What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Project Manager position at DTCC?
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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:
The impact you will have in this role:
The Technology Research & Innovation (TRI) seeking a highly skilled Lead Project Manager to establish and implement a structured framework for ways of working within our organization. This role is essential in ensuring that projects are executed efficiently, tracked effectively, and aligned with organizational objectives to support the overarching company strategy. The ideal candidate is highly organized, meticulous, and an exceptional communicator, capable of providing compelling executive-level updates on team accomplishments. This role will work across teams to ensure that project data remains a single source of truth, driving clear and informed reporting, while coaching teams on standard processes for implementing initiatives in a fast-paced, innovative environment. Additionally, the Lead Project Manager will oversee resource budgeting across the portfolio, managing SOWs, contracts, licenses, and other financial components.
Your Primary Responsibilities:
**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **
Qualifications:
Talents Needed for Success:
We offer top class training and development for you to be an asset in our organization!
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.
About Us
DTCC safeguards the financial markets and helps them run efficiently, in times of prosperity and crisis. We are uniquely positioned at the center of global trading activity, processing over 100 million financial transactions every day, pioneering industry-wide, post-trade solutions and maintaining multiple data and operating centers worldwide. From where we stand, we can anticipate the industry's needs and we're working to continually improve the world's most resilient, secure and efficient market infrastructure. Our employees are driven to deliver innovative technologies that improve efficiency, lower cost and bring stability and certainty to the post-trade lifecycle.
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.
Learn more about Clearance and Settlement by clicking here .
About the Team
Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC's business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC's mission to support the financial markets.
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:
The Technology Research & Innovation (TRI) seeking a highly skilled Lead Project Manager to establish and implement a structured framework for ways of working within our organization. This role is essential in ensuring that projects are executed efficiently, tracked effectively, and aligned with organizational objectives to support the overarching company strategy. The ideal candidate is highly organized, meticulous, and an exceptional communicator, capable of providing compelling executive-level updates on team accomplishments. This role will work across teams to ensure that project data remains a single source of truth, driving clear and informed reporting, while coaching teams on standard processes for implementing initiatives in a fast-paced, innovative environment. Additionally, the Lead Project Manager will oversee resource budgeting across the portfolio, managing SOWs, contracts, licenses, and other financial components.
Your Primary Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain a structured framework for ways of working, ensuring efficiency and consistency across research and innovation projects
- Deliver regular executive-level updates that clearly articulate team accomplishments and progress toward strategic goals
- Maintain a single source of truth for all project information, ensuring accurate and up-to-date data
- Develop automated dashboards and reporting mechanisms to provide insight into project status, resourcing, and impact
- Serve as a trusted advisor and coach, helping teams navigate challenges and optimize execution
- Manage and track the portfolio's resource budget, ensuring appropriate allocation of funds
- Act as a communication bridge between delivery teams and senior management
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement by fostering a learning environment, promoting experimentation, and implementing standard processes for innovation management
**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **
Qualifications:
- Minimum 7 years of experience in project management, with a focus on innovation, research, or emerging technology
- Bachelor's degree (preferred) in Business, Project Management, Research, Innovation Management
- Proven ability to develop and implement project frameworks in a fast-paced environment
- Experience managing budgets, contracts, and SOWs at a portfolio level
- Strong knowledge of project tracking, dashboard tools, and reporting platforms (e.g., Jira, Asana, Tableau, Power BI)
- Exceptional written communication skills, with the ability to craft concise, compelling executive updates
- Experience in agile, lean, or hybrid project methodologies
- SAFe, PMP, PMI-ACP, or similar certifications are a plus
Talents Needed for Success:
- Strategic mindset with the ability to align projects with business objectives
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to challenges
- Ability to distill complex project data into clear, high-impact communications
- Exceptional attention to detail in tracking and reporting project progress
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving innovation environment
- Self-starter who takes initiative and drives solutions independently
We offer top class training and development for you to be an asset in our organization!
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.
About Us
DTCC safeguards the financial markets and helps them run efficiently, in times of prosperity and crisis. We are uniquely positioned at the center of global trading activity, processing over 100 million financial transactions every day, pioneering industry-wide, post-trade solutions and maintaining multiple data and operating centers worldwide. From where we stand, we can anticipate the industry's needs and we're working to continually improve the world's most resilient, secure and efficient market infrastructure. Our employees are driven to deliver innovative technologies that improve efficiency, lower cost and bring stability and certainty to the post-trade lifecycle.
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.
Learn more about Clearance and Settlement by clicking here .
About the Team
Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC's business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC's mission to support the financial markets.
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