Summary
Jake Manning is a versatile trading technologist and project leader with nine years of experience blending systematic day trading, startup building, and enterprise SAP project delivery. Based in Essen, he currently runs systematic mixed-asset trading at Macquarie while drawing on prior roles as a founder and SAP/Salesforce-certified consultant who has led implementations and internal comms for large energy and digital firms. He couples a strong digital-communications background and product-minded PM practice with hands-on algorithmic trading skills, publishing educational content and building trading automation publicly under TradingPonies. Jake’s toolkit spans SAP S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, Salesforce (admin and developer basics), and full-stack digital project delivery rooted in PRINCE2/Agile. Notably, he channels maker energy into technical passion projects—he built a robot showcased on Vimeo—reflecting a mix of creative engineering and market-facing execution.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, Graduated with Distinction, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, Graduated with Distinction at Macquarie University
Digital Media Diploma, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, pretty good, Digital Media Diploma, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, pretty good at TAFE