Assistant Vice President, Project Manager

About CLS

CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day.

Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.

CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.

Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values underpin everything that we do at CLS and define our working environment:

Pivotal purpose

Trusted guardian

Targeted innovation

Facilitate connections

Delivering excellence

Inclusive culture

Job information

Functional title - AVP, Project Manager

Department - Technology

Corporate level - AVP

Report to - Director, Project Management

Location - Iselin, NJ

Expected full-time salary range between $ 135K - $150K + variable compensation + 401(k) match + benefits.

Note: Disclosure as required by NY/NJ Pay Transparency Law of the expected salary compensation range for this role.

The Project Manager plays a key role in ensuring the success of CLS projects.

Responsibilities include

Project Planning

Release planning, project planning, re-planning, and inter-projects deployment coordination

Establish project meetings in accordance with CLS’ project governance structure

Identify and implement change management practices

Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress

Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility

Project Execution

Maintain project objectives and set expectation for project teams

Set project meeting agenda, materials, and other artifacts

Lead project meetings and drive progress according to project milestones

Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques

Manage day-to-day project activities across multiple functional groups

Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques

Track and report project progress

Risk and Issue Management

Perform risk management to minimize project risks

Identify, monitor, report, and coordinate issues and risks remediation

Stakeholders Management

Manage stakeholders at all levels of the corporation

Report and escalate to management as needed

Project Resources and Financial Management

Ensure resource availability and allocation

Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis

Manage project financial to ensure project spending is on target

Documentation Management

Develop spreadsheets, diagrams and process maps to document project deliverables

Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

Ensure project documents are adhered to SDLC and CLS standards

Experience

10+ years of project management experience, technology or financial industry

Experience in managing projects using SDLC (Waterfall and/or Agile)

Manage project finance include project resource forecasting and ongoing tracking

Manage stakeholders across different levels

Experience in working with cross functional teams in multiple time zones

Qualifications / Certifications

University qualification in Business, Finance, Information Technology, Project or Change Management or a relevant field.

FX trading, settlement, or processes experience is a plus

Knowledge of SDLC process and documentation across different SDLC phases

Strong working knowledge of MS Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Project, Excel, and Access)

Risk management knowledge is a plus

Excellent internal client-facing and internal communication skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills

Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE II certification is a plus

Our commitment to employees

At CLS, we celebrate inclusion and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:

Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.

2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.

Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.

Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.

Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.

Employee Networks (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about inclusivity.

Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.

Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.

Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.

Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.

Private medical insurance and dental coverage.

Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.

Annual flu vaccinations.