State Street

Financial Services

HeadProgramManager,CharlesRiverDevelopment,ManagingDirector

London, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Head Program Manager, Charles River Development, Managing Director at State Street. Skills: Executive leadership, Program management, Delivery outcomes, Front and Middle Office solutions. Provide executive leadership for large-scale, multi-year enterprise initiatives. Accountability for delivery outcomes across multiple workstreams, teams, and stakeholders”

What You'll Achieve.

Delivery outcomes; Timely delivery to meet commitments; Alignment with business priorities and regulatory commitments; Ensure delivery commitments are met

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Decision-making skills

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Minimum 10 years financial services experience, Proven institutional investment operations depth with subject matter expertise in one or more of the following core areas: trading, reconciliations, corporate actions, performance measurement and attribution, derivatives, bank loans and collateral management.

Nice to Have

Process re-engineering certifications and experience (Lean, Six Sigma Black Belt), Professional consulting experience is a plus, PMO Certified a plus but not required

What You'll Do.

Provide executive leadership for large-scale

multi-year enterprise initiatives

Accountability for delivery outcomes across multiple workstreams

Own end-to-end accountability for the delivery of complex

multi-workstream programs from initiation through client go-live

Act as overall solution lead on the CRD Product development items

Establish delivery strategy

and success metrics across the program

Serve as the senior escalation point for delivery risks

and cross-organizational dependencies

Establish and oversee enterprise delivery governance

ensuring alignment with business priorities and regulatory commitments

Lead and develop program and project management leaders responsible for day-to-day execution

executive-level reporting on delivery status

Partner with Engineering

and client scrum teams to define deliverables and ensure delivery commitments are met

Build and manage Jira/confluence sites to track development sprints

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work collaboratively across multiple (matrixed) organizations to reach common goals; Partner with Engineering, Product, and client scrum teams

Communication Scope

Effective communication; Interpersonal skills; Decision-making skills; Negotiation skills

Process & Methodology

Program management, Project management, Delivery strategy, Sequencing, Governance, Success metrics, Risk management, Issue management, Dependency management, Reporting

Full Job Description

**What we are looking for** Charles River Development, A State Street company, is seeking a Managing Director, Project Management to provide executive leadership for large-scale, multi-year enterprise initiatives. The role requires accountability for delivery outcomes across multiple workstreams, teams, and stakeholders. **Why this job is important to us** This role is essential to ensuring the successful execution and delivery of strategic Front and Middle Office solutions that directly impact our valued clients. The successful candidate will help ensure timely delivery to meet our commitments. **What you are responsible for** * Own end-to-end accountability for the delivery of complex, multi-workstream programs from initiation through client go-live. * Act as overall solution lead on the CRD Product development items. * Establish delivery strategy, sequencing, governance, and success metrics across the program. * Serve as the senior escalation point for delivery risks, issues, and cross-organizational dependencies. **Program Delivery and Governance** * Establish and oversee enterprise delivery governance, ensuring alignment with business priorities and regulatory commitments. * Lead and develop program and project management leaders responsible for day-to-day execution. * Ensure accurate, executive-level reporting on delivery status, risks, and decision points. * Partner with Engineering, Product, and client scrum teams to define deliverables and ensure delivery commitments are met. * Build and manage Jira/confluence sites to track development sprints. **Education and Preferred Qualifications** * Minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent. * Minimum 10 years financial services experience. * Proven institutional investment operations depth with subject matter expertise in one or more of the following core areas: trading, reconciliations, corporate actions, performance measurement and attribution, derivatives, bank loans and collateral management. * Process re-engineer

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