We are seeking a Project Manager (AVP) to lead complex, cross-functional product initiatives withinMiddle Office and Investment Accounting This roleis responsible fordriving delivery across multiple workstreams spanning Product, Engineering, and Operations, with a strong focus on governance, dependency management, and execution discipline.
The Project Manager acts as the central point of coordination for product development initiatives, ensuring alignment between business requirements, product strategy, and engineering delivery. The role combines hands-on execution with strong stakeholder engagement and delivery oversight.
Why this job is important to us
Charles River Development brings together data and capabilities across the investment lifecycle to help our clients make better decisions, grow at scale, and deliver returns for their clients. Our diverse team of highly skilled technologists and professionals are agile thinkers and problem solvers, committed to our end users and engineering excellence. We use mentorship and teamwork to impact and drive our business forward every day. By joining the Middle Office team, you will use advanced technology and critical thinking to challenge the status quo and drive results. At Charles River Development (CRD) we’ve been creating some of the most insightful and complex asset management technologies since 1997. Through our commitment to product quality and operating through a client-focused lens, we’ve experienced continuous growth. Charles River IMS is strategically aligned to innovate the future of investment management technologies. Together with State Street’s middle and back office capabilities, Charles River’s cloud-deployed software technology forms the foundation of State Street Alpha℠
Responsibilities
Project & Delivery Management
Own delivery of complex product and development initiatives from initial scoping through testing and release
Develop and manage detailed project plans, ensuring milestones, dependencies, and deliverables are clearly defined and trackedacrossMiddle Office and Investment Accountingworkstreams
Coordinate cross-functional teams, including Product, Engineering, QA, and Operations, to ensure aligned and on-track delivery
Drive issue resolution and risk mitigation, escalating where appropriate to maintain delivery timelines
Partner with engineering teams to align delivery timelines with product and client expectations
Drive planning and execution within Agile delivery frameworks, coordinating closely with scrum teams
Maintain traceability between business requirements, feature development, and release deliverables
Provide regular, concise project health updates to stakeholders
Governance & Execution Discipline
Lead project governance activities, including status reporting, milestone tracking, and structured stakeholder updates
Prepare and facilitate governance forums, ensuring clear visibility into progress, risks, and dependencies
Enforce delivery standards and project management best practices across workstreams
Drive corrective actions and interventions where delivery is off-track
Stakeholder Management
Act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders on project status, risks, and key decisions
Build alignment across business, product, and technology stakeholders
Communicate complex project status clearly and concisely to management and executive audiences
Qualifications & Experience
10+ years of project or program management experience within financial services
Strong understanding of investment management workflows, including middle- and back-office processes
Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives in a structured development environment
Proven ability to manage dependencies and drive delivery across multi-workstream programs
Strong stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior and executive audiences
Experience working closely with engineering teams in Agile or hybrid delivery models
Experience with Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence
Familiarity with product development lifecycle processes
Minimum Salary:
zł182 004 Annual
The minimum salary quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate ultimately works outside of this primary location, the applicable minimum salary may differ.
Salary will be determined based on factors such as the position, type of work performed, individual skills, job description, working hours, diligence, initiative, self-management, length of employment, availability, and the quantity and quality of work delivered, as well as other objective and non-discriminatory criteria relevant to State Street employees.
In addition to salary, employees are eligible to be considered for discretionary annual performance-based awards.
We Offer:
Permanent contract from day one
Additional holidays (Birthday Day Off, 3rd and 5th year anniversary Day Off)
Gold Medical Package for employees and their families (partner and children)
Premium life insurance package and private pension plan
Wide range of soft skills training, technical workshops, language classes and development programs
Opportunities to volunteer your time to company-driven initiatives, employee networks or organizations of your choice
Variety of well-being programs
Additional benefits available depending on the seniority of the role
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
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