Programme Director

Division

You will be joining the Group Programme Management Office (GPMO) department, which is a part of the Operational Excellence division

GPMO is a team of programme directors and managers with experience and interest in leading the implementation of strategic business and technology changes across the organization, usually under the sponsorship of a senior member of the Euroclear Group.

GPMO’s ambition is to keep developing Euroclear’s programme management capability, delivering large and complex change in a consistent manner, and ensuring economic benefit is achieved in a transparent manner.

Role & responsibilities:

• You will lead strategic programmes across the group, and in most cases, you will work full-time on the programme. Your role is crucial for creating and maintaining focus, transparency, enthusiasm and momentum.
• You shape and drive complex business, regulatory and technology changes for the organization, ensuring that the desired programme outcomes and objectives are delivered
• You work in close collaboration with the programme sponsor and the business and technology change managers, ensuring scope, schedule and budget are managed effectively
• You are exposed to a variety of topics across the organizational value chain, defining and executing plans to achieve strategic objectives
• You have significant autonomy, working with business and technology stakeholders across the geographies as required
• You will build on your extensive business and IT acumen, developing a deep understanding of Euroclear business and technology landscape
• You will get broad exposure to senior management across the organization, with the ability to contribute meaningfully to the direction of their divisions
• You strive to be part of shaping strong programme management practices within the organization. You contribute to the continuous improvement of Euroclear capacity to manage programmes
• You are responsible for the overall integrity and coherence of the programme.
• You will report to the GPMO lead within a flat organization.

Required qualifications:

• Leadership: you can build an effective team and drive it to achieve long term results, promote the co-workers’ engagement and motivate them to perform required tasks and to achieve programme objectives. You have proved capacity to manage conflicting priorities and cope with high degree of uncertainty
• Interpersonal skills: you easily work with people from different areas (Business, IT, Finance, Legal, Risk…) through strong inter-personal skills (active listening, empathy, influencing). You steer working groups and you demonstrate strong capacity to manage a large variety of stakeholders
• Communication skills: your points are presented in a logical and structured way. You are able to communicate complex ideas in a simple way, both verbally and in writing
• Organizational skills: you develop a coherent action plan, stating resources, timetable, milestones… You coordinate actions in a proactive manner and anticipate potential delays
• Analytical skills: you are able to decompose and structure complex programmes into manageable packages while maintaining the focus on the overall objectives. You have a strong ability to solve / pre-empt problems
• Transparency: you are not afraid to voice your convictions and you aim to create transparency in any situation
• Change Management: you understand the importance to manage the change in order to reach the objectives and you are experienced with change management methodology
• You have a proven successful experience of at least 5 years as programme manager. MSP certification is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

New ways of working:

At Euroclear we believe in an ideal balance between office and remote work toward business, team and individual needs, enhancing more flexibility, trust and individual accountability.

What we offer

An excellent opportunity to practice and develop your talents in a highly professional international environment.
Working closely with inspiring, supportive and engaged colleagues from 80+ different countries, interacting with many stakeholders at all levels across the organization.
A learning and development focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and reskilling.
We’re agile, we’re growing and so will you!

Euroclear

Euroclear group is the financial industry’s trusted provider of post trade services. Euroclear provides settlement, safe-keeping and servicing of domestic and cross- border securities for bonds, equities and derivatives to investment funds. Euroclear is a proven, resilient capital market infrastructure committed to delivering risk-mitigation, automation and efficiency at scale for its global client franchise.

Great Place to Work for All

We believe that our people are our strength. The diverse talents that our employees bring to the table, are directly linked to our global success. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity, and strive to be a Great Place to Work for All. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment, regardless of their race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, pregnancy, neurodiversity, disability, or any other aspect that makes them unique. If you need any specific accommodation due to disability or any other reason, you can let the recruiter know during your application process.