IT Project Manager: Experienced

Job Description

About the Position

Jane Street’s Technology group designs, deploys, and supports all of the infrastructure that underpins our trading activities.

The Technical Project Manager collaborates directly with our Networking, Data Centre, Systems and Storage Engineering, and Technology Support teams to provide project management expertise for expansion projects, existing projects, and projects still in the idea phase. Our Technical Project Managers must be familiar with the different types of technology employed at Jane Street and help implement new technology to expand our business. The role drives a project's timeline, manages technical resources, and provides support for these projects as necessary.

Examples of projects you will be expected to manage could include:

• Data centre and colocation buildout, expansion, migration, and decommission
• Market-driven updates
• New connectivity

You will support multiple technology categories and projects at one time, allowing you to be involved in multiple aspects of the firm’s procurement requirements and be exposed to multiple groups across the Technology department. Success in this position is determined primarily by the effectiveness with which projects are completed. You’ll be involved in the full life cycle, from requirements gathering through project completion and beyond.

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Partnering with vendors and our Business, Networks, Systems and Storage Engineering, and Facilities teams to define, plan, execute, and manage business- and engineering-driven initiatives
• Having a fundamental understanding of the major components of the projects you manage, working with and learning from some of the best technical resources in the industry
• Establishing and providing high-quality and informative written and verbal project communications including weekly status, dashboards, and project updates

About You

• 3+ years of project management experience in a technical environment
• Experience managing projects related to networking, software development, and/or system administration
• Competent with project management tools and applications including Jira, spreadsheets, and Confluence/Wiki
• Comfortable with ambiguity and managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to describe detailed problems with brevity and accuracy
• Ability to handle competing priorities and to work effectively in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• Ability to provide strong, proactive, and assertive project management leadership for assigned projects
• Fluency in English required