Project Manager Senior Associate

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact.

We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Finance is one organization composed of ten functions forming the financial backbone of DTCC, leaders who stand at the forefront of DTCC’s competitive endeavors across the globe. From accountants and financial analysts to internal consultants and workplace designers, the CFO Organization employs diverse individuals who work together to help make DTCC a global leader in the financial services industry.

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well‑being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive IT Project Manager to support the delivery of strategic HR Technology initiatives. This role will be responsible for coordinating multiple squads working across Oracle HCM Cloud, HR integrations, benefits, payroll, talent, learning, and other HR technology projects.

The ideal candidate will bring strong project management, stakeholder management, Agile delivery, and IT governance experience. This individual will help create structure, drive execution, ensure adherence to Software Development Process (SDP) standards, and provide transparency across project portfolios. The role requires close collaboration with Product Owners, Functional Leads, Architects, Delivery Teams, Vendors, and Business Stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of HR technology initiatives.

• Manage multiple concurrent HR technology projects and initiatives across various delivery squads.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and resource plans.
• Track project health, risks, issues, assumptions, and decisions.
• Ensure projects are delivered on schedule and aligned with business priorities.
• Facilitate project governance, status reviews, steering committee meetings, and stakeholder discussions.
• Support Agile delivery practices across multiple squads.
• Organize sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and delivery reviews.
• Partner with Product Owners and Technical Leads to ensure user stories are properly documented and prioritized.
• Track sprint commitments, delivery progress, and impediments.
• Drive accountability and alignment across teams.
• Administer and maintain JIRA boards, workflows, dashboards, and reporting.
• Ensure requirements, defects, enhancements, and technical debt items are properly tracked.
• Work with technology leads and business stakeholders to prioritize work based on business value and strategic objectives.
• Develop reporting metrics and dashboards to provide visibility into delivery performance.
• Guide teams on adherence to Software Development Process (SDP) standards and enterprise delivery practices.
• Ensure required project artifacts, documentation, approvals, and controls are completed throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate architecture reviews, risk assessments, testing activities, and production readiness reviews.
• Support audit, compliance, and governance requirements as applicable.
• Act as a liaison between HR, IT, Product Owners, Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, Vendors, and Delivery Teams.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and communication forums.
• Ensure alignment on priorities, scope, timelines, and delivery expectations.
• Escalate risks and issues appropriately while driving resolution.
• Prepare and distribute project status reports, executive dashboards, RAID logs, and portfolio summaries.
• Provide concise and accurate updates to leadership regarding project progress, risks, budget impacts, and resource needs.
• Identify delivery bottlenecks and recommend corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes, governance, communication, and team effectiveness.
• Promote standardization, automation, and operational efficiencies.
• Support implementation of AI-driven and modern project management practices where applicable.
• Foster knowledge sharing and collaboration across teams.

• Minimum of 6 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of IT Project Management experience, preferably supporting…