Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998. 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.
Tower 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.
Engineers 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.
At 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.
At Tower, employees will find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential.
Responsibilities:
• Participating in internal meetings and external meetings with exchanges and brokers to gather project requirements and preparing detailed summarizes to share with the Systems, Operations, and trading teams
• Engaging, fostering, and managing strong relationships between internal and external project resources
• Managing overall technical project schedules by developing and tracking project objectives, project milestones, resources, and timelines
• Escalating project and task anomalies, and correcting problems identified during projects
• Working with risk management to minimize project risks
• Generating and maintaining accurate project documentation, primarily focusing on networking and systems requirements from both brokers and exchanges
• Facilitating the management of client expectations
• Contributing suggestions for new process and for improving existing processes
• Developing spreadsheets, diagrams and process maps to document needs
• Ensuring resource availability and allocation
Qualifications:
• At least 5 years of relevant project management experience
• Experience in software development lifecycle
• Possess a highly analytical mindset with strong ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Highly organized, with excellent time management skills
• Great written and verbal communication in English
• Strong networking skills within the industry and ability to build relationships with key contacts
• Knowledge of Infrastructure/Networking concepts/ AWS/Azure and other cloud platforms
• Server and Linux skills preferable.
• Financial IT sector experiences preferable.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Project, Visio, Jira and Confluence
• Project Management Certifications such as PMP, PRINCE II Certification
• Experience in high frequency trading industry, or financial services firm
• Knowledge of Server, Network Hardware or Datacenter Management
Benefits:
Tower’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.
At 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.
Our benefits include:
At 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. Just great people doing great work – together.
Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.
