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 – Protect, Improve, Grow – underpin everything that we do at CLS and define and shape a supportive and inclusive working environment in which everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.

Job Information

Functional title - ePMO Specialist
Department - CIO
Corporate level - Vice President
Report to - Seth Epstein
Location - New Jersey or London

What You Will Be Doing

Ensures the project team execute the change initiatives (project, program, small change) in adherence to the Project Management Policy and Pegasus governance of projects.
Ensures that the project team effectively monitor and report on the execution and tracking progress of individual projects, track milestones, schedule deviations, overall costs, risk and issues, budget, etc.
Provide advice and guidance to the project manager to ensure the project adheres to procedures
Deploy and apply a set of consistent ePMO processes, tools and templates across projects and overall portfolio
Ongoing independent quality assurance of projects within the portfolio, working with all stakeholders to define, develop and implement a quality framework
Provide guidance in identification and tracking the RAID (Risk, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies) process
Interface with 2nd and 3rd lined of defence
Effectively implement ePMO best practices
Provide coaching, mentoring and training on ePMO controls and Project Management practices
Ensure consistency of governance, reporting and control disciplines across projects
Brings to resolution any potential problems and escalates issues to the appropriate stakeholder or governance forum
Lead change initiatives and carry out ad hoc tasks as required

What We’re Looking For

Formal training or certification in Project Management Certification (MSP/PRINCE2/PMI/P3O/ etc) - preferred
Understands and has practical experience of both running projects/programs, and supporting portfolio / programs / projects in an ePMO capacity
Strong Change Management skillset
Proven experience supporting major programs, projects and portfolios, preferably requiring interaction with regulators, either from a policy or supervisory perspective.
Previous experience working within a highly regulated industry (ideally Financial Services)
Proficiency with project tools including but not limited to MS Project, Enterprise PPM tools (e.g. Planview PPMPro, Smartsheet, Jira, Clarity PPM etc.)
Advanced in Microsoft: PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
Experience in solutions planning, project management methodologies, and performance metrics
Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.
High ethical standards and a profound sense of integrity and confidentiality.
Champion and drive change in a rapidly developing environment with multiple competing priorities.
Confident, assertive with the ability to influence key stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
Demonstrable ability to work in a pressurized and challenging environment
Strong attention to detail
Excellent verbal and written communication skills essential
Have professional presentation skills, including excellent public speaking capabilities
Ability to lead (e.g. individual stakeholder sessions, group workshops etc.)

Our Commitment To Employees

At CLS, we celebrate diversity and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:

Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
Affinity Groups (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about DE&I.
Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.
Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.
Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.
Annual flu vaccinations.
Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.

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