Overview
The Electronic Trading Platform (ETP) team is responsible for the firm's low latency trading infrastructure. We are a dynamic and innovative global technology group dedicated to ensuring robust, secure, and high-performance trading environments. By leveraging the latest technology, we optimize trading performance for our clients, helping them manage risk while enhancing the trading infrastructure.
We are seeking a skilled and hands-on Technical Project Manager to join our ETP team. In this role, you will be instrumental in driving the delivery of critical trading infrastructure projects, overseeing client onboarding, and ensuring the stability and performance of our low latency trading platform. You will work closely with engineering, trading and client-facing teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end delivery of infrastructure projects including planning, financials, scheduling, resource allocation, and risk management
- Oversee onboarding of exchanges, venues, vendors, clients, etc. into the trading environment
- Manage hardware provisioning: requirements gathering, procurement, logistics and deployment into data centers
- Comfortable accessing servers and network switches to perform basic configuration tasks, troubleshoot issues, and verify connectivity
- Develop and maintain documentation of the infrastructure, including network diagrams, server configurations, and standard operating procedures
- Collaborate with broad domain of developers, networks and system engineers to ensure the infrastructure is optimally configured
- Manage relationships with vendors to ensure technical, commercial and support issues are effectively handled
Basic Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience as a Technical Project Manager, preferably in a financial services or trading environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
- Understanding of networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, routing, switching).
- Experience with Linux/Unix operating systems. Familiarity with server, network hardware and data center environments.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Appetite to grow outside comfort zone
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively
Preferred Qualifications:
- PMP or other project management certifications.
- Understanding of trading infrastructure (e.g., colocation, low-latency networks, high-performance servers)
- Experience managing large scale environments
Salary Range
The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $130,000-$250,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.
Benefits
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.
Skills Required
- 5+ years as a Technical Project Manager, preferably in financial services or trading environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall).
- Understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, routing, switching).
- Experience with Linux/Unix operating systems.
- Familiarity with server and network hardware and data center environments.
- Comfortable accessing servers and network switches to perform basic configuration tasks and troubleshoot connectivity.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure documentation (network diagrams, server configurations, SOPs).
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, collaboration, problem-solving and time-management skills; ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- PMP or other project management certification.
- Understanding of trading infrastructure (colocation, low-latency networks, high-performance servers).
- Experience managing large scale environments.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage includes medical, dental, vision, disability, life and accident insurance, with multiple plan options and most premiums subsidized; coverage often starts on day one. Wellness resources, on-site health centers in some locations, and EAP access reinforce the depth of health support.
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Retirement Support — The firm provides a 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions and broad financial education to help employees plan for retirement. Resources also support saving for education and preparing for unexpected events.
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