Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior Program Manager for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Jersey City, NJ. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. We are seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead complex, global initiatives across a Rates trading technology platform. This role partners closely with trading, sales, and product leadership to deliver large-scale programs spanning front-office systems, market structure, and risk-critical infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings deep domain expertise in FICC / Markets, a proven ability to drive outcomes across highly matrixed organizations, and the discipline to manage execution in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
Responsibilities: - Lead complex, global initiatives across the Rates trading technology platform
- Partner closely with trading, sales, and product leadership to deliver large-scale programs
- Manage execution in fast-paced, high-pressure environments
- Ensure consistent delivery and alignment across global teams
Requirements: - FICC domain expertise across Rates, Credit, FX, or Repo, with strong understanding of trading workflows, market structure, and front office technology
- Proven program management track record delivering complex, multi-year global initiatives across trading platforms and desk-facing systems
- Strong stakeholder management with experience partnering directly with trading, sales, and product leadership in a front-office environment
- Ability to execute across a matrixed organization, driving alignment across engineering, infrastructure, business, and control functions
- Exceptional communication skills, able to articulate complex issues clearly to both technical teams and senior business stakeholders
- Highly organized with strong delivery discipline, including governance, dependency management, and risk/issue resolution
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments, driving outcomes without fully defined structures or direction
- Experience with Python
Desired skills: - Experience leading regulatory, risk, or control-driven initiatives within FICC trading environments
- Familiarity with electronic trading architectures, including order flow, pricing engines, market data, and execution connectivity
- Strong understanding of front-to-back flows (trading- risk - PL - settlement) and associated data dependencies
- Experience managing large-scale platform transformations, migrations, or decommissioning programs
- Exposure to global delivery models and working across time zones with distributed engineering teams
- Ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders to drive prioritization and decision-making
- Track record of improving program governance, transparency, and execution rigor in high-pressure environments
Pay range: $57.70 - $65.70 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
