Company Description
dxFeed is a leading provider of data services for the capital markets industry. The company sources and stores direct market data feeds from various exchanges and market participants worldwide. dxFeed has built one of the most comprehensive ticker plants, offering the broadest range of data services for streaming, consolidation, storage, extraction, and analytics. These include index construction and maintenance for buy-side and sell-side institutions of the global financial industry.
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our distributed cross-functional team. We are focusing on the development of high-performance backend systems providing solutions in the field of financial technology combining expertise in software development and mathematics. You will be leading various types of projects, from software development (products improvement, complex delivery projects) to internal process improvement.
We expect the Project Manager to:
- Play the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing out projects,
- Be responsible for planning and overseeing projects to ensure they are completed within the agreed time, scope and agreed budget,
- Plan and designate project resources,
- Prepare budgets, monitor progress, and keep stakeholders informed the entire way,
- Be accountable for the entire project scope, the project team and resources, the project budget, and the success or failure of the project,
- Managing various projects across many products and accounts,
- Gathering requirements, deliverables, and timeframes from stakeholders,
- Agreeing on priorities with clients,
- Planning resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner,
- Planning the budget based on the scope of work and resource requirements,
- Tracking project costs in order to meet budget,
- Producing Status reports for management,
- Communicating frequently with Sponsors and stakeholders: plans, key milestones, etc.,
- Having a plan to mitigate issues that invariably arise,
- Monitor progress and make adjustments as needed.
Qualifications
We expect a successful candidate to:
- Learn constantly, you never act like you know it all,
- Know your human resources like the backs of your hands: strengths and weaknesses,
- Get the most out of your teams by understanding them collectively and individually,
- Never blame the team for mishaps. As the driver, you take responsibility for knowing and resolving issues in real time,
- Must understand financials, burn rates, and margins related to your projects and/or portfolios. Managing these efficiently directly impacts how successful the project is.
Must-have skills:
- 4+ years of experience with managing projects in Software Development,
- Willingness to take responsibility and a result-oriented mindset,
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences,
- Knowledge of industry software engineering practices, agile methodologies and SDLC,
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work successfully with teams and individuals across the organization and different locations,
- Highly proficient in spoken and written English (Advanced or higher),
- Knowledge of methodologies and principles of application lifecycle management, experience with bug tracking, version control and requirements management systems.
Nice-to-have skills:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree preferably in Computer Science or Engineering,
- Strong problem-solving, analytical and quantitative skills, self-directed and high attention to detail,
- Knowledge of capital markets, financial or brokerage businesses,
- Technical skills, software development experience,
- PMP or other relevant professional certifications.
Additional Information
Care for the employees is one of dxFeed core values. For the suggested position, we offer a benefits package that will guarantee the comfort of our new teammate.
Work Regime Flexibility benefits:
- Possibility of hybrid/remote work mode,
- Flexible working hours,
- Work From Anywhere Program.
Health and recreation benefits:
- Fully paid additional wellness days (3 unwell days per year),
- Medical insurance for the employees and children,
- Reimbursement of fitness / Urban Sports Club Membership,
- Meal allowance (Coverflex Card),
- Flexpay system (Coverflex).
Facility benefits:
- Modern office with new equipment,
- PlayStation, table football, and musical instruments in the office,
- Parking spaces/transport reimbursement,
- Free drinks and snacks.
Community benefits:
- Teambuilding activities,
- Corporate parties,
- Football Club,
- Music club,
- Speakers' club,
- Free admission to corporate external events,
- Possibility of joining conferences and professional fairs,
- Personal branding development support.
Professional training benefits:
- English language courses,
- Local language courses for foreign employees,
- Unlimited access to self-learning platforms,
- Certification opportunities,
- Mentorship Program.
Social benefits:
- Parental bonus,
- Pension plan (Coverflex),
- Referral bonus,
- Blood donation paid leave.
What We Do
Devexperts was founded in 2002 and specializes in the development of highly complex software solutions and services for the Capital Markets industry.
We develop financial software solutions for retail and institutional brokerages, wealth-management firms, investment funds, exchanges, and insurance companies.
Devexperts market expertise ranges from Equities to Options, to FX and Commodities in geographical locations as diverse as Chicago, New York, London, Tokyo, Istanbul, and Shanghai.
The Devexperts development team of 500 engineers is recognized as one of the best in the world. Since 2002, we have received more than 25 of the global software and financial industry's most prestigious awards.
In order to achieve competitive effectiveness, our project teams adhere to classic software development methodologies and employ elements of Agile software development, such as Scrum, Kanban, eXtreme Programming, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development.
The high performance, scalability and integration capabilities of our products and services, along with 24x7x365 monitoring and support, result in some of the global financial industry’s most recognized and reliable technology applications (for leading US brokerage companies).
Devexperts has 3 key business areas:
• Trading platforms and brokerage automation
• Complex software development projects
• Market data products
Devexperts also provides consulting services for financial institutions in the fields of:
• Real-time transaction processing
• Trading automation
• Risk management
• Highly complex, enterprise-wide trading platform applications.