Lead Technical Program Manager, Low Latency Market Trading

October 25, 2026

Lead

Greater London, United Kingdom

Description

Lead delivery of complex, high-impact technology programs supporting electronic trading across multi-asset, low-latency market environments. Partner with engineering, product, trading and operations stakeholders to align roadmaps, manage dependencies and improve latency, throughput, resilience and time-to-market. Own program plans, risk mitigation, delivery metrics, resource management and release governance across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute comprehensive program plans for low-latency, high-throughput electronic trading platforms
Lead cross-functional teams to define scope, objectives, milestones and deliverables
Drive execution across market connectivity, order capture, risk checks, smart order routing, market data, post-trade workflows and observability
Identify and mitigate risks, remove roadblocks and implement contingency plans
Champion agile methodologies and pragmatic technical solutions for continuous improvement
Assess delivery predictability, defect leakage, latency and throughput KPIs, and stability
Communicate with engineering, product, trading, compliance and operations stakeholders to influence decisions
Manage resources, budgets and high-performing teams across multiple workstreams and vendors
Contribute to incident readiness, change management and release governance for production trading services

Requirements

Proven expertise delivering complex technology programs across multiple teams and dependencies
Strong analytical reasoning and structured problem-solving with clear milestones and measurable outcomes
Ability to manage resources, budgets and teams in an agile delivery environment
Excellent stakeholder management and influencing decisions across engineering, product and trading
Working knowledge of electronic trading across multiple asset classes and the order lifecycle
Familiarity with pre-trade risk checks, credit limits, kill switches, throttles and circuit breakers
Awareness of market data distribution, order management, gateways, persistence and monitoring
Understanding of low-latency, determinism, jitter control, capacity planning and disaster recovery
Hands-on experience delivering low-latency systems with latency measurement, profiling and tuning
Technical fluency with vendor products, connectivity, market data and execution platforms
Experience partnering with front office trading, product and quant stakeholders
Familiarity with FIX order flow, exchange connectivity and market data feed handlers
Experience with capacity tests, failover exercises, latency SLOs and post-incident reviews
Experience with release readiness, change governance and production support models
Strong communication and collaboration in fast-paced, high-expectation environments
Knowledge of industry-standard program management tools and reporting practices

Conditions

Full-time employment in the Corporate Technology division
Work location is Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Reasonable accommodations for religious practices, beliefs, mental health or physical disability needs