technology driven industry\nExperience in the financial industry, specifically with front office market activities\nSoftware development background, either through CS degree or prior hands-on development roles\nAbility to scope, manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously, each with different timelines\nAbility to pivot tasks quickly with the evolving needs of the business and to effectively navigate through ambiguous, high-pressure, or uncertain environments, maintaining focus and delivering results \nAbility to support working across multiple time zones, as needed\nExceptional written and verbal communication skills\nHands-on experience: Skilled in reporting and data analysis, able to create progress reports, dashboards, and KPIs to clearly communicate project performance\nStrong Excel skills, including data manipulation, pivot tables, and VLOOKUPs, for project tracking and deliverable analysis\nAnticipated annual base salary range $150,000- $200,000, plus eligible for discretionary bonus\nTower’s headquarters are in the historic Equitable Building, right in the heart of NYC’s Financial District and our impact is global, with over a dozen offices around the world. \nAt Tower, we believe work should be both challenging and enjoyable. That is why we foster a culture where smart, driven people thrive - without the egos. Our open concept workplace, casual dress code, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the value we place on a friendly, collaborative environment where everyone is respected, and great ideas win.\nOur benefits include:\nGenerous paid time off policies\nSavings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region\nHybrid working opportunities\nFree breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily \nIn-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training and more) \nCompany-sponsored sports teams and fitness events (JPM Corporate Challenge, Cycle for Survival, Wall Street Rides FAR and more)\nVolunteer opportunities and charitable giving \nSocial events, happy hours, treats, and celebrations throughout the year\nWorkshops and continuous learning opportunities\nAt Tower, you’ll find a collaborative and welcoming culture, a diverse team and a workplace that values both performance and enjoyment. No unnecessary hierarchy. No ego. 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