Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to join Susquehanna to work alongside core business teams, traders, technology managers, developers and domain experts to d rive and d eliver business and technology initiatives across the full trading lifecycle .

You wi ll partner wit h the busi ness to define business requirements across the front and middle office environments . You will be responsible fo r evaluat ing appropriate methodologies (or aspects of methodologies) that best apply to these projects to ensure that they are deployed and implemented according to the needs of the business teams .

You will create and manage project plans and schedules , coo rdinate activities within Technology , identify potential issues, provide status reporting/ updates and facilitat e these projects and initiatives through t o completio n .

• The ideal candidate will have detailed experience in delivering complex technology solutions within one or more of front office, middle and back-office functions.

Responsibilities

• Represent Technology in cross -functional , global projects alongside Legal , Trading, Operations , Compliance and Risk teams and Interact with external counterparties ( e.g. trading exchanges, brokers and counterparties) as required .
• Define project scope and solution ; Translating requirements into actionable project roadmaps and key deliverables.
• W orking closely with stakeholder s to ensure transparency and buy-in across the business areas .
• Provide regular concise and informative communication to stakeholders inclusive of project status reports , dashboards and meeting minutes .
• Take end users and senior business project sponsors through the process of defining business requirements for software developments .
• Take ownership of the translation of business requirements into functional specifications.
• Coordinate technology teams to facilitate the execution of deliverables , guiding their activities to ensure project objectives are met.
• Drive prioritisation and resource alignment to ensure timely execution of high-impact initiatives
• Take a lead role in working with developers and testers to ensure requirements are fulfilled.
• Working with end users during user review and UAT.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risk ; .
• Document ing and track any open issues for stakeholders and project teams .

What we're looking for

• A self-starter with initiative to independently drive projects to successful delivery.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly report project status to stakeholders at all levels .
• A strong collaborator who can work across business and technical teams to understand, implement, and guide project requirements.
• A strategic thinker who can evaluate project needs and select the right tools, methodologies, and approaches .
• A persistent, detail-oriented, and delivery-focused mindset.
• A curious mindset with the ability to analyse , diagram, and explain complex systems, processes, and data flows
• Flexibility to manage multiple projects with varying timelines and the ability to pivot quickly when priorities shift
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment and familiar with agile methodologies

Experience

• A minimum of 6 years project management and business analyst experience within Financial Services industry.

• A thorough understanding of operational trade flows (i.e., trade economics, trading platforms, venues and exchanges, operational, legal, compliance and regulatory considerations etc.) across at least 2 or more of Exchange traded Equities, ETFs, Options or Futures products.
• Proven project management and analyst experience delivering key business and technology initiatives within a trading environment, with a d emonstrated record of systems delivery participating in all aspects of requirements, design, QA, Support and UAT a nd production go-live.

• Strong leadership, planning, estimation, and risk management skills with the ability to work independently. .

• Excellent communication (both oral and written) and organizational skills .

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, SQL and relational databases.

• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel; experience utilizing applications such as Visio and Microsoft Project.

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