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:
Job Purpose:
The leader of the Project Support Office will be responsible for the ownership, management and oversight of the execution of governance, risk and control activities across the project management team.
Working closely with the Portfolio Managers and Project Mangers to allocate team members to support projects to a high standard. This role is responsible for the application of quality assurance across the project team and ensuring consistency in approach for all project tasks and activities.
The role involves the management of a large team of project support resources including specialists in risk management, financial control, and project planning. The role forms part of the Head of Project Management’s key leadership team to; ensure the portfolio delivers to the highest project governance standards, provide management information and oversight, identify and drive continuous improvements opportunities which enhance project delivery maturity and capability.
Supporting the Head of Project Management in executive management and board communication. Provide leadership in audit and regulatory engagements.
This is an excellent opportunity to support a major program migrating a Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) to a new target architecture.
Responsibilities:
The Project Support Office Lead will support the Head of Project Management with the following activities:
Managing a Project Support Services team, accountable for:
Experience / Qualifications / Soft Skills:
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:
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