Associate Technical Project Manager, osttra
$70-80k
Post-trade financial network
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Post-trade financial network
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$70-80k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To bring together the expertise, processes and networks to solve the post-trade challenges of the global financial markets
Role
Who you are
- Knowledge of a message formats such as FIX, XML, JSON or CSV
- Work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to define and document detailed workflow processes
- Process-oriented with excellent organisational skills
- Ability to fulfil required project tasks in a timely manner
- Customer facing skills
- Creative problem solver
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of the services offered by the OSTTRA FX & S pillar
What the job involves
- The role will primarily focus on delivering implementations & integrations
- Technical project managers may additionally be required to produce cross-training materials in the agreed, standardised formats; take on primary & secondary responsibilities when delivering implementations & integrations with other team members; and engage in product UAT cycles
- Technical project managers at all levels are expected to collaborate with other members of professional services, and other internal teams, in order to deliver implementations & integrations
- Implementation & Integration
- Deliver implementations & integrations for multiple project types across the services (currently limited to ex. Traiana services) offered within the FX&S pillar at OSTTRA
- Hand over to the operations teams once live
- Day one check in with the customer
- Finalising readiness to migrate to production, and liaising with the relevant counterparties (as required)
- Undergoing the UAT phase with the customer directly, unilaterally identifying issues, investigating those issues, and resolving those issues with the relevant internal or external team
- Gathering & setting up all required static data in UAT & production (as required)
- System configuration in UAT and production environments
- Connectivity & integration set up in the product
- Connectivity & integration set up in IC and/or Adapters
- Coordinate the development of the transformer based on the spec provided by Solution Design
- Create any required routing in IC
- Ensure that all integration changes & set ups undergo the required 4-eye checks prior to deployment in production
- Ensure all integrations follow the integration standards outlined
- Work effectively as part of a professional services project team on each implementation and/or integration, alongside a project manager and solution design manager
- Work effectively with key internal stakeholders outside of professional services during the implementation and/or integration, such as the connectivity team, product or development teams
- Demonstrate a positive customer experience during implementations & integrations, regardless of whether the Technical Project Manager leads discussions or is working behind the scenes on items
- Update the PSA system (e.g. Monday.com) on a daily basis so that the project manager has the correct information on project status, risks, issues and dependencies
- Creating and tracking UAT plans
- Ensure all required implementation & integration documentation is produced in the standard formats defined, and is made available prior to the point of go-live, including the operations handover material
- Effectively manage time so that tasks are completed by the expected due date
- Cross-Training
- Create cross-training materials in the pre-defined standardised formats on implementation & integration processes for project types
- To lead implementation & integrations as a primary resource, while developing a secondary resource
- Develop new core skills, and take on new project types
- To assist a primary resource during implementation & integrations, while acting as a secondary resource
- Where necessary during the professional services restructure, assist with other teams in their cross-training priorities and needs
- Teamwork
- Responsive, collaborative and engaged with the internal project management team assigned to each implementation and/or integration
- Engage, be open and be objective in post-project retrospectives to develop the team further
- Product UAT
- Executing the required UAT runbook
- Operations Escalations
- Act as an escalation point for certain project types / services from a technical project management perspective
Our take
OSTTRA, a collaborative venture between financial powerhouses CME Group and IHS Markit, stands as a leading post-trading and optimisation platform, revolutionising workflow efficiency, connectivity, and risk management for trading market participants.
With equal ownership split between the two industry giants, OSTTRA's co-CEOs leverage their complementary expertise to streamline focus and responsibility. One spearheads portfolio and sales team oversight, while the other drives business strategy, operations, and technology functions, embodying the balanced leadership ethos mirrored in the company's ownership structure.
Established in 2021, OSTTRA may be young, yet the seasoned backgrounds of its founders, hailing from prestigious institutions like JP Morgan, TriOptima, and Reset, ensure a formidable network and industry insight from the outset.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
20% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body
- Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on
- Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills
- Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs
- Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families
- Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference
Company HQ
Spitalfields, London, UK
Leadership
John Stewart
(Co-CEO)Previously Senior Vice President at IHS Markit, Head of Transformation at UBS and Board Member at Euroclear.
Guy Rowcliffe
(Co-CEO)Previously Global Head of Optimization Services and Head of Asia Pacific for CME Group.
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