Director, Centralized Investment Management Platform

Hightower•Chicago, IL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Centralized Investment Management Platform will work closely with traders, technology partners, and compliance teams to deliver robust, scalable, and compliant trading solutions. The ideal candidate has deep knowledge in trading workflows, electronic trading systems, and financial markets, and excels at translating trading desk needs into technology solutions.

Requirements

7+ years of product management experience in trading platforms, electronic trading, or financial markets technology.
Strong understanding of trading workflows, FIX protocol, OMS/EMS systems, market data, and risk management tools.
Proven track record of building trading platforms that improve execution quality, compliance, and operational efficiency.
Analytical and data-driven, with experience setting KPIs and measuring adoption.
Communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across business and technology teams.
Comfortable in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment with competing priorities.

Responsibilities

Define and lead the product vision and roadmap for trading tools
Collaborate with traders, compliance, and external technology vendors to gather requirements and prioritize trading platform enhancements.
Own the end-to-end product lifecycle: business case development, requirements, design, testing, launch, adoption, and ongoing optimization of trading tools.
Ensure seamless integrations with trading systems including OMS, EMS, FIX protocol, market data feeds, and risk management platforms.
Partner with compliance, operations, and technology teams to ensure regulatory compliance and build scalable trading workflows.
Develop success metrics for trading platform performance, monitor usage, and continuously improve execution quality and system reliability.
Communicate product progress, tradeoffs, and outcomes to executive leadership and trading stakeholders.

Benefits

Coverage on the first day of employment for medical, dental, and vision insurance
Paid parental leave (16 weeks for primary caregiver and 8 weeks for secondary caregiver)
Mother’s lounge onsite
Flexible PTO plan
Hybrid work schedule
Free brand-new gym in the Chicago office
401k matching plan
HSA employer contributions
Student loan assistance
Pet insurance