The Role:
Dash Financial Technologies is a leading provider of capital markets technology and execution solutions. We deliver advanced trading tools, transparency, and execution performance to institutional clients across the buy-side and sell-side. Our mission is to empower our clients with control, insight, and results through innovative trading solutions. We are looking for a Senior Technical Project Manager to oversee infrastructure initiatives across networking, server environments, and trading systems. This individual will be responsible for managing complex, cross-functional projects that directly impact on the performance, scalability, and compliance of our trading infrastructure.
The ideal candidate will have significant experience in low-latency trading environments, exceptional Jira expertise, and the ability to bridge technical and business requirements to deliver mission-critical projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead end-to-end project delivery across infrastructure domains including Network engineering, Server deployments, Trading system integration, Colocation and data center expansion
Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocation strategies in collaboration with engineering and operations teams.
Drive execution using Jira: manage backlogs, define epics/stories, create dashboards, and maintain real-time visibility for stakeholders.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, standups, retrospectives) and adapt methodologies to suit fast-paced trading infrastructure needs.
Serve as a primary liaison between infrastructure teams, trading support, and product stakeholders.
Identify risks and dependencies early; develop mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
Ensure infrastructure projects meet internal standards for compliance, performance, security, and documentation.
Support audits and reviews by maintaining accurate project artifacts and documentation
Required Skills, Qualifications, and Experience
Minimum 7 years of technical project management experience, including:
At least 3 years managing infrastructure projects in trading or financial services
Understanding of networking (TCP/IP, multicast, BGP), server systems, and data center workflows
Extensive experience with Jira for managing projects, tracking issues, and generating custom reports
Strong familiarity with electronic trading environments, including market connectivity and low-latency infrastructure
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a high-pressure, time-sensitive environment
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Demonstrated leadership working across cross-functional teams
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity with: FIX protocol, exchange connectivity (e.g., NYSE, NASDAQ), and market data feeds
PMP, CSM, or Agile certification
Exposure to DevOps tools or scripting languages
About us
We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.
• Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.
• Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.
ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe.
Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.
ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.
ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.
