IT Project Manager / Epic Delivery Owner

Division: GDC

General Description: 

Defines a project and coordinates its implementation in line with organizational project management standards, policies, and principles. Responsible for meeting project objectives within quality, time, and budget targets, and for managing associated risks. 

Typically requires specialist project management experience, relevant qualifications in industry-standard project management techniques, as well as an understanding of the project technical and business issues. 

Role: 

• Leads the development of the project proposal or plan to determine timeframe, budget, procedures for accomplishing the project, staffing requirements, and assignment of available resources to various phases of the project
• Defines the overall project governance and organisation, the deliverable scope and the associated responsibilities
• Oversees the business, technical, organizational, management and financial aspects of the project
• Regularly reports project progress at all levels, including senior management and/or the sponsor/client
• Challenges, and if required may negotiates changes in project specification or scope with the project sponsor/client
• Coordinates a team of specialists to implement project tasks
• Acts as the interface and facilitator between the project sponsor/customer and the various IT services involved in the project 
• May negotiate and manage contracts with external suppliers with the support of specialized teams (e.g. Corporate Procurement) 
• May analyse requirements with the project sponsor/customer and with the support of the Enterprise Architect / Application Architects in order to evaluate the project feasibility within the scope of a pre-defined strategy
• Leads projects for which the unusual size, timeframe or complexity requires the ability to deal with changes and instability in the project management processes, strategy and frameworks 
• Is able to convincingly present the project and win buy-in from the sponsor/client , possibly using the support of business or technical subject matter experts 
• Regularly Leads improvement initiatives
• Manages relationships with external suppliers at the project level
• Performance and achievements are subject to periodic review against targets
• Requires a good of business and technical understanding, gained over several infrastructure and application development projects, and the interpersonal skills to influence decisions taken with the project sponsor/client

Requirements:

• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certification is preferred
• Experience project management with a focus on budget management, coordination between Agile teams, SDLC, and risk management
• Good understanding of project management software and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, ServiceNow)
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple small projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
• problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in reporting project progress to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and clarity

About Us

Why join us

Embark on your new adventure at Euroclear, and work at the heart of the global capital markets. We connect over 2,000 financial institutions across the globe. As an open and resilient infrastructure, we contribute to the stability of the financial markets. We help clients cut through complexity, lower costs, and mitigate risks of financial transactions. At Euroclear, we have the clear ambition to use our key role to facilitate and accelerate a sustainable global financial system. 

What We Offer:

• Work closely with inspiring, supportive and engaged colleagues from more than 80 different countries. 
• Practice your talents in a highly professional international environment. 
• Join a learning and development environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing and training.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

New ways of working

Find your own optimal balance within our hybrid working model, where you can connect at the office and also benefit from remote working. 

Great Place to Work for All

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and strives to be a Great Place to Work for All. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment, regardless of any aspect that makes them unique (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, ...). If you need any specific accommodation due to disability or any other reason, you can let the recruiter know during your application process.

About the Team

The Group Digital Capabilities (GDC) division contributes to Euroclear’s competitiveness by delivering reliable and sustainable IT solutions for the financial securities markets. Our teams deliver new IT solutions and improve existing applications for both our internal and external clients. We deploy changes into the production environment in a controlled and structured way that does not compromise production stability and we ensure applicative production support.