PROJECT MANAGER - FINTECH - NYC - Salary up to 200K depending on experience + Benefits
$160,000–$200,000 year
HybridNew York, United States or Manhattan, New York, United States
New York, United States or Manhattan, New York, United StatesHybridFull Time$160,000–$200,000 yearSenior Levelcapital markets/tradingMedium
Full TimeSenior LevelMediumcapital markets/trading
Job Summary
Manage the project by executing Agile delivery, tailoring processes for varied engagement models, and collaborating with clients to define scope and maintain delivery plans. Provide accurate updates on milestones and actively mitigate project risks while balancing requirements from multiple stakeholders. Maintain the product roadmap, oversee technical documentation, and share knowledge with the Support team. Empower the team through a servant leadership mindset, resolve performance issues, and orchestrate strategy across developers, QA, UX, and DevOps. Own the resourcing plan, forecast in Kantata, and support hiring for project gaps. Report weekly status, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure contractual and financial obligations are met.
Required Qualifications
- A strategic thinker
- Great communication skills
- A great relationship builder with your team and clients
- A problem-solver and team player
- Personal experience with an Agile delivery philosophy
- Experience with different engagement models such as T&M or fixed price
- Experience with variable team size
- Experience with geographical spread
- Experience with engagement length
- Ability to work collaboratively with clients and internal stakeholders
- Ability to identify and document scope
- Ability to build and maintain delivery plans
- Ability to provide accurate and timely updates on milestones and progress
- Ability to actively manage and mitigate project risk
- Ability to maintain a product roadmap
- Ability to balance requirements from multiple stakeholders
- Ability to coordinate with Adaptive teams using the product
- Ability to oversee production & maintenance of technical documentation and marketing materials
- Ability to share knowledge with the Adaptive Support team
- A Servant Leader mindset
- Ability to empower highly-skilled team members
- Ability to involve team members in decision making
- Ability to identify and drive the resolution of problems affecting team harmony and performance
- Understanding of real-time programming
- Understanding of high availability
- Understanding of TDD
- Understanding of BDD
- Understanding of acceptance criteria
- Understanding of visual design
- Understanding of backlog management
- Domain knowledge (exchanges, real-time trading, investment banking)
- Experience working with distributed teams (Barcelona/London/Manila/Montreal/New York)
- Ability to regularly listen to team members about job satisfaction and aspirations
- Ability to liaise with directors/HR to report relevant information
- Ability to take part in the probation process for new members of staff
- Ability to own or support the resourcing plan for the project or programme
- Ability to review proposed resourcing model with Delivery leadership
- Ability to maintain resource forecast in Kantata
- Ability to identify gaps in the team
- Ability to engage with the delivery leadership team to recruit new hires
- Ability to participate in hiring of PM peers
- Ability to provide regular project status reporting to relevant stakeholders
- Ability to use effective and transparent communication
- Ability to actively manage stakeholder expectations
- Ability to make assumptions explicit
- Ability to create an audit trail of important decisions
- Ability to liaise with the Account Manager to define & implement the communication plan
- Ability to report project status on a weekly basis
- Ability to escalate issues to the respective Engagement and/or Account Manager
- Understanding of the legal framework for the engagement
- Ability to ensure that both Adaptive and the client meet their contractual obligations
- Ability to escalate issues where breaches of obligations occur or are at a risk of occurring
- Ability to own or support delivery of the target revenue and margin for Adaptive
- Ability to control budget and actuals
- Ability to forecast revenue & costs
- Ability to manage costs (resources, expenses, licenses, vendors)
- Ability to manage expenses in line with agreement
- Ability to identify IP to be captured for Adaptive
- Ability to liaise with CTO and head of Project Execution to agree on the plan to capture IP
- Ability to validate right to work in the US via E-Verify
- Acceptance of an acceptable background check
- Ability to work in a high-standard engineering culture
- Ability to learn from others
- Ability to take part in the growth and development of a great company
- Ability to speak up, make suggestions and raise concerns
- Ability to work in a collaborative team environment
- Ability to respect each other
- Ability to pitch in
- Ability to bring their whole selves to work without fear of judgment or negativity
- Respectful behavior from colleagues
- Collaborative behavior
- Passion about what they do
- Skills needed to be successful in their roles
- Work authorization in the US
Desired Qualifications
- English major
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