Job Description

Are you looking to join a company at the forefront of innovation and transformation? Look no further than Talan!

We are seeking a talented Project Manager to join our team and work on IT projects to support Commodities Trading. The ideal candidate will have expertise in running projects in Agile and be passionate about supporting commodities trading business.

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and collaborate with a dynamic group of professionals who are dedicated to excellence. You will have the chance to contribute to the development of our Finance engineering team and grow your career in a stimulating environment.

If you are a skilled Project Manager with a passion for finance and technology, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Join us and take your career to the next level!

_ Role and responsibilities_

• Coaches delivery teams on Agile practices to enhance product and service quality.
• Elevates team performance through targeted coaching and development.
• Promotes self-organization, cross-functional skills, and effective communication.
• Determines the best delivery approach—Agile or Waterfall—based on project complexity.
• Aligns teams and stakeholders to balance value delivery with deadlines.
• Advances Agile practices and coordinates with IT PMO on methodologies.
• Defines and documents requirements as features and stories with stakeholders.
• Facilitates Scrum events tailored to project needs.
• Manages cross-project dependencies, risks, and mitigations.
• Resolves team impediments to optimize delivery.
• Oversees project administration, ensuring best practices.
• Controls scope and change management.
• Collaborates with technical teams and business stakeholders for seamless execution.
• Translates goals into actionable plans.
• Handles project communication and performance reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer science, Engineering, Finance or Quantitative finance

• Exemplifies and promotes Project Management standards, Agile values and principles.

• Understanding of software development life cycle models.

• Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Knowledge of all North American ISO (ERCOT, PJM, SPP, MISO, NYISO, ISONE, CAISO) datasets and processes.

• Functional knowledge of IT infrastructure including networking, databases, servers, security and cloud environments (Azure and AWS).

The salary range for this role is US$110,000 - US$150,000

Company’s Benefits

At Talan, we invest in our employees' well-being and empower them with benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• 15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
• 8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year
• ❤️‍Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA
• Voluntary STD and LTD
• Commuter/transit benefits

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Additional Information

Commodities Trading, US regulations, Energy Trading, Project Management, Agile