Infrastructure Project Manager

Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager – Financial Services

New York, NY

Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week

• 2 days at 1 New York Plaza

We are looking for a Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager with strong financial services experience to manage high-priority network infrastructure readiness and electronic trading infrastructure projects .

This is a fast-paced, high-volume environment requiring a strong communicator who can lead calls, manage multiple workstreams, provide clear implementation status, and take full ownership and accountability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple infrastructure projects through planning, implementation, testing, and production readiness.
• Coordinate installation of network equipment, circuits, cross-connects, and data center infrastructure.
• Partner with Network Operations, Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and business stakeholders.
• Track hardware, dependencies, timelines, risks, issues, and project milestones.
• Support infrastructure readiness for electronic trading, market data, client connectivity, and extranet services.
• Communicate project status and implementation details to stakeholders at all organizational levels.

Required Experience:

• 10–12+ years of technology project management experience , preferably in financial services.
• Strong experience managing network infrastructure projects in data centers, offices, exchanges, or colocations.
• Working knowledge of LAN, WAN, carrier circuits, data centers, and network infrastructure .
• Experience with market data, electronic trading, exchanges, or low-latency environments .
• Knowledge of exchanges such as NYSE, Nasdaq, BATS , and connectivity providers such as BT Radianz or TNS .
• Experience with Jira and ServiceNow .
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage aggressive deadlines, and adapt quickly.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including Operations, Architecture, Technology, Risk, and Compliance.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Teams.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree
• PMP certification
• CCNA
• Agile / Kanban experience
• Financial services, trading, market data, or low-latency infrastructure background

Important: This is a Project Management role, not an Engineering position .

Ideal Candidate: A hands-on Infrastructure Project Manager who can command a meeting, drive accountability, manage competing priorities, and clearly communicate where each implementation stands.

Interview Question:

Tell me about the last Friday night or weekend that you worked and what required you to be there.