Technical Program Manager
Apex Fintech Solutions (AFS) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by processing millions of transactions daily, to simplify, automate, and facilitate access to financial markets for all. Our robust suite of fintech solutions enables us to support clients such as Stash, Betterment, SoFi, and WeBull, and more than 20 million of our clients' customers.
Collectively, AFS creates an environment in which companies with the biggest ideas in fintech are empowered to change the world. We are based in Dallas, TX and also have offices in Austin, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland, and Belfast.
If you are seeking a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment where you'll have the opportunity to make an immediate impact, and you have the guts to change everything, this is the place for you.
AFS has received a number of prestigious industry awards, including:
- 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018 Best Wealth Management Company - presented by Fintech Breakthrough Awards
- 2021 Most Innovative Companies - presented by Fast Company
- 2021 Best API & Best Trading Technology - presented by Global Fintech Awards
We are looking for a technical, execution-minded leader to coordinate a multi-faceted, complex program that will modernize the traditional financial services industry. You will create a coordinated execution roadmap, manage execution transparency, and deliver an exciting new SaaS platform that will simplify, automate and facilitate access to financial markets alongside experienced technologists and industry SMEs.
Apex Clearing is an innovative, leading B-to-B services provider of investment [clearing] services. We are re-imagining our client experiences with an eye towards clearance "as it ought to be". This role is for a highly collaborative, tenacious, and customer-obsessed individual who is also highly process-oriented and will hold both Product Managers and Engineers accountable to their commitments. Along the way you learn about the problem space and become an expert in the financial services space, from the inside out. This role will provide a single source of truth regarding our execution prowess, and issues raised; drive alignment around product initiatives, produce go-to-market plans and execute with high-performing teams.
This is an opportunity to join a fast-paced team with the urgency of a startup and expertise of an established organization. We are a flat organization which will afford you the ability to gain access to all levels of the management team in support of this critical initiative. Apex's parent, Peak 6, is a privately-held organization focused on delivering long-term value rather than short-term gains. This translates to a focus on bringing solutions for an industry and not bespoke products. Due to the space we innovate in, your products will process billions of transactions per day, in real-time, and power both startup and established industry participants.
You will report to and work closely with the VP of Data Engineering responsible for this initiative, and work alongside both Product Managers and engineering teams across the organization.
Responsibilities
Strategic
- Envision, communicate, and drive the execution roadmap for a complex, multi-faceted initiative
- Ability to communicate to both engineering partners and business stakeholders
- Ensuring project and task goals are articulated and plans set to meet those goals
- Ensuring that projects are delivered according to planned schedule; escalate delays well in advance of delivery dates
- Coordinating project team members, developing schedules and individual/team responsibilities
- Frequently engage with team participants / partners to identify pain points, needs, and opportunities
- Organize and manage cross-team efforts, including dependency tracking and risk mitigation
- Builds trust with colleagues as an active partner to the initiative; is friendly, approachable, and has strong interpersonal skills.
Tactical
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate with team members and management to explain progress and issues
- Analytical and problem-solving skills to handle issues that occur during project execution
- Excellent resource planning and task scheduling skills
- Ability to independently make decisions; conversely, knows when to ask for help
- Creation and management of epics and tasks in Jira, and documentation in Confluence
- Organize meetings to discuss project goals and progress
- Conduct success metric and risk assessments for projects
- Partner with Engineering to refine scope and ideal implementation method with given constraints and tradeoffs
- Provide continual feedback on resources requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other math, science, or engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years project management experience
- 2+ years SQL experience
- Deep experience in Agile development (Certified SCRUM master strongly preferred)
- Proven track record of leading functional groups, defining, documenting, delivering and measuring value
- Demonstrated ability to achieve strategic goals in an innovative and fast-paced environment with uncertain variables
- Familiarity with SaaS deployments and cloud technologies highly desired