Associate Director IT Governance and Process Improvement

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance. 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: Within the Technology Governance Office, our role is to serve as dependable business strategy consultants across all of IT, providing guidance and support for all technology related business decision making, ensuring technology initiatives are well funded and generate the right value for the firm, address business challenges, and promote sustainable growth. IT Vendor Governance Manage a robust vendor deal review process to gain the most business value from our vendor partners; manage vendor performance, ensure purchase policy compliance, improve governance, and establish IT vendor escalation processes. IT Investment Governance Partner with Technology Service Owners to ensure their technology strategy aligns with evolving business needs; transform SBA Governance from only financial oversight to a model that clearly links completed work with associated costs. Workforce Governance Provide a data-driven approach to encourage proactive ownership and accountability, helping the organization adapt to future needs. FinOps Provide financial analysis and transparency reporting around Cloud financial mgmt. & implementing cost-optimization strategies. Lifecycle Management Drive effective lifecycle changes across the organization with minimal disruptions to our clients through a data-driven approach, cross-team visibility, with clear ownership and accountability.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• Create effective working relationships with senior business, technology, and control group leadership.
• Effective collaboration, expectations management and partnership with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate as a technology leader in helping to move the entire organization towards our objectives.
• Translating multiple data elements (both financial and IT-orientated) into a tangible product which can drive insights and decision making.
• Ability to influence, both directly and indirectly, peers and leaders across the organization on the IT Investment Management strategy.
• Experience with IT portfolio governance, IT allocations, and business chargeback
• Understanding of the role of IT Project Management within a large IT organization
• Knowledge of IT Financial Management, specifically related to project financials.
• Ability to easily navigate large data sets and be able to identify trends and opportunity areas quickly and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Support IT Investment Governance with a focus on SBA (Support Business Applications) governance across IT.
• Increase visibility into SBA by aligning application costs to supported services to enhance Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) transparency.
• Perform ongoing monthly and quarterly financial and portfolio analysis.
• Support annual planning and long-range forecasting processes.
• Play a key role in the migration from PPM to Planview.
• Analyze interdependencies across IT projects, including financial benefits, resource constraints, risk mitigation, client satisfaction, and strategic alignment.
• Provide insights and recommendations to support management prioritization decisions.
• Partner closely with IT senior leadership and Finance management to drive informed decision-making.

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).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees