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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.\nTower is hiring a Technical Project Manager to deliver projects within larger programmes across trading technology, exchange and venue change, and market access. The Technical Project Manager will work with trading, development, production engineering, network and infrastructure teams, and will help the team adopt AI to run projects faster and with accuracy. \nResponsibilities\nRunning software and infrastructure projects through the full lifecycleDelivering and monitoring workstreams of FPGA projects with hardware, firmware, software and trading stakeholders\nManaging individual exchange and venue-driven changes (protocol and feed upgrades, matching-engine changes, new market access, regulatory deadlines) against deadlines\nCoordinating delivery for global trading strategies across regions and time zones, keeping trading, development, risk, compliance and operations aligned on sequencing and readiness\nSupporting the move into MFT and asset management by planning the data, connectivity, environment and tooling needed to bring new strategies into production\nCoordinating data centre and colocation work, including hardware and network installations, migrations and capacity changes\nRunning release governance for your projects: release reviews, pre-deployment meetings, checklists and coordination of support groups during release windows, escalating issues\nGathering requirements in internal and external meetings (exchanges, vendors, brokers) and turning them into clear summaries for engineering, operations and trading\nMaintaining accurate plans and documentation in Jira, and Confluence, and reporting on progress, risks and decisions\nParticipating in retrospectives and proposing process improvements\nUsing AI tools in day-to-day delivery and identifying opportunities to automate repeatable workflows\nFollowing and refining the team’s AI guardrails\nCollaborating with the wider project management group and flagging uses that add risk without saving time\nQualifications\nAt least 3 to 5 years in a project management or delivery role in a trading, technology or financial environment; a high-frequency or low-latency setting is preferred.\nTrack record delivering cross-team technical projects against firm deadlines, with growing scope.\nWorking knowledge of infrastructure and networking (servers, storage, Linux, colocation and data centre concepts) and of how trading systems reach the market. Depth can be built on the job.\nExposure to FPGA, hardware-accelerated or other latency-sensitive delivery is an advantage.\nFamiliarity with exchange connectivity, market data and market access in equities, futures, FX or crypto.\nHands-on use of AI tools to improve how you work, with examples of time saved, quality improved or process changed. Understanding of how ML models are built, deployed and monitored is a plus.\nSound judgement, and the confidence to challenge and escalate to traders and technical leads when delivery is at risk.\nExcellent written and verbal communication, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.\nProject management certification (PMP, PRINCE2 or Six Sigma Green Belt) is a plus.\nA bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field; A master’s degree preferred.\nExperience in scripting (Python or shell), C++, git, databases, Kibana and Elasticsearch, or cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) is a plus\nBenefits\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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