Projects and Transformation Officer

Euronext Market Services (EMS) is the front line for Euronext Cash, Derivatives and Commodities business with 3 main operational centres in Amsterdam, Milan and Paris to ensure fair and orderly markets for all Cash and Derivatives products, including Corporate Actions, Euronext Indices, Euronext Market Data, Member on boarding and Hosted Commercial Markets. EMS staff and managers have access to all relevant EMS Cash and Derivatives business and technical monitoring tools and make use of integrated EMS tools and procedures across all EMS locations. EMS operates daily from 06:30-22:30 CET. EMS owns the service delivery to clients.

EMS is a preferred entry point for all talents willing to work in the Euronext or more broadly in the financial markets industry.

This department is organised around 4 main functional departments (Clients Services & Membership, Markets Operations, Issuers Services Operations and Regulatory Reporting) and two transversal teams (Quality & Performance Management and Transformation & Projects).

Transformation & Projects

The Transformation & Projects (T&P) team is based in Paris. The T&P team is responsible for coordination the projects within EMS. The team is supporting on EMS side all company projects (including integration of new market services) as well as the organisational model evolutions. The T&P team is also orchestrating and carrying out the EMS transformation roadmap definition and execution. Finally, the team is leading EMS community through internal communication: preparation of EMS key meetings, EMS events and related information sharing moments.

The T&P team aims at delivering additional value and supporting the operations through a strong monitoring, methodologies, structure, and tools. This transversal team orchestrates, sequences, drives, challenges and carries out the overall portfolio of projects and programme within EMS (incl. M&A topics).

In close coordination with the Head of the EMS Transformation and Projects team, the position will support the team in the delivery of EMS roadmap of projects, the execution of its transformation plan, as well as the support of the Head of T&P team to lead the department community of around 150 people.

Key accountabilities
- Align the objectives for defined and agreed activities with business change objectives and authorise the selection and planning of all related projects and activities
- Plan, direct and co-ordinate activities to manage and implement complex projects from contract/proposal initiation to final operational stage
- Plan, schedule, monitor and report on activities related to the project
- Lead the project teams in determining business requirements and translating requirements into operational plans
- Determine, monitor and review all project economics, including costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, resources and risk
- Evaluate changes to project management practices and initiate improvement to organisation practices

The key accountabilities only describe the main activities and are not exhaustive. It evolves depending on the expertise level and ongoing projects.

**Profile**:

- Experience of working in a matrix management environment and coordinating resources
- Stakeholder management and leadership skills, with the ability to inform business decisions to achieve shared objectives
- Organisational skills - structured approach, rigorous analysis and follow-up.
- Strong analytical/problem solving mindset with the ability and willingness to get into the details to find solutions
- Strong-customer focus with the ability to understand and anticipate the customer needs
- Fluent in English; while French, Italian and Deutch are a plus

Euronext Values

Unity
- We respect and value the people we work with
- We are unified through a common purpose
- We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion

Integrity
- We value transparency, communicate honestly and share information openly
- We act with integrity in everything we do
- We don’t hide our mistakes, and we learn from them

Agility
- We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness
- We are adaptable, responsive and embrace change
- We take smart risks

Energy
- We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo
- We focus on and encourage personal leadership
- We motivate each other with our ambition

Accountability
- We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders
- We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome
- We reward and celebrate performance

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.

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