Program Management Associate Jobs in New Jersey (NOW HIRING)

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?
Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.
DTCC Digital Assets is at the forefront of driving institutional adoption of digital assets technology with a steadfast commitment to innovation anchored in security and stability. As the financial services industry's trusted technology partner, we pride ourselves on empowering a globally interconnected and efficient ecosystem. Our mission is to provide secure and compliant infrastructure for digital assets, enabling financial institutions to unlock the full potential of blockchain technology
Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive.
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location.
• Pension and retirement benefits.
• Paid Time Off, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible hybrid model of three days onsite and two days remote, with onsite attendance on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and a third day determined by each team or employee.

The Impact You Will Have in This Role:
As a Program Manager within DTCC Digital Assets, you will play a critical role in executing strategic product initiatives and scaling the Product organization's operating model. Working closely with Product Managers and Product Leadership, you will translate strategic priorities into executable plans, coordinate delivery across stakeholders, and ensure roadmap commitments remain on track. By driving operational excellence across roadmap planning, dependency management, vendor onboarding, governance, and cross-functional execution, you will enable Product teams to focus on strategy, market opportunities, customer engagement, and product development. In addition, you will help build the operating foundation that moves innovative digital-asset capabilities beyond experimentation and into secure, resilient, production-ready financial-market infrastructure.
Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Partner with Product Managers to support product planning, roadmap development, and execution of strategic initiatives
• Coordinate cross-functional activities across Product, Technology, Risk, Legal, Operations, Procurement, and external vendors
• Manage program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, and action items to support successful roadmap delivery
• Maintain visibility into product roadmap progress through reporting, dashboards, and executive communications
• Drive vendor onboarding and third-party review activities, including status tracking and issue resolution
• Facilitate governance processes and ensure timely completion of required approvals, documentation, and reviews
• Oversee Jira hygiene, backlog reporting, milestone tracking, and operational metrics
• Support product launches, operational readiness activities, and key business initiatives
• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance delivery efficiency, transparency, and organizational scalability

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **
Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (preferred) or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of experience in program management, consulting, product operations, PMO, business operations, transformation, or a related field
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives and translating strategic priorities into executable plans
• Strong organizational, planning, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to create clarity across multiple stakeholders and priorities
• Experience improving team execution through practical processes, tools, governance, or operating models
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Office products. Experience in digital assets, fintech, capital markets, financial services, or another regulated environment is preferred

Talents Needed for Success:

• A proactive approach with strong ownership, attention to detail, and follow-through
• A builder's mindset focused on creating improvements that deliver lasting value
• Strong consulting instincts and structured problem-solving skills
• Ability to build trusted partnerships and influence across diverse teams
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and driving clarity
• Curiosity about blockchain, tokenization, and the future of financial-market infrastructure

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
About Us
With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.
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About the Team
Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC's business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC's mission to support the financial markets.