Delivery Excellence Project Management Associate Director

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Being a member of the Enterprise Delivery Enablement team, the Delivery Excellence Project Manager drives end-to-end execution of complex initiatives, ensuring alignment, momentum, and timely delivery across teams and stakeholders.

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.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
• Strong planning and execution management for complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Ability to manage dependencies, risks, and issues across multiple teams
• Stakeholder coordination across business, technology, and governance
• Data-driven tracking and reporting of delivery status and outcomes
• Comfortable working within Agile delivery environments
• Working Knowledge with AI (Co-pilot, Claude, KIRO, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives with clear scope, timelines, and outcomes
• Translate strategic goals into structured delivery plans with defined milestones, dependencies, and ownership
• Drive progress across teams, proactively identifying and resolving risks, issues, and blockers
• Coordinate across business, technology, and governance stakeholders to maintain alignment and momentum
• Manage interdependencies across squads, systems, and initiatives to avoid downstream disruption
• Ensure delivery readiness and quality by tracking progress against defined criteria and expected outcomes
• Use data and reporting to provide clear visibility into status, risks, and delivery confidence
• Operate effectively within Agile delivery environments (e.g., working with backlogs, iterative planning, and evolving scope), without being limited to Agile frameworks

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree