OneChronos

The Smart Market for Institutional Investors

Technical Program Manager

$150 - $220London, England, GB
Job type
Full-time
Role
Engineering, Backend
Experience
3+ years
Visa
US citizen/visa only
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About the role

Technical Program Manager

Overview and Job Description

OneChronos is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager (TPM) to define, lead, and drive the execution of high-performance trading systems that power our periodic auction matching infrastructure. This role sits at the intersection of complex systems engineering, mechanism design, and financial markets, requiring an understanding of low-latency, high-throughput distributed computing challenges.

The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, a proven track record of managing complex engineering programs in a real-time, performance-sensitive environment, and thrives in a collaborative, research-driven setting.

The TPM is responsible for:

  • Partnering with engineering to define the project scope and leading project execution.
  • Coordinating delivery with all involved cross-functional teams.
  • Tracking project progress and key performance indicators.
  • Providing clear visibility and progress updates to leadership and stakeholders.

About (www.OneChronos.com)

OneChronos is a technology company of diverse thinkers innovating at the intersection of capital markets, mechanism design, and operations research, working to grow the global GDP by designing and operating matching markets leveraging advances in auction theory and artificial intelligence. Our software and systems are developed in house and match billions of dollars per day of security transactions.

Skills and Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience successfully driving technical programs. This includes experienced TPMs as well as individuals from a strong engineering background with at least 1 year in a dedicated leadership or management position.
  • Strong technical background and understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC); previous software development experience is a plus.
  • Extremely detail oriented with excellent communication and organizational skills to ensure accurate tracking and execution of complex, cross-functional projects.
  • Experience partnering with engineering and product teams to define detailed project scopes, technical requirements, and robust implementation plans.
  • Proficiency with project management tooling such as Linear.

Benefits at OneChronos include

  • Competitive compensation (salary, potential bonus, potential ownership interest)

  • Hybrid working flexibility

  • Healthcare insurance/healthcare insurance allowance (geography dependent)

  • Health & Wellness allowance

  • Competitive vacation policy

  • Competitive Pension Plan

  • Office snacks and drinks

  • Travel season ticket loan

  • Significant daily opportunities to be challenged, learn and grow

  • Opportunity to work within a diverse team that values the success of others to be critical to the overall success of the business

  • Ability to be excited about and proud of your business. Everyday

OneChronos is committed to equal employment opportunities to all employees and applications regardless of academic area of study, race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, military or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

About OneChronos

OneChronos is a technology company at the intersection of Capital Markets, Machine Learning and Auction Theory. We’re bringing “Smart Markets,” the academic term for markets that match counterparties using mathematical optimization, to finance. Smart Markets have a proven ability to outperform traditional auctions, and the theory underpinning them was the subject of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Our goal is to expand the pie of trades that can occur, by empowering users with venue-level tools to better manage and express their trading or risk management objectives. OneChronos is a Y Combinator alum and venture backed start-up company with offices in New York City’s Soho neighborhood. Take a look at our launch post on Hacker News for more information: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30247159

We’re a company of mostly engineers, founded by engineers, and every person at the company is an individual contributor in some form.

OneChronos
Batch:S16
Team Size:35
Status:
Active
Location:New York
Founders
Stephen Johnson
Stephen Johnson
Founder
Kelly Littlepage
Kelly Littlepage
Founder