Job Description
Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager – Financial Services
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📍 New York, NY
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🏢 Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week
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• 2 days at 1 New York Plaza
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We are looking for a Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager with strong financial services experience to manage high-priority network infrastructure readiness and electronic trading infrastructure projects.
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This is a fast-paced, high-volume environment requiring a strong communicator who can lead calls, manage multiple workstreams, provide clear implementation status, and take full ownership and accountability.
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Key Responsibilities:
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- Manage multiple infrastructure projects through planning, implementation, testing, and production readiness.
- Coordinate installation of network equipment, circuits, cross-connects, and data center infrastructure.
- Partner with Network Operations, Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and business stakeholders.
- Track hardware, dependencies, timelines, risks, issues, and project milestones.
- Support infrastructure readiness for electronic trading, market data, client connectivity, and extranet services.
- Communicate project status and implementation details to stakeholders at all organizational levels.
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Required Experience:
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- 10–12+ years of technology project management experience, preferably in financial services.
- Strong experience managing network infrastructure projects in data centers, offices, exchanges, or colocations.
- Working knowledge of LAN, WAN, carrier circuits, data centers, and network infrastructure.
- Experience with market data, electronic trading, exchanges, or low-latency environments.
- Knowledge of exchanges such as NYSE, Nasdaq, BATS, and connectivity providers such as BT Radianz or TNS.
- Experience with Jira and ServiceNow.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage aggressive deadlines, and adapt quickly.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams including Operations, Architecture, Technology, Risk, and Compliance.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Teams.
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Preferred:
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- Bachelor's degree
- PMP certification
- CCNA
- Agile / Kanban experience
- Financial services, trading, market data, or low-latency infrastructure background
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Important: This is a Project Management role, not an Engineering position.
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Ideal Candidate: A hands-on Infrastructure Project Manager who can command a meeting, drive accountability, manage competing priorities, and clearly communicate where each implementation stands.
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Interview Question:
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Tell me about the last Friday night or weekend that you worked and what required you to be there.
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