Associate, Tech Project Manager

Who We Are:

At Galaxy we are building products and services to help the world invest in economic progress. We believe crypto and blockchain innovations will permeate and improve all aspects of our global economy. Our vision is a society where value and ownership flow as freely as information. Galaxy is a digital asset and blockchain leader helping institutions, startups, and individuals access and navigate the crypto economy. As one of the most well-capitalized and trusted companies in the industry, we provide platform solutions custom-made for a digitally native ecosystem across three complementary operating businesses: Global Markets, Asset Management, and Digital Infrastructure Solutions. Our offerings include, amongst others, trading, lending, strategic advisory services, institutional-grade investment solutions across passive, active and venture strategies, proprietary bitcoin mining and hosting services, network validator services, and the development of enterprise custodial technology. Galaxy’s CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz leads a team of crypto enthusiasts, and institutional veterans focused on the future of finance and Web3. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with global offices across North America, Europe and Asia.

Additional information about the Company's businesses and products is available on www.galaxy.com.

What We Value:

We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be.

• Seek Excellence.
• Be Selective To Be Effective.
• Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled.
• Disagree Transparently.
• Encourage Independent Decision-Making.
• Build Dream Teams.

Who You Are:

We are seeking a Technical Project Manager to join our IT, Infrastructure & Security Team. You are a results-driven, detail-oriented and highly organized Project Manager with at least 5 years of relevant experience managing cross-functional engineering work streams. You will enable your teams to deliver high quality work by allowing them to focus on the highest priority initiatives. You exhibit a strong blend of soft skills for effective collaboration and communication with the business and engineering stakeholders; along with deep agile experience to excel in this critical role. You are a planner, organized, and able to work autonomously to solve critical problems and blockers. You will report to the Head of Portfolio Management for the IT, Infrastructure and Security Team. 

What You’ll Do:

• Manage one of our IT, Infrastructure or Security team’s portfolios to help define, drive and implement agile best practices for standardization and process improvement with a focus on simplification and productivity.
• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of projects of all sizes and tactically driving teams in and outside of your team to deliver.
• Influence key stakeholders by engaging in effective communications across workstreams on key decisions and status updates.
• Promote a culture of collaboration and transparency.
• Partner and collaborate (working hands on) with various members of the team to gather context and decompose work.
• Establish and enforce standards for work submission and approval.  
• Block and tackle for the team. Reduce noise for the team.
• Facilitate scrum ceremonies.
  

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience managing software engineering and / or IT infrastructure teams with a relentless emphasis on process improvement, documentation, and standardization.
• Solid project management, cross workstream collaboration with a proven track record to prioritize, plan, and execute.
• Proficient in Jira and Confluence.
• Experience leading scrum and Kanban teams.
  

Bonus Points: 

• Willingness to learn (at a high level) about the platforms, tools and services the team provides for the firm.
• Demonstrated tenacity in pursuing objectives and overcoming challenges.
• Exhibit a persistent and determined approach driving change.
• Ability to work through ambiguity. Can proactively identify pain points and take initiative to find solutions to help team achieve organizational goals.

What We Offer:

• Competitive base salary and bonus
• Flexible Time Off (i.e. unlimited paid vacation days)
• Company paid Holidays (11)
• Company paid sick leave
• Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents
• 3% 401(k) company contribution
• Generous paid Parental Leave
• Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions through Ginger
• Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
• Free daily snacks in-office
• Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
• Employee Resource Groups

Apply now and join us on our mission to engineer a new economic paradigm.

Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application process or to participate in an interview, please contact careers@galaxy.com.