Project Manager

Role Summary

The Project Manager will (i) coordinate and ensure delivery of projects in the Derivatives & Post-Trade department of Euronext, and (ii) support the formalisation of the project roadmap.

Projects at Euronext are varied, such as a new product launch or expansion, technical migration, integration, regulatory change, or business protection. They require collaborating closely with multiple teams across the company. The projects cover the full project lifecycle, from the moment requirements are drafted to the launch of the service in production. Projects are also delivered across the value chain, from trading to clearing to settlement, and need to be tracked as such.

Working on the project roadmap consists in ensuring that projects are properly prioritised and delivered in the group project governance, preparing relevant committees including prioritisation proposals, and providing visibility on project milestones.

This is a highly visible role, at the crossroads of many departments, requiring strong interpersonal and organisational skills. The Project Manager will build bridges, manage risks, structure solid governance and ensure smooth implementation.

Key accountabilities

Project management
- Manage the project in line with Euronext’s Project Management policy;
- Work with the Product Owner on the project description: collect rationale, business case, impacted clients, impacted systems, roadmap, mapping of other key internal & external stakeholders;
- Ensure the Product Owner has drafted requirements and shared with internal stakeholders in due time; check they are complete and follow-up on missing items;
- Track IT delivery, with or without an IT PM, depending on the size and complexity of the project: specifications, sizing, timeline, development, test, dress rehearsals, implementation;
- Collaborate with Sales and Operations teams to build a client tracker, and identify the client journey and sales milestones to secure the project;
- Set up and manage project governance: project & steering committee, project Gates as per the PM policy, escalation calls, dedicated workstream meetings, etc. The PM will be expected to prepare material, present when relevant, organise speakers, draft minutes and follow up on actions;
- Build a RACI matrix for the project, clearly stating the various parties’ roles and responsibilities, and obtaining their sign off;
- Manage key project deliverables: risk log, action log, timeline, KPIs, reporting, decision log, change request governance, etc.
- Track project spend via RUNN and review financial reporting;
- Oversee, coordinate and sometimes draft internal and external communications;
- Identify, manage, escalate, track issues and risks diligently;
- Ensure all internal readiness actions are properly identified and tracked;
- Secure regulatory non-objection in collaboration with Regulatory, Product and Risk teams.

Project roadmap contribution
- Track the list of initiatives and projects at trading level,
- Prepare the Design Authority meeting with the heads of business lines, collecting a description of new initiatives for approval by the Global Head of Derivatives and Post-Trade,
- Prepare the input for the Markets Service Board, whose role is to manage the project roadmap at Group trading level: provide input on the prioritisation for the Derivatives, Warrants, Securitised Derivatives & Indices business units, prepare materials if required,
- Ensure business, IT and operational teams follow the project management policy, share information through the right channels,
- Liaise with the clearing & CSD teams managing their project roadmap,
- Work on overall project transformation across the Derivatives & Post-Trade business unit, such as training, change management, or selected areas of improvement.

Profile
- At least 3 years’ project management experience, delivering projects from start to finish;
- Ability to draft presentations, memos, manage excel sheets (eg. trackers), draft minutes, action plans, manage risk logs;
- Proactive, rigorous and driven: will pick up on a topic, make sure risks are addressed and issues are solved, review a deliverable thoroughly before validation and will check consistency across instances;
- PMP certification is a plus, knowledge of agile methodology is a plus;
- Ability to deep dive into a topic, even when not an expert, and understand key principles, impact, risks & issues, decisions to be made, and to summarize it for senior management;
- Excellent interpersonal skills, working with teams from various locations and departments, and interacting with varying levels of seniority across the organization;
- Experience working in an international and culturally diverse organization is a plus;
- Knowledge of financial markets is a plus;
- Excellent organizational and time management skills;
- Mastering of PowerPoint and Excel is a must; and
- Mastering of English as a working language is a must.

Euronext Values

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