This role will be responsible for driving the delivery of technology projects across trading and risk management systems while overseeing key BAU workstreams supporting front-office and middle-office functions.
The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, business analysts, developers, QA teams, and technology leadership to deliver strategic initiatives across the commodities trading landscape.
Key Responsibilities
Project Delivery & Governance
Manage multiple concurrent technology projects from initiation through delivery.
Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and success criteria with stakeholders.
Develop and maintain project roadmaps in collaboration with Business Analysts, Developers, and QA teams.
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to business objectives.
Lead project mobilisation activities, including resource planning and allocation.
Stakeholder Management
Partner with business teams including Product Control, Market Risk, Quantitative Analytics, Accounting, and Settlements.
Facilitate alignment across business and technology stakeholders to establish a shared understanding of project priorities and outcomes.
Manage competing priorities and drive decision-making across multiple stakeholder groups.
Provide regular project status updates and executive-level reporting.
Resource & Risk Management
Oversee project resource requirements and proactively identify capacity constraints.
Escalate resource gaps and coordinate cross-team support where necessary.
Manage project risks, dependencies, assumptions, and issues.
Develop mitigation and remediation plans to ensure successful project outcomes.
Change Management & Continuous Improvement
Drive change management processes and user adoption activities.
Support training, communication, and post-implementation activities where required.
Promote the effective use of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
Leverage AI and GenAI tools to improve project delivery efficiency and team productivity.
Requirements:
Mandatory Experience
Minimum 10 years of experience in IT Project Management.
Experience working within a commodities trading house, investment bank, or a tier-one technology consultancy/vendor supporting trading environments.
Proven experience delivering technology projects in trading or risk management environments.
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and challenge constructively.
Demonstrated expertise in:
Project Planning & Delivery
Stakeholder Management
Risk Management
Preferred Experience
Exposure to Energy Trading & Risk Management (ETRM) platforms such as Topaz, Horizon, Allegro, Endur, Aspect, or similar systems.
Good understanding of commodity trading lifecycles across financial and physical markets.
Experience working with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
Prior technical background as a Developer, Solutions Architect, Technical Business Analyst, or similar role.
Ability to translate business requirements into technology solutions and challenge requirements when necessary.
Experience using AI/GenAI tools in project execution and delivery.
Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence.
Experience managing globally distributed teams and stakeholders across multiple time zones.
Personal Attributes
Strong communicator with excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
Able to work effectively in fast-paced trading environments.
Comfortable managing ambiguity and competing priorities.
Proactive, delivery-focused, and solutions-oriented.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Capable of balancing servant leadership with decisive project governance when required.
Application:
Apply to this job posting, and send your CV with the job title as the subject line to: [Confidential Information] & https://www.linkedin.com/in/treasa-wong/
