Vice President, Project Management - Security & Resilience Portfolio

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 - Vice President, Project Management
• Department - Technology Projects
• Corporate level - Vice President, Technology Project Management
• Report to - Director, Security Program Manager
• Location - New Jersey - Metropark
• Expected full-time salary range between $ 140,000 - $180,000 + variable compensation + 401(k) match + benefits.
  • Note: Disclosure as required by NY Pay Transparency Law of the expected salary compensation range for this role.

 What you will be doing:

The PM will be:

• Responsible for developing, in conjunction with the Program Manager and Project Owner, a definition of the project(s) and ensures the project is effectively resourced and manages the relationships with a wide range of groups (including all project contributors).
• Responsible for managing the work of consultants, allocating and utilising resources in an efficient manner and maintaining a co-operative, motivated and successful team.
• Responsible and accountable for the delivery of several projects which report into a Security Program under a wider Portfolio of change.
• Responsible for detailed project reporting and governance adherence.
• Responsible for delivery of a suite of Cyber Security projects including new Security tooling and Operational transformation.  

What we’re looking for:

Essential Function / major duties and responsibilities of the job

Strategic

• Defines plans through a rigorous and highly interactive process of defining business requirements, project specifications, managing resources and environments.
• Agrees and formalizes plans, conducts or co-ordinates required business analysis where necessary. Presents plans and business cases and gains their sign off from sponsors and other stakeholders.
• Relationship management; develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Create project business case for all projects and ensure the benefits are measurable and agreed by all stakeholders. Responsible for demonstrating that stated benefits have been realised once the project has been delivered.

Operational

• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project, scope, and budget.
• Manage and maintain interlock of projects with other project managers.
• Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Effectively apply, support and champion the CLS Governance methodology and enforce project standards.
• Review deliverables prepared by the project team before company-wide review.
• Identify all project resources and where necessary work with the PMO to secure project support resources.
• Identify and lead the virtual project team.
• Manage, mitigate, and report project risks and issues.
• Where required, recruiting project staff and consultants.
• Managing co-ordination of the partners and working groups engaged in project work.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Detailed project planning and control including:
  • Developing and maintaining a detailed project plan.
  • Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan.
  • Recording and managing project issues and escalating where nec