Technical Program Manager
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Dynamic role facilitating engineering processes in finance with strong growth potential, but requires robust organizational and technical management capabilities.
- Role focused on bridging engineering and project management.
- Engagement with diverse technical initiatives at Jane Street.
- Strong modeling for projects impacting firm-wide operations.
- Requires technical fluency and project coordination skills.
Pros
- Opportunity to work directly with engineering teams in a tech-driven environment.
- Significant involvement in project management and process optimization.
- Access to diverse projects impacting trading operations.
Cons
- Ambiguity in role scope may challenge some candidates.
- Time demands may affect work-life balance.
- High expectations for technical knowledge may limit some applicants.
Who it's for
Mid to Senior • On-site
Good fit
- Experienced program managers with technical backgrounds.
- Individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments.
- Candidates eager to work in finance and technology intersection.
Not recommended for
- New project managers without technical knowledge.
- Individuals preferring strictly administrative roles.
- Those seeking only remote work arrangements.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
About the Position
We are looking for a highly-driven Technical Program Manager who can provide organization and coordination support for our engineering initiatives. Technology is core to our business, and this role is an opportunity to work alongside our engineers as we build and optimize Jane Street’s trading technology.
You’ll draw from your technical background on a daily basis, leading projects through their entire lifecycle, including defining goals, developing timelines, tracking milestones, managing developer time, identifying risks, and coordinating with related teams. You’ll also communicate project schedules, priorities, and status updates to the larger organization.
Strong communication skills and the ability to manage competing priorities will be necessary to collaborate across a wide range of teams at Jane Street—including developers, business teams, operations, support—as well as with external financial entities, to make sure each project is delivered on time and meets or exceeds stated goals and expectations.
We operate in a flexible problem-solving environment that encourages people to think outside the box when developing processes and tools for the project at hand. The person in this role needs to be a strategic thinker who considers the goals of the group and project when problem solving.
This role sits within Jane Street’s technology group which designs, deploys, and supports all of the infrastructure that underpins our trading activities. The scope of our systems is large, and you'll gain insight into a broad cross section of the global market as you work to improve them. To succeed in this role, you must enjoy working independently on small teams, learning on the fly, and making decisions that have a real and immediate impact on the firm.
At Jane Street, the “P” in TPM can mean a lot of different things. Depending on the team, the person, and the circumstances, you may find yourself anywhere on the spectrum from Program Manager to Product Manager. As a result, you’ll be most successful at Jane Street if you’re comfortable with that sort of ambiguity, and happy to roll your sleeves up and dig into the problem at hand, bringing whatever relevant skills you have to bear, whether through large-scale program management and coordination, product vision, business context, or anything else. That’s also why you’ll find a second job posting for “Technical Product Manager” elsewhere on the site that looks just like this one —– feel free to apply to whichever you think fits your experience and interests better and we’ll make sure your profile ends up in the right pipeline.
About You
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or other technical field is preferred. However we're also excited to talk to people who have picked up technical know-how through industry experience
- Experience working directly with engineering teams
- Experience managing software development projects
- Experience with project management planning tools (i.e., Jira, spreadsheets)
- Ability to describe detailed problems with brevity and accuracy
- Ability to handle competing priorities and to work effectively in a challenging and fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Fluency in English required
