Overview

Project Management - PTS

Project Manager | Rome, Italy | Hybrid/on-site 

Company Description

GenieAI is at the forefront of agentic finance, empowering top asset managers and hedge funds to discover hidden alpha and manage risks using advanced predictive and generative AI. With our award-winning portfolio and risk management platform, portfolio managers can foresee market trends and handle risks with remarkable precision. Our team of distinguished experts in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning includes PhDs and MBAs from Wharton. GenieAI is headquartered in Boston (USA) and has an engineering hub in Rome, Italy, and serves globally recognized asset managers across the U.S., U.K., Europe, Asia, and Australia and is backed by leading investors such as Coinbase Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures.

Role Description
This is a full-time, on-site role for a Business Operations & Project Manager located in Rome. The role ensures that GenieAI’s business, product, and client-facing initiatives are executed efficiently and effectively. The Business Operations & Project Manager will partner closely with leadership, product, engineering, and client teams to manage strategic projects, streamline operations, and drive organizational alignment.

Responsibilities 

  • Lead end-to-end project management across client delivery, product launches, and internal initiatives.
  • Build and maintain project plans, defining scope, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
  • Drive accountability across product, engineering, and operations teams to keep initiatives on track.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for project updates, ensuring leadership and stakeholders have clear visibility into progress and risks.
  • Facilitate effective communication across teams, proactively surfacing blockers and driving solutions.
  • Support client onboarding and implementation projects, ensuring smooth coordination between client teams and GenieAI.
  • Run sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives in coordination with product and engineering.
  • Standardize reporting, documentation, and tracking for ongoing and upcoming projects.
  • Continuously improve processes to increase team velocity and project success rates.
  • Contribute to operational efficiency by identifying workflow gaps and implementing improvements.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 2–4 years of experience in business operations, management consulting, or project management (startup or high-growth tech environment preferred).
  • Strong organizational and project management skills; proven track record of managing complex cross-functional projects.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English (written and verbal).
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to turn data into insights and decisions.
  • Comfort with technology, productivity, and collaboration tools (e.g., Linear, G-Suite, Slack).
  • Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced startup environment.
  • Strong ambition, work ethic, and results-oriented mindset: no 9–5 mentality.
  • Ability to work from our Rome office at The Social Hub.
  • Desire to work with our team for at least 1–2 years.
  • Embracing of our values.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive compensation commensurate with skills
  • 20 days of PTO, holidays, and sick time according to local laws (CCNL)
  • Fast-growth career opportunity
  • Fun and dynamic work environment
  • International offsites
  • Great 360 learning opportunities in software development, finance, AI
  • Working for a fast-growing US-based startup funded by leading VCs

Interested? Let’s connect and discuss the details!

Send your application to solomia.halak@gmail.com