Project Manager II

Lead impactful change and deliver operational excellence across trading and collateral operations in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

As a Trading Services Operations Project Manager Associate in Global Trading Services Operations Change Management team you will drive tactical and strategic change across global operational teams with primary responsibility for Depository Receipts Operations. You will manage multiple concurrent initiatives communicate effectively across a broad stakeholder base and apply strong securities industry knowledge to deliver measurable operational outcomes. You will work in partnership with Technology Global Trading desks Product utilities/vendors and Global Operations to deliver change at both regional and global scale.

The Global Trading Services Operations Change Management team provides operational change and transformation support acrossAgency LendingCollateral Operations andDepositary Receipts.

Agency Lending Operationssupports clients portfolio-return enhancement through securities lending to counterparties and borrowers managing loan settlement collateralization exposure management client crediting and broker billing.

Collateral Management Operationsdelivers agency solutions for OTC and cleared derivatives margin obligations as well as tri-party services for securities finance transactions and margin control.

Depositary Receipts Operationssupports the end-to-end ADR trading and issuance lifecycle including issuance and cancellations position and inventory controls settlement and fails management billing and crediting support and dividend processing.

Job responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end change deliveryfor Operations initiatives from intake through implementation and stabilization.
• Establish and maintain governanceto ensure controlled delivery including scope management prioritization milestones dependency tracking RAID management and decision logs.
• Provide effective and transparentcommunications and updates for management and key stakeholders.
• Drive operational readiness including procedure development/updates workflow design and control design alongside training and implementation governance and communications plans.
• Coordinate cross-functional executionacross Technology Product Finance Risk/Compliance Front Office and external counterparties/utilities.
• Translate business needs into executable artifacts including requirements process maps operating model impacts and data impacts; support UAT and parallel run execution.
• Manage issues and escalationseffectively ensuring risks are identified early and mitigation plans are executed in line with policy and control expectations.
• Define and track success metrics(e.g. STP breaks fails aging manual touches timeliness) monitoring outcomes post-launch and driving remediation where needed.

Required qualifications capabilities and skills

• Experience in Operations or Project Management.
• Strong understanding oftrade lifecycle operations.
• Demonstrated success in delivering initiatives on time through strong planning processing analytical and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Initiative driving forward project deliverables.
• Strong people skills with ability to build relationships with all types of stakeholders.
• Proficiency inMS Excel PowerPoint SharePoint and Visio.

Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills

• Product knowledge across one or more asset classes ( FX Rates Credit Commodities; listed or OTC derivatives).
• Exposure to industry utilities/messaging and post-trade processes

The role requires flexibility to support weekend implementations or migrations as needed with core hours from 10.00am to 6:00pm UK Hours and overtime expected based on business demand.