Technical Program Manager - Infrastructure

As a Senior Technical Program Manager – Infrastructure, you’ll help scale and evolve the systems that form the backbone of Optiver’s competitive advantage.

Optiver’s infrastructure is optimized for speed, reliability, and scale.

You’ll partner with world-class engineers to deliver large-scale infrastructure programs - spanning data centers, hardware, and global network connectivity - ensuring we continue to operate at the cutting edge of performance.

This role demands both technical depth and execution excellence, as you’ll lead programs that enable growth while maintaining the uncompromising standards of quality and reliability that underpin every trade.

What you’ll do In Optiver’s fast-paced environment, you will work alongside engineers and leaders to deliver multiple projects that support the firm’s strategic growth and take Optiver to the next level.

As a Senior Technical Program Manager, your key responsibilities include:

• Lead delivery of global infrastructure programs - from data center expansion and hardware lifecycle management to network and platform modernization.
• Partner with engineering and operations leadership to define scope, manage dependencies, and drive execution across teams.
• Build program frameworks to track progress, manage risk, and improve delivery predictability.
• Drive continuous improvement in infrastructure planning, capacity management, and process maturity.
• Ensure alignment between infrastructure, development, and trading stakeholders to support Optiver’s global growth.

Who you are

• Highly self-motivated and thrive in environments with minimal oversight. You take full ownership, show initiative, manage your own priorities effectively and keep momentum even when direction isn’t fully defined
• Hold a degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related STEM field.
• Have 5+ years of experience in engineering (IT infrastructure, hardware, or networks) and/or technical program management in a high-performance environment
• AI-first mindset with experience leveraging generative or agentic AI to automate workflows, improve program visibility, and enhance productivity
• Strong technical understanding of data centers, compute, storage, and network systems.
• Proven success leading large-scale, complex infrastructure or hardware delivery programs.
• Excellent communicator and structured problem-solver with a bias for action.