Vice President, Corporate Systems Delivery
il y a 4 jours
City of London
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 - Corporate Systems Delivery, • Department - Technology, • Corporate level - Vice President, • Report to - Director, Corporate Systems Technology, • Location - London, onsite 2 days per week The role is expected to deliver solutions involving SaaS applications and manage the lifecycle of 120+ SaaS applications from a technology engagement and BAU aspects. Must have: • Experience of being part of BAU, Integration & delivery of SaaS applications in an enterprise landscape., • Good stakeholder management experience interacting & managing with multiple technology teams across application development, infrastructure & engineering and application support teams., • Good technical background and ability to drive & support cutover plan, activities and plans. Knowledge of Oracle HCM & Finance modules are a added plus., • Good problem-solving skills, • Strong knowledge of SDLC processes, • Financial industry experience with experience in release management, enterprise-wide portfolio interlock management, infrastructure & middleware knowledge. Main duties, responsibilities, and deliverables: Project Activities • Taking responsibility of the project delivery activities. This includes:, • Manage the overall end to end technology interlock across multiple projects in the application portfolio., • Serve as a conduit between different technology teams to ensure all are aligned with stated dependencies, interlock management in line with agreed timeline., • Actively work in a multi-vendor environment managing tasks across different technology teams and assist senior technology delivery leads across different projects., • Serve as a central point of contact for all interlocks across all SaaS projects managing environment, release & deployment interlocks actively managing the plan with various technology teams., • Good understanding of BAU lifecycle management of SaaS applications in managing an operating model focused on preventive maintenance, service offering and scalable support model., • Work closely with the technology delivery leads to ensure the delivery of the business case objectives, ensuring it is delivered on schedule, and the business case benefits are realized., • Work closely with technology delivery leads in supporting them with estimates required for project lifecycle. Actively manage deliveries across various dependency streams focused on infrastructure & middleware facets., • Be accountable for adherence to technology policy and processes through the life of the project., • Be accountable for technology cutover, interlocks, deployment and implementation activities by working closely with Technology delivery leads. Level 3 Support • Plan for resources and streamline process for Level 3 support, • Estimate support engagement, resource and capability needs for technology, • Timely reporting of critical issue to technology delivery management, • Ensure to remediate / triage production incidents as per defines SLAs, • Identify and address any key man dependencies Professional Experience • Delivery experience in the 'Financial Services’ domain, • Experience in Oracle based SaaS applications and modules., • Proven experience in taking ownership and delivering projects on-time, on-scope, and on-budget in infrastructure & middleware domains., • Experience managing IT change in a highly regulated environment, • Experience with working with vendors, • Experience of managing or working with teams within an offshore service model Personal Traits/Competencies • Growth mindset, • Good communication, • Analytical & problem solver, • Proactive, • Self-starter and Go-getter and To-do Attitudes, • Quick learner, • Motivated, • Flexible, • Team player Essential Qualifications Experience, education, and any certifications as necessary for successful job performance • Technology experience working in the areas of application development/infrastructure/middleware., • Financial service industry preferred., • Professional certifications in the areas of Infrastructure/Cloud/IaaS/SaaS is a plus. Success Factors Personal characteristics contributing to an individual’s ability to excel in the position • Ability to analyze problems, get teams involved to solve and breakdown in deliverables, • Experience & ability to work in complex multi-vendor offshore/onshore/near shore environment, • Ability to work with and motivate diverse, globally distributed teams, • Quality oriented and demonstrate great attention to detail, • Technical & Business acumen Our commitment to employees: We are a small company with a big mandate, so every person is essential to our success. We are also committed to employing and retaining the most talented and dedicated people. What makes us interesting goes beyond our competitive salaries and great benefits. Our work environment is designed around quality outcomes, not output. The FX market would cease to function without our services, and we take pride in being responsible for keeping it running smoothly. We are different from other financial institutions in that we have a flatter and more transparent structure with accessible leadership. You will be seen, heard and empowered to develop your career. We are a purpose-driven organization, with an inclusive culture that focuses on doing what is right. The well-being of our people is as important to us as the resilience of our systems. In addition to encouraging our people to ‘locate for their day,’ we run a range of initiatives that support employees’ sense of belonging and physical, emotional and mental well-being. Our extensive benefits for employees typically include: • Vacation/annual leave: 25 days in UK/Asia + 3 life days, 23 in US + 3 life days, • Private medical and dental cover and life insurance, • Generous pension contributions in the UK and Asia; matching 401(k) in the US, • Paid volunteer days, • ‘Locate for your day’ hybrid working – 2 days a week in office., • Access to Discover – our learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning., • Paid parental leave / Coaching and support services, • Career development / LinkedIn Learning, • ‘Heads down days’ with no meetings on the last Friday of every month, • Wellbeing / Mental health support, • Diversity Council / Affinity groups (Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network, Pride Network, Parents & Caregivers Network, Sustainability Network), • Social events Awards: • The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 & 2024 / Big Company / The Sunday Times Awards, • Third place in Britain’s Healthiest Workplace 2022 / Medium Company / Vitality Awards