Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm. We are a team driven by intellectual curiosity, seeking answers that will change not only how we trade in this technological age, but also the future landscape of the trading industry.
Our traders provide liquidity to the market through their market-making activities and are the masters of a diverse set of commodities, interest rates, exchange-traded funds (ETF), and equity index options. Traders partner with our technologists to continually engineer and optimize our trading systems to stay on top of the industry.
Belvedere Trading is looking for a proven Program Manager who excels in strategy, planning, and cross-functional communication.
What you'd do
- Plan and execute software development projects with clear timelines and deliverables
- Engage in cost/benefit analysis to help control risk and uncertainty related to the successful completion of a project
- Monitor project KPI’s and help the team stay focused and deliver impact
- Ensure projects have defined requirements, milestones, and rollout strategy
- Communicate project expectations and updates to stakeholders
- Work with executives and handle upward communication
- Set and manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders
- Direct project teams and manage conflicts that may arise within teams
- Report project updates and key metrics to leadership and cross-functional teams
- Adhere to the company’s software development methods (based on Agile)
What they want
- 3+ years of direct work experience as a Program or Project Manager utilizing Agile methodology
- Strong experience working across teams that span multiple departments
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
- Excellent presentation, written and oral communication skills
- Can adjust to shifting priorities, needs, and deadlines
- Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including management, developers, and traders
- Ability to work onsite in Belvedere's Chicago headquarters full-time (5 days per traditional work week)