Project Manager Senior Associate

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of DTCC’s Enterprise Transformation team, the Transformation Delivery Senior Associate leads project management activities for complex initiatives. The role acts as a strategic partner to the business, removes barriers, and helps ensure successful delivery through collaboration, influence, and proactive communication with cross-functional teams. Success requires adaptability, high energy, and effectiveness in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

The Enterprise Transformation Team is a central, independent group within the DTCC CFO Organization. It provides oversight and governance for enterprise programs and initiatives, aligning strategy and execution, enabling effective decision-making, and ensuring the investment portfolio delivers desired business outcomes. DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid work model with three days onsite and two days remote; onsite days include Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and a third day determined by the team or employee.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of related experience.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills, including slide design, data visualization, and storytelling.
• Strong Excel proficiency, including formulas, PivotTables, and data analysis.
• Experience with program or portfolio management software, such as Jira or Planview.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; a bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• Project manager training and certification.

Responsibilities

• Drive business- and function-led changes involving business processes, clients, technology, organizational structures, and/or regulatory requirements.
• Proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies; ensure action items are clearly defined and assigned to owners, and escalate them in a timely manner.
• Plan, organize, and manage projects and initiatives to ensure delivery on time and within budget.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including business teams, IT, vendors, and ecosystem partners.
• Independently check and challenge assumptions and execution approaches.
• Partner across the organization to manage change adoption and ensure team-member and stakeholder buy-in.
• Track and measure progress and success against business objectives and outcomes.
• Support the program or project lead as needed to deliver outcomes.
• Integrate risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk, escalating appropriately.

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 to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• Flexible/hybrid work model with three days onsite and two days remote.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level