About the company
Selby Jennings are proud to be a leading specialist recruiter in financial sciences & services. Founded in 2004, we help solve the number one challenge: talent. Today, we provide permanent, contract and multi-hire recruitment solutions across specialist sectors including risk management, private wealth management, legal and compliance, investment management, quantitative analytics, financial technology, investment banking, insurance and actuarial, and sales and trading.
Job Summary
Qualifications:
š5-20 years in program management, project management, or a related role, preferably in the financial services (ideally hedge fund or quant trading) or technology sector. šProficiency with Jira, Confluence, and other agile tools; experience with workflow charting tools šDemonstrated experience with Scrum, Kanban, or other agile frameworks; Scrum Master certification is a plus. šExceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex information for diverse audiences. šWork effectively with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. šFamiliarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes. šAbility to discuss technical topics including programming and software engineering principles. šA strong understanding of portfolio management and trade execution systems is preferred.
Responsibilities:
šAct as the primary communicator and point of contact for large, cross-functional initiatives, providing regular status updates to senior management, stakeholder groups, and development teams. šProactively identify and escalate risks, dependencies, and key decision points to stakeholders. šOversee Jira configuration, including workflows, dashboards, reporting, and entitlements. šServe as the Scrum Master for relevant teams, facilitating story creation, sprint planning, and retrospectives. šDesign and implement analytics to extract actionable insights from Jira data, supporting continuous improvement.
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