Transformation Delivery Project Manager - Associate Director

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager – Associate Director is a senior delivery role within the Enterprise Transformation organization, accountable for managing complex initiatives that support enterprise-wide programs. The role translates strategic objectives into integrated delivery approaches, coordinates execution across projects and workstreams, and ensures intended business outcomes are achieved. It calls for a seasoned program management professional who can build executable roadmaps, align business and technology stakeholders, and manage delivery health across cross-initiative risks, issues, dependencies, and financials. Success requires strong judgment, executive presence, and the ability to lead through influence in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

The position owns end-to-end program delivery across business, technology, operations, and control functions; coordinates project managers and workstream leads; and engages senior leaders to shape scope, resolve trade-offs, and support timely decisions. It also drives change adoption, develops project management talent, and partners with portfolio leaders to balance delivery rigor, capacity, and changing business needs.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of related experience.
• 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 or portfolio management tools, such as Jira or Planview, and disciplined use of delivery artifacts such as roadmaps, RAID, dependency maps, and milestone plans.
• Demonstrated proficiency developing executive-level materials and narratives.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program delivery, integrating related initiatives across business, technology, operations, and control functions to achieve strategic outcomes.
• Translate strategic objectives into program roadmaps, sequencing initiatives, managing interdependencies, and aligning delivery to business priorities.
• Be accountable for program-level risks, issues, financials, and delivery health; identify systemic challenges and drive resolution.
• Lead and coordinate project managers and workstream leads, ensuring consistent execution, governance, and reporting.
• Engage senior business and technology leaders to shape scope, resolve trade-offs, and enable timely decisions.
• Prepare and deliver executive communications, including program narratives, integrated risk views, dependency analyses, and leadership decision materials.
• Apply PMI best practices for complex program management and assess delivery approach, governance, and execution effectiveness.
• Drive large-scale change adoption by embedding program outcomes into business operations, processes, and operating models.
• Mentor and develop project management talent within EPMO and raise program and delivery maturity.
• Partner with portfolio leaders to balance delivery rigor, capacity constraints, and evolving business needs.
• Mitigate risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls, identifying key errors, and demonstrating ethical behavior.

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 and 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: Senior