Senior IT Project Manager

About Exegy

Exegy is a global leader in intelligent market data, advanced trading systems, and future-proof technology. Exegy serves as a trusted partner to the complete ecosystem of the buy-side, sell-side, exchanges, and financial services technology firms around the globe. Headquartered in St. Louis with regional offices in North America, the UK/Europe and Asia Pacific, Exegy has the global footprint to deliver world-class support and managed services to its customer base of elite financial market participants.

Job Summary

Exegy is seeking a highly experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead and deliver complex, high-impact infrastructure, security, and governance initiatives across our global technology environment. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and accountability, partnering closely with IT Infrastructure, Security, Data Center Operations, Governance, Risk, Resiliency, Compliance, and executive stakeholders.

The Senior IT Project Manager will own a portfolio of strategic initiatives that will include various software implementations, physical adjustments or changes to existing or new equipment, working with internal stakeholders to gain best results for external clients, developing repeatable processes to allow us to better manage work items within our IT teams, building resiliency lifecycle processes to provide product management improvements, and ongoing Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) initiatives. The ideal candidate brings deep experience managing technically complex projects in regulated environments and is comfortable leading cross-functional teams through ambiguity and change.

Responsibilities

Strategic Project Leadership

• Own end-to-end delivery of multiple, concurrent IT and infrastructure initiatives with significant business, security, and compliance impact

• Translate business and technical objectives into executable project plans, success metrics, and delivery roadmaps

• Serve as the primary point of accountability for project outcomes, timelines, and risk management

• Proactively identify interdependencies, risks, and resource constraints across projects and drive mitigation strategies

Cross-Functional & Executive Partnership

• Partner closely with senior leaders across IT, Security, Compliance, Facilities, and Finance to align priorities and sequencing

• Provide clear, concise executive-level updates on progress, risks, and decision points

• Facilitate stakeholder alignment and decision-making in complex or high-risk initiatives

• Influence without authority to drive outcomes across distributed teams and external vendors

Governance, Risk, Compliance & Project Excellence

• Lead project execution in support of IT and Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) initiatives, including audit readiness, control implementation, and evidence coordination, ensuring all deliverables meet regulatory, contractual, and customer-driven requirements (e.g., SOC, GDPR, customer due diligence)

• Establish and enforce project governance standards, best practices, and documentation across initiatives, maintaining high-quality project artifacts such as charters, schedules, risk and dependency logs, and post-implementation reviews

• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance delivery efficiency, tooling, and cross-functional collaboration while reducing risk and operational friction

Our Ideal Candidate Has:

• 8-10 years of relevant IT project management experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, IT, Business, or a related field

• PMP preferred

• Experience with Agile/Waterfall methodologies and tools like Jira and Confluence desired

• Extensive experience leading complex IT infrastructure, security, or data center–related projects

• Strong command of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and governance frameworks

• Proven ability to manage high-risk, high-visibility initiatives with executive oversight

• Experience working in regulated, audit-driven, or compliance-heavy environments

• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate technical complexity into clear executive messaging

• Strong judgment, prioritization skills, and a bias toward ownership and outcomes

• Familiarity with asset management platforms (e.g., Device42), identity and access management, or privileged access tools

• Exposure to SOC, ISO, GDPR, or customer-driven audit frameworks

• Experience managing vendor-led implementations and multi-party initiatives

• ITSM/ITIL knowledge highly preferred