IT Project Manager Associate Director

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and life insurance

Pension

Paid Time Off

Hybrid work model

Job summary

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation is seeking an Associate Director of Project Management to lead planning, execution, and delivery of technology and business initiatives supporting digital assets. You will guide cross-functional teams, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure projects meet time, scope, budget, and quality expectations.

You will mentor project managers, collaborate with technology, product, and risk stakeholders, and drive execution excellence with tools like Jira and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Project Management and Information Technology Engineering.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing Software Engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of project managers, fostering accountability, collaboration, and delivery excellence.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define objectives, scope, timelines, and success criteria.
• Establish and maintain governance, reporting, and communication frameworks.

Skills

Project management

Leadership experience

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

The Associate Director, Project Management

is responsible for leading the planning, execution, and delivery of the technology and business initiatives that support DTCC Digital Assets organizational objectives. This role provides leadership across complex, cross-functional projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and quality expectations. The Associate Director partners closely with Technology, Product, Operations, Risk, and Business stakeholders to drive execution excellence, manage dependencies and risks, and achieve successful business outcomes. Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of project managers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.
• Collaborate with business, product, technology, and operations stakeholders to define project objectives, scope, timelines, resource requirements, and success criteria.
• Establish and maintain project governance, reporting, and communication frameworks to provide transparency into progress, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Leverage project management and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence to manage project execution, track progress, maintain documentation, facilitate stakeholder communication, and provide transparency into project deliverables, risks, and dependencies.
• Lead cross-functional distributed teams to deliver initiatives on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies while driving timely resolution and informed decision-making.
• Monitor project performance through key metrics, milestones, and status reporting, providing regular updates to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and alignment across multiple business and technology functions to ensure successful execution and change adoption.
• Promote a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement across all project activities.
• Bachelor's degree in the Information Technology or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Project Management and Information Technology Engineering.
• 5+ years of leadership experience of Software Engineering teams

Talents Needed For Success:

• Serves as a trusted coach or mentor within the organization
• Communicates openly keeping everyone across the organization informed
  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're 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. DTCC Digital Assets is at the forefront of driving institutional adoption of digital assets technology with a steadfast commitment to innovation anchored in security and stability. As the financial services industry's trusted technology partner, we pride ourselves on empowering a globally interconnected and efficient ecosystem. Our mission is to provide secure and compliant infrastructure for digital assets, enabling financial institutions to unlock the full potential of blockchain technology, 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.
• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits
• Pension
• 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 of your choosing)