Director (EPMO Admin & Operations)

What You'll Do:
This role is responsible for directing the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) processes, procedures, and analysis, as well as to provide oversight of the portfolio of projects within its purview. Responsibilities include leading the project intake process, leading the development of EPMO processes and procedures, management of the portfolio and project management (PPM) tools, ensuring compliance of project deliverables, and development of executive reporting for analysis. This role leads and oversees the team that establishes and enforces standards, methodologies, and best practices for data analysis, research, and reporting and drives the facilitation of periodic reviews and internal audits of projects during delivery.
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Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

• Own all reporting and administration for EPMO including executive reporting, portfolio health, and documentation management
• Assess project deliverables for completeness and compliance during the phase gate review process
• Manage the project intake process, initiation, and planning activities to facilitate the scoping and estimation of projects
• Drive the creation and updating of documented EPMO processes, procedures, and controls
• Ensure continuous improvement on project management practices and identifying process bottlenecks for optimization
• Execute and facilitate training on EPMO processes, procedures, controls, and PPM tools
• Drive and manage the analysis of portfolio and project metrics
• Drive and manage the tracking of project budget metrics
• Drive and manage the development and execution of portfolio and project reporting
• Recommend, drive, and manage PPM tools process improvements and features
• Communicate updates on new feature functionality
• Monitor and report on overall adherence to internal project management standards
• Support EPMO participation in regulatory examinations, internal audits, compliance reviews and management self-testing
• Serve as subject matter expert of OCC standard project management guidelines, including OCC project management checklists and templates
• Mentor and manage career growth of direct reports
• Review and ensure that audit and regulatory issues have been resolved

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manage a team

Qualifications:
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

• [Required] Expert knowledge of industry standard project management and portfolio management approaches and methodologies
• [Required] Proven ability to contribute consistently and positively in a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly regulated environment
• [Required] Ability to manage complex tasks with aggressive timelines as well as meet changing requirements resulting from evolving business needs
• [Required] Ability to facilitate alignment between teams
• [Required] Analytical problem-solver
• [Required] Self-directed and detail oriented
• [Required] Highly effective organization and planning skills
• [Required] Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including effective presentation skills
• [Required] Ability to develop and maintains constructive and cooperative working relationships
• [Required] Previous experience leading small to medium size teams and driving career development of direct reports

Technical Skills & Background

• [Required] Proficiency in using Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• [Required] Expert experience in data preparation, data analysis, and reporting

• [Required] Expert experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and SharePoint

• [Required] Expert knowledge of application development and testing processes
• [Required] Expert of authoring reports and dashboards using PowerBI or Tableau or similar tool
• [Required] Proficiency with Agile work management tools such as Jira and Confluence

Certifications

• [Preferred] Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• [Preferred] Agile or Scrum certification

Education & Training

• [Required] Bachelor's degree in business or technical discipline
• [Preferred] Master's degree in management, business, or technical discipline
• [Required] 10+ years of experience in project management, project leadership, or lead role in a project management office

Who We Are
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.
What We Offer
A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:
A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
Generous PTO and Parental leave
Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision
Step 1
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Step 2
You will receive an email notification to confirm that we've received your application.
Step 3
If you are called in for an interview, a representative from OCC will contact you to set up a date, time, and location.
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OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer