Senior Futures Transformation Project Manager (Remote)

Marcus Donald People; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Marcus Donald People is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a high-profile Futures transformation programme for a global financial institution. The role involves cross-border regulatory, settlement, and technology workstreams with executive visibility.

Fully remote across North America, with monthly office attendance. The ideal candidate will have deep Futures/FCM experience, delivery of large-scale regulatory or operational changes, and proven ability to manage complex,

Qualifications

• Proven PM experience in capital markets or derivatives environments.
• Deep understanding of futures lifecycle and FCM operations.
• Experience with cross-border regulatory and settlement models.
• Delivery of large-scale regulatory or technology change programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic initiatives for FCM capabilities.
• Manage programme workstreams across clearing, operations, technology, risk, compliance, finance and onboarding.
• Build and maintain detailed project plans, governance, milestones and executive reporting.
• Coordinate business readiness, testing, implementation and operational transition activities.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Front Office, Operations, Technology, Legal, Compliance and Risk.
• Drive issue resolution and manage programme risks, dependencies and regulatory obligations.
• Support settlement and post-trade operating model design for a European entity with Italy settlement activity.

Skills

Project management

Capital markets

FCM

Regulatory change

Stakeholder management

Job description

Marcus Donald People is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a high-profile Futures transformation programme for a global financial institution. The role involves cross-border regulatory, settlement, and technology workstreams with executive visibility.

Fully remote across North America, with monthly office attendance. The ideal candidate will have deep Futures/FCM experience, delivery of large-scale regulatory or operational changes, and proven ability to manage complex,