Transformation Delivery Director

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC); Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Job summary

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) seeks a Transformation Delivery Director in the Enterprise Transformation team to oversee a portfolio of complex programs, aligning investment with enterprise strategy while delivering measurable business value across DTCC and global markets.

You will lead cross-functional teams, engage executives, shape priorities, and build a high-performing program management capability in a fast-paced, regulated environment, driving transparent delivery and

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading cross-functional enterprise programs.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to operate at executive level with strong communication.
• Experience with dashboards, decision papers, and narratives.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, overseeing budgets.
• Experience with Planview and Jira; enterprise governance models.
• PgMP or PMP certification strongly preferred; SAFe RTE a plus.
• Experience with digital assets or blockchain is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end portfolio and program delivery, including performance, finances, and adoption.
• Lead multiple complex enterprise programs and governances across business and tech.
• Translate strategy into multi-year delivery plans and manage dependencies.
• Develop executive communications and reporting on health, risks, and outcomes.

Skills

Executive leadership

Portfolio management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

PgMP/PMP certification

Tools

Planview

Jira

Job description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?
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 are 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.

Pay And 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.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact You Will Have In This Role

As a member of the Enterprise Transformation team, the Transformation Delivery Director leads a portfolio of complex programs and cross-functional initiatives supporting Digital Asset Solutions while acting as strategic partner to business, technology, operations, and control leaders. This role is responsible for ensuring alignment between enterprise strategy, investment, and execution while driving disciplined delivery, transparency, and measurable business outcomes across the portfolio for DTCC, our clients, and the global financial markets. This role requires a well-seasoned program management and people leader with a strong enterprise mindset, executive presence, and the ability to lead through influence in a fast-paced, highly matrixed, and regulated environment. Success in this position demands the ability to oversee multiple complex programs, engage executives to shape priorities, resolve tradeoffs, and remove barriers, and develop high-performing teams of program management professionals that deliver predictable outcomes in the face of ambiguity and evolving enterprise needs.

Your Primary Responsibilities

Portfolio & Program Leadership

• Own end-to-end accountability for portfolio and program delivery health, including delivery performance, financials, risk posture, and sustained business adoption.
• Oversee multiple complex enterprise programs, ensuring consistency of planning, execution, governance, and outcome realization.
• Translate enterprise strategy and business objectives into integrated, multi-year portfolio delivery strategies, sequencing investments and managing cross program dependencies.
• Establish and maintain a portfolio operating cadence, including governance forums, planning cycles, escalation mechanisms, and executive reporting.

Executive & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and sustain strong executive stakeholder relationships, shaping scope, delivery approach, prioritization, and tradeoffs to optimize enterprise value.
• Partner with enterprise portfolio leaders to balance delivery rigor, financials, capacity constraints, and evolving business priorities across the enterprise.
• Develop and deliver executive level communications, including portfolio health views, risk narratives, dependency analyses, investment tradeoffs, and outcome reporting.

Delivery Governance & Risk Management

• Ensure disciplined application of PMI aligned complex program and portfolio management practices across the portfolio.
• Proactively manage portfolio-level risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and financials, identifying systemic trends and driving timely resolution and alignment at the appropriate leadership level.
• Partner with governance, risk, and control stakeholders to ensure compliance, transparency, and effective escalation.

People & Capability Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop program leaders, building and sustaining a high performing transformation delivery team by strengthening program management capability, standards, and ways of working.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and talent development across Transformation Delivery.
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of related experience, and 8+ years of experience leading complex, cross‑functional enterprise programs and portfolios spanning business and technology initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively at the executive level, with strong judgment, influence, and communication skills.
• Advanced capability in developing executive-level materials and narratives, including dashboards, decision papers, and strategic narratives.
• Strong financial and analytical acumen, including experience overseeing budgets, investment tradeoffs, and outcome realization.
• Experience with portfolio and program management tooling (e.g., Planview, Jira) and enterprise governance models.
• Advanced program or portfolio management certification (e.g., PgMP, PMP) strongly preferred.
• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification or experience is a plus, including hands-on experience facilitating Agile execution, dependency management, and program-level delivery governance.
• Experience with digital assets and/or blockchain technology and products a plus

Talents Needed For Success

• Demonstrated mastery of PMI best practices for Complex Program and Portfolio Management, including governance design, benefits realization, cross program dependency management, and systemic risk oversight.
• Strong enterprise mindset with the ability to align strategy, execution, and outcomes across diverse initiatives and stakeholders.
• Executive presence and credibility, with the ability to influence, challenge constructively, and drive alignment at senior levels.
• Proven ability to lead program management professionals, developing high performing talent while maintaining accountability for results.
• Systems thinking orientation, identifying patterns and trends across programs to proactively address systematic treats and delivery constraints.
• Ability to balance strategic focus with delivery rigor in dynamic, high change environments.
• Commitment to continuous improvement of delivery practices, governance, and organizational capability.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.