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Finance is one organization composed of ten functions forming the financial backbone of DTCC, leaders who stand at the forefront of DTCC's competitive endeavors across the globe. From accountants and financial analysts to internal consultants and workplace designers, the CFO Organization employs diverse individuals who work together to help make DTCC a global leader in the financial services industry.
Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and 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 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:
The Project Manager - Associate Director is a senior delivery role within the Enterprise Transformation organization, accountable for the successful management of complex initiatives that support enterprise-wide programs. The role is responsible for translating strategic objectives into integrated delivery approaches, coordinating execution across projects and workstreams, and ensuring intended business outcomes are achieved. The role requires a seasoned program management professional with demonstrated ability to translate strategy into executable roadmaps, drive alignment across business and technology stakeholders, and manage delivery health across cross-initiative risks, issues, dependencies, and financials. Success in this position demands strong judgment, executive presence, and a proven ability to lead through influence in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end program delivery, integrating multiple related initiatives across business, technology, operations, and control functions to achieve defined strategic outcomes.
• Translate strategic objectives into cohesive program roadmaps, sequencing initiatives, managing interdependencies, and aligning delivery to business priorities.
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for program level risks, issues, financials, and delivery health, proactively identifying systemic challenges and driving resolution.
• Lead and coordinate project managers and workstream leads, ensuring consistency of execution, governance, and reporting across the program.
• Engage senior business and technology leaders to shape scope, resolve trade offs, and enable timely decision making.
• Prepare and deliver executive level communications, including program narratives, integrated risk views, dependency analyses, and decision materials for leadership forums.
• Apply PMI best practices for Complex Program Management, continuously assessing delivery approach, governance, and execution effectiveness.
• Drive change adoption at scale by ensuring that program outcomes are embedded into business operations, processes, and operating models.
• Mentor and develop project management talent within EPMO, raising overall program and delivery maturity.
• Partner with portfolio leaders to balance delivery rigor, capacity constraints, and evolving business needs across the portfolio.
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
• Advanced PowerPoint skills, including slide design, data visualization, and storytelling
• Strong Excel proficiency, including formulas, PivotTables, and data analysis
• Experience with program / portfolio management tooling (e.g., Jira, Planview) and disciplined use of delivery artifacts (roadmaps, RAID, dependency maps, milestone plans)
• Demonstrated proficiency developing executive-level materials and narratives

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
Finance is one organization composed of ten functions forming the financial backbone of DTCC, leaders who stand at the forefront of DTCC's competitive endeavors across the globe. From accountants and financial analysts to internal consultants and workplace designers, the CFO Organization employs diverse individuals who work together to help make DTCC a global leader in the financial services industry.
The CFO Chief of Staff team directs the strategy for and supports the CFO Organization's financial systems, governance, risk management, and communications, and supports the CFO in planning and executing cross-organizational initiatives.