Tower Research Capital, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks a Telco Project Manager in our Singapore office.
Responsibilities
The Telco Project Manager will be responsible for:
- Managing the full delivery lifecycle of new services (circuits, cross-connects, colocation) and ensuring time-sensitive deadlines are met
- Engaging with financial exchanges to understand new market data & order entry solutions and communicating these offerings internally to the relevant stakeholders
- Communicating with stakeholders on the status of tasks and workflows; updating internal customers, and setting accurate expectations
- Working with Telco and DC vendors to coordinate deliverables, scheduling testing, manage troubleshooting and validate billing
- Managing the internal databases to accurately reflect service, system, and vendor records
- Monitoring ticketing systems for incoming requests and tasks
- Collaborating with Tower networking and infrastructure teams
- Being the single point of contact for all administrative and operational questions
- Contributing to vendor service reviews
- Supporting large-scale projects and coordinating all aspect related to Telecom
- Identifying solutions aligned with business requirements that may:
- Lower costs
- Lower latency
- Increase performance/availability
- Identify new carriers or providers emerging in APAC
- Building, maintaining and growing relationships with key vendors through regular meetings and attending the appropriate industry events
- Staying current on emerging carrier solutions and developments and changes at the key financial exchanges in the region
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have:
- 2-5 years experience in relevant industry (Telecom, Data Provider, Exchange, FinTech)
- Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, Engineering, or a related field advantageous
- Experience in managing multiple work streams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills,
- Basic understanding of telecommunications (Ethernet, IP, etc.) and/or data center (power, space, cross-connects)
- Experience with vendor engagement and management
- Demonstrated ability for thoroughness, attention to detail, and good judgment
- Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple priorities at the same time while remaining calm and composed
- This position will require occasional on-call, holiday, night, and/or weekend work to support projects in non-trading hours
Benefits
Tower continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While Tower offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include:
- Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses
- 5 weeks of paid vacation per year
- Breakfast, lunch, and snacks on a daily basis
- International medical insurance
- Free gym membership
- For employees ineligible to participate in the CPF, the cash equivalent of the employer’s CPF contribution
- Free events and workshops
- Donation matching program
Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.
What We Do
Founded in 1998 by Mark Gorton, Tower Research Capital is a trading and technology company that has built some of the fastest, most sophisticated electronic trading platforms in the world.
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