Technical Product Manager
At Hudson River Trading (HRT) we are mathematicians, computer scientists, statisticians, physicists and engineers. We research and develop automated trading algorithms using advanced mathematical techniques. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments, and our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.
Job Description
Hudson River Trading is hiring a Technical Product Manager to join our small but growing Technical Product Management team! You will impact how teams within HRT strategically collaborate to drive the company forward and help create the future of trading. Responsibilities will involve debugging and programming for our highly technical user base, so a CS degree or significant programming experience is required to succeed in this role.
Our Algorithmic Development (Algo) team builds the predictive models and strategies that drive our trading. Our highly-skilled engineers write the libraries and tools that the Algo team uses to generate and back-test strategies in our distributed compute cluster. As our Product Manager, you will be responsible for the success and improvement of the tools that support development, research, and trading at HRT (the "products"), help set long-term vision and strategy for selective products, and collaborate with the Software Development team to meet the needs of both Algo and Engineering teams (the "users").
Responsibilities
- You will dig deeply into the Algo team’s user experience and workflows to determine which new tools or improvements to existing tools will be the most impactful to HRT.
- You will collect information on the Algo team’s requirements through surveys, conversations, feedback sessions, and automated reporting. You will become adept at anticipating the needs of HRT’s Algo Developers.
- You will work closely with Software Engineers across Algo, Trading Technology, and Research & Development to set technical strategy and prioritize development work.
- You will take the lead on our 2-year strategic plans for critical tooling and Algo-facing resources.
Profile
- You have 3-5 years of product management experience working in a highly technical environment.
- You have a strong foundation in software development that supports your product management experience.
- You have demonstrated success in your current role and/or demonstrated advancement in career trajectory.
- You are a “people person.” Now, this doesn’t have to mean that you love to chit-chat with strangers in grocery stores or elevators (although if that is the case, you’ll have lots of fun in our cafeteria lunch line). For us, it means that you are empathetic, an active listener, and value building collaborative and sustainable relationships.
- You have a curious disposition and want to know things. You constantly itch to discover the “why.”
- You thrive working in fast-paced environments with rapidly shifting priorities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or another technical field
- Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
- Basic knowledge and understanding of trading concepts is a plus
- Substantial Python experience
- You know your way around a Linux command line
- Strong verbal and communication skills
- Strong technical design and documentation skills
- Fantastic time management and task prioritization skills
- Critical thinking skills; able to take feedback and transform it into strategic action
Annual base salary range of $150,000 to $200,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package, in addition to company-paid medical and/or other benefits.
Hudson River Trading is hiring a Technical Product Manager to join our small but growing Technical Product Management team! You will impact how teams within HRT strategically collaborate to drive the company forward and help create the future of trading. Responsibilities will involve debugging and programming for our highly technical user base, so a CS degree or significant programming experience is required to succeed in this role.
Our Algorithmic Development (Algo) team builds the predictive models and strategies that drive our trading. Our highly-skilled engineers write the libraries and tools that the Algo team uses to generate and back-test strategies in our distributed compute cluster. As our Product Manager, you will be responsible for the success and improvement of the tools that support development, research, and trading at HRT (the "products"), help set long-term vision and strategy for selective products, and collaborate with the Software Development team to meet the needs of both Algo and Engineering teams (the "users").
Responsibilities
- You will dig deeply into the Algo team’s user experience and workflows to determine which new tools or improvements to existing tools will be the most impactful to HRT.
- You will collect information on the Algo team’s requirements through surveys, conversations, feedback sessions, and automated reporting. You will become adept at anticipating the needs of HRT’s Algo Developers.
- You will work closely with Software Engineers across Algo, Trading Technology, and Research & Development to set technical strategy and prioritize development work.
- You will take the lead on our 2-year strategic plans for critical tooling and Algo-facing resources.
Profile
- You have 3-5 years of product management experience working in a highly technical environment.
- You have a strong foundation in software development that supports your product management experience.
- You have demonstrated success in your current role and/or demonstrated advancement in career trajectory.
- You are a “people person.” Now, this doesn’t have to mean that you love to chit-chat with strangers in grocery stores or elevators (although if that is the case, you’ll have lots of fun in our cafeteria lunch line). For us, it means that you are empathetic, an active listener, and value building collaborative and sustainable relationships.
- You have a curious disposition and want to know things. You constantly itch to discover the “why.”
- You thrive working in fast-paced environments with rapidly shifting priorities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or another technical field
- Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
- Basic knowledge and understanding of trading concepts is a plus
- Substantial Python experience
- You know your way around a Linux command line
- Strong verbal and communication skills
- Strong technical design and documentation skills
- Fantastic time management and task prioritization skills
- Critical thinking skills; able to take feedback and transform it into strategic action
Annual base salary range of $150,000 to $200,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package, in addition to company-paid medical and/or other benefits.
